Plan your visit

Address and directions

Darmstadt Forest Cemetery: Arrival at the main or western area, parking, entrances and orientation across the large grounds.

On this page

Choose between the main area and West Gate

  • Main area: visitor address, administration, main-entrance car park, crematorium and several pedestrian entrances are in the south.
  • West Gate: separate pedestrian entrance with a car park on the western edge; bicycles and motor vehicles may not pass through the gate.

Visitor address

Waldfriedhof Darmstadt
Am Waldfriedhof 2564293 DarmstadtGermany

Use Am Waldfriedhof 25, 64293 Darmstadt for general route planning. The local administration is listed at Am Waldfriedhof 25, 64293 Darmstadt.

Entrances in the main area

  • Main entrance: southern starting point near the visitor address and car park.
  • Main entrance 2: not step-free.
  • Pedestrian entrance 1: open to pedestrians; vehicle access is private.
  • Pedestrian entrance 2: open to pedestrians; the gate notice states a 19:45 closing time, and vehicle access is private.
  • Pedestrian entrance 3: open to pedestrians and connected to the public footpath network.
  • West Gate: pedestrian entrance by the western car park; bicycles and motor vehicles are not permitted here.

The interactive map also shows the administration, Waldfrieden crematorium, memorial, drinking-water point and information board. The crematorium is a separate municipal operation, not the cemetery administration. Individual notable graves are mapped only on the notable-graves page.

Before setting out

  1. Choose the main area or West Gate according to the purpose of the visit.
  2. Check the seasonal opening hours.
  3. For the administration, use the southern main area; contact the crematorium as a separate operation.
  4. For an individual grave, obtain the section, row and grave number and save the official plan.

This site does not provide live timetables, road works or parking occupancy. Check them shortly before travelling.