Hoher Steiger Summit – Bridge Over the Erpe loop from Scheid bei Volkmarsen

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Volkmarsen

Hoher Steiger Summit – Bridge Over the Erpe loop from Scheid bei Volkmarsen

Moderate

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736

hikers

Hoher Steiger Summit – Bridge Over the Erpe loop from Scheid bei Volkmarsen

03:12

11.6km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.15 km

Kugelsburg Castle

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Always nice here ...

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2.49 km

Hoher Steiger Forest Educational Trail

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Fresh air is the program here

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3.70 km

Wood Species of the Local Forest

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3.96 km

Hoher Steiger Forest Educational Trail

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An educational forest trail, a little old!
The boards are no longer quite right.
But a nice path to run. 🧙

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4.74 km

Steigerhütte Shelter

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The Steigerhütte is a shelter with enough space - inside and outside.

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7.37 km

Hoher Steiger Summit

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Beautiful views, climb even with less physical fitness. The wild garlic field is incredible. You run mostly on soft forest floor.

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9.85 km

Ruins

10.9 km

Bridge Over the Erpe

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The old wooden bridge was no longer in good condition 😄 It's good that something new was added here

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.59 km

5.02 km

895 m

114 m

Surfaces

7.17 km

2.57 km

1.20 km

595 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

8°C

3°C

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Comments

April 28, 2025,Scharfer Stein - Hoher Steiger - Kugelsburg

The Kugelsburg, the ruins of a hilltop castle from the 12th/13th century, is the landmark of Volkmarsen, a small town with just under 7,000 inhabitants in northern Hesse.

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April 20, 2024,Schlüsselblumen auf den Höhen des Steigers (H9) 🦅🏞🏰

In search of orchids, we were drawn to the H9. Bright green and blue skies made the path a complete dream. 🏞️
It's not just the highlights along the way that are great fun, but the structure of the path itself. Paths and meadow paths that alternate. At the same time, wide views, whether overcast or bathed in sunshine. 🌤️ …

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March 6, 2022,Extra Habichtswaldseig H9

We tried the new Extratour H9. A nice tour - with not so good weather, therefore no more photos.

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December 25, 2021,Breuna - Habichtswaldsteig Extratour H9 "Über die Höhen des Steigers"

Start and finish - parking lot entrance portal H9 Breuna near A44, L3080, left city path, left Lerchenweg to the parking lot.

The extra tour can be hiked from the Breuna entry portal. The panoramic views of the Warburger Börde and the history of the Hohen Steiger give the tour a special charm.
The delightful tour leads through a landscape …

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May 26, 2022,H9 Extratour Breuna-Kugelburg-Breuna

A very nice hike. Very well signposted, so you can get back to your destination without a map or navigation system. The Kugelburg is a ruin, which is well preserved and accessible. The ascent in the tower leads under some very narrow and steep steps to a great view. The restaurant was of course well attended on Father's Day and …

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April 2, 2023,H9 - "Über die Höhen des Steigers" 🦅🏞🏰

No Habichtswaldsteig today, but the Habichtswald extra tour with paths without end, which is still missing for us, well at the castle was over according to planning. 🏰
We've seen it here several times since it opened, but we walked it for the first time and really enjoyed it. The “oh how beautiful” exclamations can no longer be counted and …

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December 22, 2021,Extratour Habicht H9 - 🦮🐕‍🦺 🐕 das Geheimnis der Steine

Today 2 women with Jette, Barney and Cooper started from the Kugelsburg car park to explore the latest extra tour of the Habichtwaldsteig.
The extra tour H9 connects Breuna and the Kugelsburg in Volkmarsen with the Hohen Steiger. We really liked beautiful forest paths and wonderful views despite a short confusion due to a missing sign.
The three fur noses …

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February 15, 2023,Genussrunde auf dem H9 „Über die Höhen des Steigers"

Sometimes you need a little hiking break.... And so today I took advantage of the nice weather with a dear friend and went on a short leisurely hike on the Extra Tour H9 (Habichtswaldsteig). We had to look for the Breuna hiking car park, even the navigation system was overwhelmed. But somehow we got there and after a short crossing …

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