Odenberg Tower – Odenberg Observation Tower loop from Gudensberg

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Gudensberg

Odenberg Tower – Odenberg Observation Tower loop from Gudensberg

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240

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Odenberg Tower – Odenberg Observation Tower loop from Gudensberg

01:37

5.54km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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129 m

Odenberg near Gudensberg

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Blossoms on the Odensberg in March and April

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393 m

Rest area with a view of Scharfenstein

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Nice place for hiking and relaxing

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2.07 km

Odenberg Tower

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About 9m high and wobbles a little. From the top a great view of Baunatal and Gudensberg as well as Fritzlar.

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2.07 km

Odenturm Observation Tower

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Good view above but shaky

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3.84 km

Bench With a View of Gudensberg

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View of Gudensberg and Plukon. A bench. Seating for 3-4 people. Midday sun.

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4.29 km

View of Gudensberg and surroundings

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Nice view of the castle of Gudensberg and the surrounding area

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5.53 km

Odenberg Observation Tower

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In spring the Odenberg is particularly beautiful and full of spring flowers.

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5.54 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.34 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.00 km

1.12 km

428 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

98 %

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Comments

April 7, 2024,Frühlingsrunde am Odenbergturm 🌸🌼🌺

I love this walk around the Odenberg Tower in spring 😍, because the whole forest is starting to bloom. There are larkspurs and wood anemones everywhere and it smells wonderfully of wild garlic. Lots of people were there today to collect wild garlic... The views of the Scharfenstein and of course the beautiful panoramic view from the Odenberg Tower are …

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April 17, 2022,Genussrunde zum Odenbergturm - Mittelgebirgsstürmer Stempel 4

Small pleasure tour around the Odenberg and to the Odenberg Tower: The paths around the Odenberg are really beautiful. The Gudensberger Panoramaweg also partly runs here. Everywhere in the forest, white and yellow wood anemones and larkspur are blooming, the woodruff is starting to grow and it smells like wild garlic everywhere - wonderful ☺️!
At the Odenbergturm I was …

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April 11, 2022,Frühlingsrunde zum Odenbergturm

Through a huge sea of spring flowers we shot a small dog tour on and around the Odenberg 👣🐾

I also got a stamp for my new Mittelgebürgstürmer Pass.

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March 8, 2024,Weltfrauentagswanderung am Odenberg 🐕🚶‍♀️🥰🌳☀️🌲⛰️

Used the day off, the sunny and initially quite cool weather, and invited Otto into the car, then finally went to the Odenberg Tower, where I had wanted to go the whole time. From the parking lot at the Kasseler Kreuz between Gudensberg and Deute, we went up over the motorway bridge over the A 49 to the forest.
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October 8, 2021,Spaziergang auf den Odenberg

Small round to the Odenberg tower and around the Odenberg to the Mittelgebirgstürmer stamp point 🐾👣

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