Bei de Hullerkeppe - Hiking in the spirit of Wacholder schnapps

A hill fort once stood on Burgberg, only the remains of which can now be seen. The trail then leads downhill through forests to Pfaffenhecke. We then come to the Eder quarries, with impressive drops of up to 15 metres in places. Soon, we arrive at one of the biggest quartz rock groups in the Wittgensteiner Land.

After that, we reach Hillerberg by road. We then follow a path and reach the first juniper heath. The hike then takes us over the hills to Eisenstein. On the way down to the valley we pass the “breiten Eiche” (broad oaks) and enjoy the view of another juniper heath.

The route then continues along the edge of the “Großer Keller” nature conservation area. We see an ancient boundary stone that marks the historical border between the two counties. In the valley, we come to a further border fortification, the “Nassen Hecke”.

We follow the trail downhill for a bit and come to a monument commemorating the scandalous murder of the forester Friedrich Kroh.

The trail leads along the forest to the source of the Meisbach stream. There, the route joins the Via Adrian hiking trail. Then downhill following the stream, we soon cross a road. From there, we continue on along a path to the expansive Edertal valley before reaching the end point.