Forests
The beech forests in the basement forest south of Lake Edersee became a national park on 1 January 2004. This protects one of the last large and natural red beech forest stocks in Central Europe on an area of almost 6,000 hectares.The trademark of the Kellerwald are ancient gnarled beeches. The Forest remains the beech forests in the national park Kellerwald-Edersee are among the remarkable natural phenomena of the world.
The National Parks are a final piece of wild nature. Man leaves nature to himself and takes back in these areas. As an astonishing guest, he can instead observe how wilderness develops.
In this way, the Kellerwald will again be a great genuine jungle. The National Park is supplemented by its embedding in the Natural Park Kellerwald, where a large Large-scale nature conservation project From 2005-2018 a sustainable renaturalization of the part of the nature park adjacent to the national park is to be ensured. Measures include an extensive purchase of land, forest conversion from red fir to deciduous forests, water restoration and self-releasing to the total reserve. Walking friends the fascinating nature of the National Park & Nature Park Kellerwald experience up close and hike through the certified quality hiking trail "Urwaldsteig", which leads around the Edersee and through the Kellerwald.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
On 25 June 2011, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided at its 35th meeting in Paris that: Old beech forests of Germany Together with the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Buchenurwälder der Karpaten" (Beech Forests of the Carpathians), which has been in existence since 2007, the German territories now form a common site as World Heritage Site Buchenwald. On the northern hemisphere almost everywhere extend summer-green deciduous forests. Red Beech, fagus sylvaticaHowever, it occurs exclusively in Europe. a unique phenomenon worldwideThe fact that the red beech as a single tree species in the course of an even ongoing (!) ecological process determines the formation of forests and ecosystems further parts of an entire continent. This dominance has developed within a few millennia, since the last Ice Age. From evolutionary and geological considerations this is an extremely short period of time. Within Europe, Germany in particular is currently showing this unbroken process, which is characteristic for the continent. Video about the National Park you will find at the end of this page! www.unesco.de
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National Park Centre
( MeineCard+ Partners) The National Park Centre Cellar forest in Vöhl-Herzhausen At the rear end of Lake Edersee, visitors will be surprised outside with its striking architecture and interior with an interactive eventful exhibition and a unique 4D cinema experience. Artistic modern stagings and entertaining exhibits provide insightful and unusual insights into the original wilderness of the Kellerwald. They show the habitat of the beech forest as a place of diversity and cooperation. At the same time, it goes on a journey to the inside, opening up an individual access to its own wilderness. A tripp into other spheres brings spilled things back to the sound, awakens longing, makes sensitive, clairvoyant and attentive to the wonders of the forest. In the "UrSchätzten der Wilderheit" the visitor experiences the different habitats of the national park from surprising perspectives. In the "WaldWerk" is clearly filmed, pressed, pushed and cranked. The interactive exhibits need active and curious guests who want to discover the essence of the beech forests and their inhabitants. And in the "FilmRaum" a unique 4D-sense film runs: Then it will be either alone or with the National Park Ranger on a fascinating Walk through the wilderness of the National Park. There are several variants of different lengths – a Parcour is also for Wheelchairs and prams The café bistro with large terrace At the end, an eventful day in the national park can be rounded off on the large terrace of the café bistro with large terrace and views to the Edertal. Opening hours National Park Center: April-October: daily 10 am to 6 pm November-March: Tuesday- Sunday 10 am to 4.30 pm (Monday closed) Individual closing days in January, as well as on 24.12. and 01.01. closed National ParkCenter Kellerwald Way to the wilderness 1 34516 Vöhl-Herzhausen Phone +49 5635 992781Email: info@nationalparkzentrum-kellerwald.de www.nationalparkzentrum-kellerwald.de www.nationalpark-kellerwald-edersee.de www.naturpark-kellerwald-edersee.de Location/Access: Directly at the end of the Edersee at the Federal Road 252 between Korbach and Frankenberg Herzhausen station in approx. 1000m (train line BrilonWald-Korbach-Frankenberg-Marburg)
The National Park Center is also very nice as Cycling tour for holidaymakers in the Waldecker-land to reach.
