The 16 information boards along the Wabern Heritage Trail offer insights into the town’s past, its residents and their working lives, as well as notable buildings and outstanding personalities. A walk through Wabern also takes visitors past sculptures by various artists. Local history, everyday life and art thus offer different ways to discover the town.
Cycling routes with different highlights
Two cycling routes pass through Wabern: the Eder Cycle Route is 171 kilometres long. The approximately 100-kilometre Schwalm Cycle Route follows the Schwalm and continues through Wabern to Felsberg. In terms of total length, the Eder Cycle Route is the longer route; the Schwalm Cycle Route follows the river. The two routes can therefore be distinguished by two specific features: total length and connection to the river.
In the Schwalm-Eder district, the Schwalm Cycle Route continues to where the Schwalm flows into the Eder, just before Felsberg. The route runs mostly along paved or surfaced paths through river landscapes with meadows, fields, villages and half-timbered towns. The railway connections at Felsberg-Gensungen and Schwalmstadt-Treysa are listed as ways to reach the Schwalm Cycle Route. Check the current timetable before setting out.
Other local points of interest
At Reiherwaldweg 6, next to the ice rink and sports grounds, there is a skate park. It is listed as a facility for children, young people and families. Check the current operating conditions on site before visiting. A historic link to the Eder floodplains near Wabern is the nesting platform built in 1996 to encourage storks to settle there.
More to explore in the Schwalm-Eder district
The wider Schwalm-Eder district destination features upland landscapes around the Knüll, Kellerwald and Habichtswald ranges. Cultural and historical topics also offer a variety of points of interest. The Malerstübchen Museum in Willingshausen explores 19th- and 20th-century art history; it also displays paintings featuring traditional Schwalm dress. The museum also showcases traditional Schwalm rural crafts, including whitework embroidery, knitting and spinning. Guided by an expert, visitors can attend talks about the artists’ colony and its artists, Schwalm traditions and handicrafts.
The Museum of the Schwalm in Schwalmstadt-Ziegenhain displays the pottery and ceramics traditionally used in the region in a reconstructed pottery workshop. A large model of Ziegenhain Water Fortress shows its condition in 1761, after it was bombarded during the Seven Years’ War. A permanent exhibition in the tithe barn at the Breitenau Memorial commemorates events from the Nazi era; its educational programme includes guided tours, walks, talks and readings.
Routes also offer different perspectives on the Schwalm-Eder district: the Steinkammergrabrunde near Fritzlar-Lohne is an easy 4.90-kilometre circular route, designated Nature Park Circular Route L1. The Schlossbrunnenweg passes a spring-fed pond on its way to the Schlossbrunnen, which once supplied fresh water to Wallenstein Castle.
Discover more destinations: Unshausen, Malsfeld, Gilserberg, KnĂĽllwald, Neukirchen, Borken, Melsungen, Schrecksbach.
For the wider travel overview: Schwalm-Eder district.
