From fabulous forests, castles and lake scenery

German Fairy Tale Route - Route 2
The vacation route from Neukirchen to Kassel and the surrounding area is one of the most charming trails in Germany on which you can follow in the footsteps of the Brothers Grimm. It connects picturesque villages and invites you into a world full of fairy tales, sagas and legends that extends through this idyllic region.

At a glance

The "German Fairy Tale Route" makes it possible to experience:
  • to walk in the footsteps of the Brothers Grimm and their fairy tales, sagas and legends from the Main to the sea
  • to enjoy the magical and varied landscape by car, ship, bike or on a hike
  • to explore historical half-timbered towns, wonderful palaces and fortresses full of history and fairytale stories or to experience the flair of the big cities with culture and shopping.

Photographers Gallery: H. Kiewitter, Paavo Blafield, Hans Kothe

This is what awaits you on this route:

Photographers Gallery: H. Kiewitter, Paavo Blafield, Hans Kothe

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Here is a detailed description.

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Neukirchen

Motorhome park Urbachtal
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Witzenhausen

Motorhome parking space Witzenhausen: “Josef-Pott-Platz / Oberburgstraße”
CAMPER SITE "AM GRAUEN TURM" FRITZLAR

Fritzlar

Motorhome parking space “Am Grauen Turm” Fritzlar
Motorhome parking space "Sälber Tor" in Hofgeismar

Hofgeismar

Motorhome parking space “Sälber Tor”
Motorhome parking space Bruchwiesen, Wolfhagen

Wolfhagen

Bruchwiesen motorhome parking space
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Hofgeismar

Hofgeismar campsite
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Heilbad Heiligenstadt

Motorhome parking lot Heilbad Heiligenstadt
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Neukirchen / Knüll

Motorhome park Urbachtal

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Heilbad Heiligenstadt

Spa town in the green heart of Germany…experience, relax, breathe deeply
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Witzenhausen

Witzenhausen cherry orchard in the fairytale-like geo nature park Frau Holle-Land
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Neukirchen

Rotkäppchenland – untouched nature with picturesque landscapes, villages and towns with charming half-timbered buildings and interesting cultural treasures
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Wolfhagen

Idyll and harmony in the medieval half-timbered town – market square with fairy-tale fountain
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Kassel

UNESCO World Heritage Site Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe – Europe’s most enchanting and largest of its kind
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Hofgeismar

Reinhardswald Nature Park – enchanting nature in the Brothers Grimm fairytale forest
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Fritzlar

Cathedral and imperial city – a romantic pearl on the German Fairy Tale Route and the North Hessian home of the Brothers Grimm.

Fairy tale hikes

It was a little more than 200 years ago that Jacob Grimm made this foot journey in search of legends that had been passed down. Pack the bundle and follow its tracks. Explore legendary cultural landscapes to the left and right of the German Fairy Tale Road on foot – would that be something for you?

Here you get to the hiking offers “

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How does Little Red Riding Hood get on a bicycle?

A good 200 years ago, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm published the first fairy tales. At the same time, the inventor Karl Drais introduced the running wheel as the forerunner of the bicycle. What did not come together then is now being realized.

Click here to go to the bike offers “

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Here you can find the other routes of the German Fairy Tale Route:

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Route 1

Of the fairy-tale brothers, half-timbered charm and volcanic stone
Hoexter_Dechanei_(C) Thomas Hampel

Route 3

River Romanticism, Weser Renaissance and Hanseatic Flair

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At a glance

Starting point | Destination:

Neukirchen ➝ Kassel and surroundings

LENGTH:

ca. 550 km

Contact details

Deutsche Märchenstraße e.V.
Kurfürstenstraße 9, D-34117 Kassel

Telefon: +49 (0) 561 / 92047910
E-Mail: info@deutsche-maerchenstrasse.de

Geographical features

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