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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Helsa

Helsa–Kassel Cycle Path – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Heubruchwiesen bei Eschenstruth

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Helsa

Helsa–Kassel Cycle Path – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Heubruchwiesen bei Eschenstruth

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4.3

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Helsa–Kassel Cycle Path – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Heubruchwiesen bei Eschenstruth

00:43

10.3km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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2.53 km

Helsa–Kassel Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Great bike path easy to ride in any weather

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3.28 km

The cascades are part of the sewage system of the Hirschhagen explosives factory, which began producing TNT in 1938. Initially, the toxic wastewater was channeled into the Losse, but this caused considerable environmental damage in Helsa and further downstream. In 1940, a 22 km long canal was built to the Fulda to relieve the pressure. However, this was not enough. The course of the Rohrbach was changed and the cascades were built to regulate the flow rate. Jewish women were forced to do forced labor here.

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3.55 km

Sancta Otilia Trail (P22)

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5.15 km

St. Paul Church and Historic Town Center of Helsa

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A very nice city center with many opportunities to take a break.

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5.22 km

Rumpelstiltskin Fountain

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5.27 km

Rumpelstiltskin Fountain, Helsa

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The area around Helsa rum is said to be the home of Rumpelstiltskin. At least that's what the Brothers Grimm suspected. When you see the wooded hills of the Kaufunger Forest on one side and the Stiftswald on the other, you could already assume that this Rumpelstiltskin is up and about on the edge of the village, perhaps in the dark Stubberg.

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6.74 km

Railroad bridge over the Losse

Highlight • Waterfall

a nice place to rest

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9.77 km

Esche-Holz Camp Memorial

Highlight • Monument

10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.74 km

3.67 km

1.76 km

123 m

Surfaces

5.58 km

2.73 km

1.99 km

Elevation

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Saturday 6 June

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Helsa–Kassel Cycle Path

The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

Sancta Otilia Trail (P22)

St. Paul Church and Historic Town Center of Helsa

Rumpelstiltskin Fountain

Rumpelstiltskin Fountain, Helsa

Railroad bridge over the Losse

Esche-Holz Camp Memorial

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