Georgsteich – Heidehäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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Georgsteich – Heidehäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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Georgsteich – Heidehäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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11.5km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.84 km

Mooshäuschen (Historic Charcoal Burner's Hut)

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Here in the Hatzbach Forest, on the historic Butterweg from Erksdorf and Hatzbach to Kassel, there is a small refuge, the Mooshäuschen.
A popular photo opportunity for many hikers. Many …

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3.09 km

Hatzbach Witches' Dance Ground

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According to the legend, this is where the Hatzbacher Hexentanzplatz takes place every year
meet the witches on Walpurgis Night. You can find out more about this here on a notice board.

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3.75 km

Rest Area at Blockkistenweg

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A table with two benches. A little further a bank. Here you can take a rest.

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5.80 km

Rund um den Wetzstein Hiking Trail

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A 7 km and a 12 km hiking trail "Around the Wetzstein" start at this hiking car park. Well marked on mostly solid paths, it leads through an intact forest. …

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5.96 km

The idyllically located Georgsteich on the boundary with the municipality of Hatzbach was artificially created around 1712 when the nearby Wolfsmühle was built, because the Hatzbach did not have enough …

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7.76 km

Heidehäuschen Shelter

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The heather house really invites you to linger. You have to pause here.

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10.2 km

Gerwigshain — medieval deserted village with church ruins

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Here on the road to Hatzbach (locally known as Butterweg), by the abandoned church, in the headwaters of a stream flowing towards Mengsberg, lay the village of Gerwigshain. The field …

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11.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.89 km

1.90 km

1.51 km

254 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

7°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

April 6, 2025,Wanderung Mooshäuschen , Hexentanzplatz ,Georgsteich, Heidehäuschen , Butterweg

We hiked through the forest in sunny weather and with a fresh breeze. Unfortunately, we mostly traveled on paved roads.
Otherwise, we really enjoyed it.

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