Glockenborn Spring – Mooshäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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Glockenborn Spring – Mooshäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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Glockenborn Spring – Mooshäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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5.35km

80m

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: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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468 m

Hessenforst Forester's House

Highlight • Rest Area

Tables and benches in a clearing. Come here and enjoy the place.

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1.34 km

Gerwigshain — medieval deserted village with church ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

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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1.50 km

Glockenborn Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The last spring before the Rhine-Weser watershed, around which several legends have grown.

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2.20 km

Dreimärker Mengsberg–Momberg–Wolferode

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A nicely located rest area. A table and benches are available. This is where the borders of Mengsberg, Momberg and Wolferode come together.

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2.21 km

Boundary Stones of 1756 at Dreimärker (Mengsberg, Momberg, Wolferode)

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Here on the hiking trail there are boundary stones from 1756, which marked the border between the Landgraviates of Hesse-Kassel and the Electorate of Mainz.
Very interesting information boards.

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3.52 km

Mooshäuschen Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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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5.29 km

Original Butterweg Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Butterweg (Butter Path) near Hatzbach is a historic trade route used by farmers from Hatzbach and Erksdorf to sell their products, such as butter, eggs, and game, at the …

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5.33 km

Wasserscheide Hiking Car Park

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An excellent starting point for hikes in the region. Historical points of interest everywhere.

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5.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

253 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.65 km

1.78 km

496 m

414 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

January 16, 2026,🌿Durch Raum und Zeit - Rundweg🌳

The Huguenot and Waldensian Trail leads through Neustadt-Mengsberg and is complemented by the "Through Space and Time" circular route, which follows the planned but never realized route of the "Landgrave Carl Canal." The imaginary canal was intended to run from Bad Karlshafen to Marburg, following the Rhine-Weser watershed. Landgrave Carl's idea was to transport goods duty-free between northern and southern …

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