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The hike around the ten largest lakes in Hesse offers a unique opportunity to perfectly combine nature and exercise. Step by step, you can explore diverse lakeside landscapes, idyllic nature reserves, and peaceful recreational areas at a leisurely pace. In addition, walking the entire loop builds endurance and promotes well-being, while allowing you to consciously rediscover the region.
At the Iron Lake Challenge Hessen, in addition to these benefits, you’ll also receive the coveted “Hessen” edition collector’s medal.
Registration an Scope of Services
Registration for the Iron Lake Challenge Hessen costs 24.00 EUR.
This entry fee includes our Iron Lake Challenge “Hessen” Edition collector’s medal as well as the green marble from the Timeless Challenge.
But first, you’ll have to hike around the ten largest lakes in Hesse! Only then will we send you your well-deserved medal and marble! After all, you want to earn them—not just get them for free.
With your registration fee, you support my passion project to plant one million trees.
How to register
- Bitte klicken Sie auf das Bild, um zur Registrierungsseite unseres Partners Digistore24 weitergeleitet zu werden.
- You will receive a registration confirmation with all the important information.
- Now you have to walk around the ten largest lakes in Hesse. You can take as long as you need to complete the ten lakes. As proof, you can upload a screenshot of your tracking data to our challenge tool.
- Once we’ve checked your submission, you will get your well-deserved medal and marble. Simple as that, right?
Your medal and your marble
Once you’ve walked around the ten largest lakes in Hesse, we’ll mail you the beautiful Iron Lake Challenge “Hesse” Edition collector’s medal and the green marble. This can be the first item in your future Iron Lake Challenge collection.
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The Ten Largest Lakes in Hesse
These are the ten largest lakes in Hesse. Enjoy every minute on the shores of these aquatic gems!
| See | Approximate length in kilometers |
| Lake Eder | 45 |
| Lake Affolden | 13 |
| Diemelsee | 13 |
| Werratalsee | 7 |
| Langener Waldsee | 8 |
| Kinzig Dam | 10 |
| Twistesee | 7 |
| Haunetal Dam | 4 |
| Nidda Reservoir | 7 |
| Aartal Lake | 6 |
Important Links
- Hessen’s Challenge Tool for Entering Your Rounds
- Iron Lake Challenge Hessen Hall of Fame
- Life Lake Museum Overall ranking of the challenge
- Life Museum (Overall Ranking – Timeless Challenge)
- Trees4Breeze – Reforestation and Forest Conservation, Funded by the Timeless Challenge
More Challenge Recommendations
 Iron Lake WORLD Challenge! Here, all lakes worldwide are counted as long as the shoreline length is greater than 2 kilometers. |  Enjoy more than a hundred amazing challenge ideas with the Timeless Challenge. |  Enable a tree to grow old in peace with our Trees4Breeze tree sponsorship. |
