Ederhohenweg is GPS trail of the month the Eder is 176km long the main tributary of the Fulda. Along their way by the red hair comb in the Siegerland happens Frankenberg in the heart of the Ederberglands, including the UNESCO World nature heritage Kellerwald-Edersee and the DOM – and Imperial City of Fritzlar, where once Boniface to have like the oak of Donar. Goal of the Ederhohenwegs is finally Kassel, the capital of electoral Hesse. The Ederhohenweg established in 1983 as a joint project of the Sauerland Mountain Association (SGV) and the Hessian Kellerwald Mountain Home Association (HWGHV). In its middle section he is certified 2012 under the name Ederhohenpfad as a quality way walkable Germany. Starting point for the Ederhohenweg is the source of the Ederbruch on the red hair comb in the Siegerland. The Ederhohenweg to the State border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse runs through the Wittgensteiner land.
This was followed by the crossing of the Ederberglands with stopover in Hatzfeld and Battenberg, Frankenberg. Continue in the direction of Edersee. On its southern shore is the Ederhohenweg by the book forests of the National Park Kellerwald-Edersee and reached the dam of the Edersee and the Affoldener Lake. After so much nature, culture is now on the agenda: the Ederhohenweg comes to Fritzlar, where Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans, once to have like the oak of Donar. Fritzlar Cathedral, the oldest town hall of in Germany and numerous medieval buildings take the hikers captivated. The last stretch on the Ederhohenweg eventually leads to the mouth of the Eder in the Fulda. Then, the Ederhohenweg accompanied the Fulda to Kassel, the old Hessian capital city.
“Through the Baroque State Park Karlsaue conquered” the Wanderer of Kassel, where the Ederhohenweg ends. Trail of the month in the GPS Hiking Atlas Germany under will be presented from Saturday (August 18th) in eleven stages as GPS the Ederhohenweg. The current data in the form of GPX files for mobile navigation devices provided for the total distance and the individual day tours free of charge. The GPS Hiking Atlas Germany is an editorial Offer, which focuses specifically on the needs of trip tourists, hikers and day guests. Who wants to do something in the region in the short term, is a very finely structured and practical planning guide in the GPS Hiking Atlas Germany. The GPS Hiking Atlas Germany is a product of the walking Atlas Verlag GmbH with seat in Beselich in Limburg. The company was founded in April 2010, nationwide to day-trippers and hikers, and independent information for tours to sights and attractions. Currently there is the GPS Hiking Atlas for the hiking areas of Sauerland, Westerwald and Taunus, Oberhessen, Bergisches Land.