Habichtswaldsteig + Kasselsteig + break

I started late after midday after I had to go back to get my power bank.
I met Educat, another NST hiker and we were really excited to meet someone else hiking the same trail, even though I am going the opposite direction. I planned on going all the way to a castle but it was too late so I ended up on a bench at the edge of the forest. I got a bit scared because I heard many wild boars and I knew there were also young ones among them.

On the next day I walked all the way to the UNESCO world heritage Herkules statue in Bad-Wilhelmshöhe close to Kassel. The weather was amazing, a little bit too hot but I really enjoyed the day. Well maintained and signposted tracks. I arrived in the dark at the statue at around half past 10 pm and there were still people hanging around, so it was hard to find a sheltered camping spot without anybody questioning me. I would've loved to go up onto the lookout platform of the statue, but it was locked so I ended up at the base in a sheltered arch.

I got up early at 5.30 am and started walking 15 mins later just to meet the first people coming to see the rising sun above Kassel. I had to realize, that my power bank ran out of battery and my phone was at 36%. I wanted to walk to the next town and take the train to Kassel, because I needed a new shirt anyway. I was surprised by the last peak rising above the land giving me a beautiful view of the landscape, before it sloped gently down into the Ahna valley. I called my brother on the train while knowing my phone would die soon and in Kassel it took me to the last minute to find a place to charge my phone. I had time to play the piano at the train station though. I spent most of the day in Kassel to recharge my phone and power bank. I also got a nice long sleeve shirt, but still missing colours.
I took the train back to Weimar in the Ahna valley and continued walking. I arrived in Hohenkirchen once it was already getting dark and I was surprised by Trail Magic, a store with saved food because of its expiration date. I continued for another few miles to the next town walking through the dark on wide bike trails. At some point my right foot started to hurt a little bit and at first it felt like a tension but it turned into a really bad irritation and I could barely walk at some point. My left foot started to hurt as well. I managed to find a bench on an old graveyard in the town for the night and I knew by then, I have to go to a hospital in the morning.

I woke up at 6 am, not that I had any sleep that night, both my feet hurt and I tried to figure out, where to go. Google Maps told me, the public transport would take me 2 hours to get to Kassel. Deutsche Bahn said, there is a direct train 20mins to Kassel so I walked back to the train station. I called 2 hospitals and got to the second one at around 8am. I waited at the emergency department for over 3 hours and found out, it's probably overexertion, so I should rest, even though I am pretty sure there must be something else. I decided to take the train back to my parents place andLeer más