Burgwald: Wiesenfeld, hiking route and Eder cliffs

When looking for hotels for a stay in Burgwald, specific interests can help with travel planning. Wiesenfeld’s village center has a historic character, a hiking route passes through several named places, and the Eder cliffs near Birkenbringhausen are a natural monument. This offers a choice of different focal points: local history, a route and nature.

Wiesenfeld and its cohesive village landscape

Wiesenfeld’s village center was laid out according to plan as a Huguenot and Waldensian colony. Together with the remains of the monastery estate, it forms a cohesive village landscape. This means the focus is not just on a single point: the layout of the village center and the remains of the monastery estate are both part of this village landscape. Anyone interested in the history of settlements will find a different perspective here than on a hike or at a natural monument.

Hiking trail passing through several places

The approximately 20-kilometer “Memories of the Knights Hospitaller and Boniface” hiking trail passes through Bahnhof, Birkenbringhausen, Wiesenfeld, Ernsthausen, Roda, Christenberg and Münchhausen. Its name gives it a historical focus; the sequence of places listed also provides a clear idea of the route’s stops. Wiesenfeld is one of several places along the way, not the only point of reference.

Its approximate length makes the trail a planning option in its own right: it is described as a route passing through several stops, while Wiesenfeld’s village center and the Eder cliffs each represent a different local focus. This allows you to distinguish between a specific hiking route and individual local or nature-related themes when planning your trip.

Natural monument near Birkenbringhausen

The Eder cliffs near Birkenbringhausen are a natural monument. Their name links the nature theme to a specific place, without conflating this feature with Wiesenfeld’s village landscape or the route of the hiking trail. For choosing your travel interests, the Eder cliffs add a distinct nature aspect to the cultural-history and hiking themes.

More themes in the wider destination of Waldeck-Frankenberg

The wider destination of Waldeck-Frankenberg offers additional, distinct cultural, landscape and activity themes. These broaden the picture beyond the Burgwald themes mentioned above.

The 66-kilometer Urwaldsteig Edersee can be hiked in eight stages or as part of a three-day ranger-guided hike; in either case, each stage is approximately 22 kilometers long. This offers two different ways to plan for the same trail: several stages or a three-day hike. By comparison, the “Memories of the Knights Hospitaller and Boniface” trail is described as a separate, shorter route option at approximately 20 kilometers.

At the GeoFoyer Kalkturm Korbach, the focus reaches far back into the past: the exhibition covers the landscape and wildlife of 250 million years ago. It also shows how limestone is extracted and processed, as well as its industrial use in the quarry for over 100 years. The NationalparkZentrum Kellerwald in Vöhl-Herzhausen on Lake Eder focuses on something different. It offers an interactive exhibition with exhibits about the Kellerwald wilderness and a 4D sensory film about the wilderness and its wildlife.

The Historic Town Hall in Frankenberg (Eder) also brings architecture and urban history together: the half-timbered town hall dates from 1509 and has ten towers, representing the town’s ten guilds. The farmers’ market takes place every Saturday at the town hall’s Rathausschirn. Check the date before your trip if you plan to visit the market.

In Allendorf (Eder), the multi-generational park offers 28 stations for activities and communication across generations on an approximately 3,000-square-meter site. The grounds also include the “Im Ried” dirt bike facility, with trails of varying difficulty levels and a pump track. It opened in October 2017. The park and the bike facility are therefore two distinct activity themes within the wider destination.

Discover more destinations: Frankenberg, Basdorf, Korbach, Rosenthal, Haina, Lichtenfels, Volkmarsen, Hatzfeld.

View the wider travel overview: Waldeck-Frankenberg.