Quast, Summit in northern Hesse, Germany

Quast is a wooded hill about 392 meters high located in northern Hesse's landscape. The slope features dense forest coverage and natural paths that wind through thick vegetation from its base to its summit.

From 1967 Belgian forces operated HAWK surface-to-air missile site 62A on the Quast, replaced by the Bundeswehr in the 1990s and given up in 2002. The asphalted areas and open pasture with a farm remain. After the site was opened, a 5 m mound was heaped on the former radar hill, and in spring 2006 the Panoramablick Quastholle viewing platform was built there.

Since 2006 the hill has hosted an annual live role-playing festival, the Drachenfest, which has drawn up to 5,000 participants. The former military radar mound was raised by 5 metres and in spring 2006 fitted with the Panoramablick Quastholle viewing platform. The Quast is also the western end of the 152-kilometre Diemeltaler Schmetterlingssteig, a trail linking 20 limestone grasslands.

Several hiking paths approach the summit from different starting points, with parking available in neighboring towns for day visitors. The trails are clearly marked and straightforward to follow, though trail conditions change with the seasons.

The former radar hill was raised by 5 metres and in spring 2006 the Panoramablick Quastholle viewing platform was built on top. Below the summit, the Muschelkalk ridge with its fossils belongs to the Grenzwelten Geopark, and the Diemeltaler Schmetterlingssteig, laid out in 2020, ends at the Quast, linking 20 limestone grasslands over 152 kilometres.