The hill is located on the north-eastern, forested slope of the Mühlenkopf peak (815 m above sea level) in the Rothaar Mountains, from which the facility takes its name and is a regular venue in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup.

In 1950, it was expanded to the size of a large ski jumping hill with an inrun tower, and the inauguration took place on 14 January 1951.

Initially, they were held every two years, but for many seasons Willingen has been a permanent fixture in the annual World Cup calendar.

In 2000, the facility underwent a thorough modernization, the old ski jumping hill with wooden starting tower was demolished and a new one was built in its place, where distances over 140 meters were possible.

Its winners were, chronologically, Kamil Stoch, Ryōyū Kobayashi, Stephan Leyhe and Halvor Egner Granerud.