Diemelsee – Hiking and swimming in Heringhausen

If you are looking for a hotel for a stay at Diemelsee, the specific activities may help determine your choice of destination. The Diemelsteig trail runs through Heringhausen and around the lake; the Seebrücke/Hohes Rad beach lido is also located there. Hiking and swimming therefore offer two distinct themes for planning your trip.

Hiking and swimming in Heringhausen

The Diemelsteig trail runs directly through Heringhausen and around Diemelsee. If you want to make hiking the focus of your stay, this gives you a specifically named route to use as a guide. Check trail conditions before setting out.

The Seebrücke/Hohes Rad beach lido is located in Heringhausen. The Heringhausen beach lido offers free use of a large water slide. Check local notices for temporary restrictions before your visit. The bathing area therefore gives your plans a different focus from the hiking route.

Nature and culture in the wider travel destination of Waldeck-Frankenberg

In the wider travel destination of Waldeck-Frankenberg, the ancient beech forests of Kellerwald-Edersee National Park have been a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2011. The 66-kilometre Urwaldsteig Edersee trail can be walked in eight stages or as part of a three-day ranger-led hike, with around 22 kilometres per stage. When planning your hiking days, you can weigh up the two options based on the number of stages and the time required.

The GeoFoyer Kalkturm Korbach presents the landscape and wildlife around Korbach as they were 250 million years ago. Another exhibition is dedicated to the extraction and processing of limestone, as well as its industrial use in the quarry for over 100 years. The site thus presents geological history and the history of limestone quarrying as two distinct topics.

At the Kellerwald National Park Centre in Vöhl-Herzhausen on Lake Edersee, visitors can explore an interactive exhibition with exhibits about the wilderness of the Kellerwald, as well as a 4D sensory film about the wilderness and its wildlife. The exhibition and film therefore explore the same natural area in different formats.

The Historic Town Hall of Frankenberg (Eder) is a half-timbered town hall dating from 1509. Its ten towers represent the town’s ten guilds. Every Saturday, the Landfrauen farmers’ market takes place at the Rathaus Schirn of the Historic Town Hall. Check the market date before your trip. The GeoFoyer Kalkturm Korbach focuses on geological history and limestone quarrying, while the Historic Town Hall of Frankenberg (Eder) focuses on half-timbered architecture and guild history.

The Allendorf (Eder) multi-generational park offers 28 activity and social interaction stations for all generations across an area of around 3,000 square metres. The park is also home to the “Im Ried” dirt-bike facility, with trails of varying difficulty and a pump track. The facility opened in October 2017.

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