Forest trail at Lake Edersee – View of the Edersee loop from Vöhl-Herzhausen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Vöhl

Forest trail at Lake Edersee – View of the Edersee loop from Vöhl-Herzhausen

Moderate

4.6

(276)

1,372

riders

Forest trail at Lake Edersee – View of the Edersee loop from Vöhl-Herzhausen

02:45

36.2km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 15.8 km for 486 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.17 km

Edersee Lakeside Trail

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An interesting path with inclines and declines, bumpy and good views of the lake.

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7.14 km

Asel Ferry Landing

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Depending on the water level, cyclists and hikers can cross the lake here.

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20.5 km

View of the Edersee from Bringhausen

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A magnificent view of the lake and the island of love.

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22.0 km

Seilbachskopf

Forest

22.3 km

Himbeerendelle

Forest

22.8 km

Lakeside Trail at Edersee National Park

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The bike path is very nice to ride, but be careful: in places it goes very steeply downhill next to the bike path.

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23.4 km

Forest trail at Lake Edersee

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The path through the forest is very easy to ride

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24.1 km

Edersee Lakeside Cycle Path

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A very pleasant bike path. 👍🏼

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25.2 km

View of the Edersee

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View from the bank to the lake. Here is a quiet area where you can relax.

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27.8 km

Lake Edersee

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Easy to cycle around

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35.1 km

Ederseeufer bei Herzhausen

Nature Reserve

36.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

11.5 km

3.85 km

3.23 km

417 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.8 km

12.2 km

2.33 km

1.93 km

804 m

143 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

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Comments

October 2, 2023,Radweg am Edersee – Edersee Runde von Talstation

We had a lot of fun with my wife. Can only recommend the route. I will definitely repeat this again.

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October 25, 2022,Edersee-Teilumrundung

At the current low water level (level approx. 19 percent), the western half of the Eder reservoir is more of a river - the Eder, while large parts of the lake floor are dry and form colorful vegetation.

On our bike tour we rode the entire length of the Edersee and were able to observe this phenomenon well. Further east, …

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June 24, 2024,Von Herzhausen nach Hemfurth-Edersee

It was a combination tour, first by boat from Hemfurth-Edersee to Herzhausen and then by bike back along the lake. First the route went straight along the country road, then from Asel-Süd through the forest, with the lake always in view. Thanks to the e-bike, the elevation was not a big hurdle for someone who only knows flat land.

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August 10, 2024,Edersee – Ederseestaumauer Runde von Vöhl-Herzhausen

The tour was a lot of fun, only suitable for experienced bikers, some narrow passages and also quite steep in some places, so be careful, but for us it was brilliant👌😊

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