Ettelsberg

View from Willingen for Ettelsberg

The Ettelsberg in Willingen is a 837.7 m above sea level. NHN high mountain of the Rothaargebirge in Waldeck- Frankenberg in northern Hesse. Nationally known, the mountain is because of its high heath, " Willingen ski area" and the Hochheideturm.

• 3.1 Hochheideturm
• 3.2 Cyril path

Geography

Location

The Ettelsberg located in Upland, the northeastern part of the Rothaargebirge, in the Natural Park Diemelsee. Its summit rises about 2 km south-southwest and above the core town of Willingen. To the northwest its landscape drops to the valley of Hopp corner and to the northeast in that of Itter.

Among its neighboring mountains include mill head (about 825 m) in the south-southeast, Hegekopf ( 842.9 m) in the south-southwest and central mountain ( 801 m ) to the west; about 2.5 km northwest lies beyond the Hoppecketal the hopper head ( 805 m).

Nature Spatial allocation

The Ettelsberg heard in the physiographic feature unit group Süder Bergland ( number 33) in the main unit Rothaargebirge ( with Sauerland ) ( 333) and in the subunit Winterberg Highlands ( 333.5 ) for natural space Langenberg ( 333.58 ), with its northern flank to the subunit Upland ( 333.9 ) lying natural space affairs Upland ( 333.90 ) counts.

Mountain Description

The Ettelsberggipfel and its northern slopes are covered by a high moorland, the remaining mountain slopes are forested. On the northern slope is a part of the ski resort Willingen, for example, with the leading of Willingen on the mountain Ettelsberg cable car. Several forest and hiking trails open to mountain.

Attractions

Hochheideturm

Near the mountain peak stands the was opened in 2002, 59 meters high Hochheideturm from which offers a good panoramic view of large parts of Rothaargebirge, Sauerland and Upland. To glazed viewing platform at 875 meters above sea level you either come with an eight persons in an elevator or 241 levels. At the tower, there is a climbing wall.

Cyril path

The hurricane Kyrill destroyed on 18 January 2007 large parts of the existing trees on the mountain. An affected area was not evacuated, but backed up and made ​​available to visitors. There you can balance on the 260 m long Kyrill path lying logs, climb over them or crawl under them through. The trail is located south of the hilltop just above the 798 m high way junction on the Great Mine.