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Kellerwald clock
The KellerwaldUhr is another interactive experience center of the national park. It is located at the southern entrance to the national park in Frankenau.
„ForestMan in the Fire CircleThe Exhibition on Forest History in the KellerwaldUhr – the new establishment of the National Park Kellerwald-Edersee opened in 2017. Here, the change in the relationship between man and forest is represented – from the Wilderheit Zeit, to the devastation, princely and forest time, to the Naturzeit in today's national park. Fire has always played a decisive role in the context of forest and man, which is why a fire place symbolically depicts the centre of the exhibition.
The KellerwaldUhr invites families and hikers to deal with the forest history and is an ideal starting point for a hike or wagon ride to Quernst.
Opening hours:
April to October
daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
November to March
Sat-Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
During the holidays (also in the Dutch) daily
Closed on 24.12. and 01.01.
KellerwaldUhr Frankenau
At the national park entrance KellerwaldUhr
34110 Frankenau
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Urwaldsteig Edersee
The 68km long Urwaldsteig is the hiking highlight in the holiday region Edersee. It leads on mostly narrow paths on steep slopes around the Edersee. Here you can still experience real jungle. South of the Edersee it runs through the red beech forests National park and on the northern side of the lake mainly through dry oak forests. Slinging paths over the floor and stone lead to unforgettable nature experiences – genuine jungle remains, gnarled oaks and tree figures as well as breathtaking views of the unique Cellar forest- and Lakescape . The Urwaldsteig is divided into six stages; there are also ten short circular paths for day-trippers, which branch off from the main road. A guide "Urwaldsteig Edersee" with with map and route descriptions is available in the tourist information and in the National Park Center. www.urwaldsteig-edersee.deShow more
Kellerwaldsteig
The 156 km long certified circular trail can be divided into a 70 km Nordschleife and 85 km Südschleife. The Nordschleife is undoubtedly the more attractive and most frequented route, after all it leads along the Edersee and through the national park.
The Kellerwaldsteig leads through the "Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee", in which the Buchenwald National Park "Kellerwald-Edersee" is embedded. All sights in the approximately 400 square kilometers nature park Kellerwald lie along the hiking route; the Edersee with its clean and clear water, quaint crippled forests in the north, huge beeches in the national park, idyllic villages with inviting country inns and especially in the south the forest, field and meadow flurries. Cellar forest tower on the desert garden (highest elevation in the nature park) allows views far beyond the region.
The Kellerwaldsteig can be divided into 12 stages.
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Family hiking trail "Eddis Edersee Erlebnistour"
The 2016 newly created family hiking trail "Eddis Edersee adventure tour" at Lake Edersee, a 4.8 km long short hiking trail through nature for families with children who are too busy to have an extensive Wanter tour through the National Park. It is located between Wildpark, Climbing Forest and TreeTopWalk with parking at the Wildpark or in Reebach.
This family hiking trail complements the already existing hiking trails in the nature park and national park Kellerwald-Edersee (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Hiking fun, hiking experience and information is in the foreground during the hike on the 4.8 km long main route. For families with small children, there is also a shortened 3km variant from the treetop path (TreeTopWalk). The children and the parents discover an exciting and informative hiking pleasure through the realm of the rustic beeches during the adventure tour.
Short walking time, few differences in altitude and 13 free family fun adventure stations characterize the family hiking trail.
Eddis Edersee adventure tour is free!
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Webcams of the Edersee region & Waldecker Land
All webcams compact on one page:
Edersee-Staumauer; Schloss Waldeck; Edersee-Perspectives of different shore regions; Bad Wildungen; Fritzlar; Twistesee; Diemelsee; Willingen
Click to the webcams HERE
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