Palatinate forest path
| Palatinate forest path | |
|---|---|
 Palatinate forest path at the Burgalb origin |
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| Data | |
| length | ≈ 142 km |
| location | Palatinate Forest |
| Markers | green-white wave |
| Starting point |
Kaiserslautern Hbf 49 ° 26 ′ 11 ″ N , 7 ° 46 ′ 6.7 ″ E |
| Target point |
Schweigen-Rechtenbach 49 ° 3 ′ 7.9 ″ N , 7 ° 57 ′ 22.7 ″ E |
| Type | Prädikatswanderweg |
| Height difference | 432 m |
| The highest point | 610 |
| Lowest point | 178 |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| particularities | second longest grade hiking trail in the Palatinate |
Map with all coordinates: The Pfälzerwald path is 142 km in length and nine designated daily stages of the second longest predicate trail - after Palatine Weinsteig and before Palatine Höhenweg - in the Pfalz ( Rheinland-Pfalz ).
course
The Palatinate Forest Path leads in a north-south direction from Kaiserslautern to Schweigen-Rechtenbach , where there is a connection to the Palatinate Weinsteig . The hiking route, which was opened in spring 2011, runs entirely within the Palatinate Forest , which forms the northern part of the German - French Biosphere Reserve Palatinate Forest-Northern Vosges .
description
overview
The hiking trail uses one of the main tourist attractions of the Palatinate, the centrally located and extensively wooded low mountain range of the Palatinate Forest with its inclines and descents. There are 3140 vertical meters on the ascent and 3168 vertical meters on the descent. The lowest point is 178 m in the hamlet of Sankt Germanshof near the border with France and the highest is 610 m on the summit of the Weißenberg , which belongs to the district of Merzalben .
Stages
Nine stages between 10 and 23 km are recommended for the entire hike.
| begin | target | Route length (km) | |
| 1. | Kaiserslautern | Finsterbrunnertal | 16.9 |
| 2. | Finsterbrunnertal | St. John's Cross | 11.7 |
| 3. | St. John's Cross | Heltersberg | 14.4 |
| 4th | Heltersberg | Rodalben | 17.9 |
| 5. | Rodalben | Merzalben | 10.4 |
| 6th | Merzalben | Hauenstein | 22.7 |
| 7th | Hauenstein | Dahn | 15.4 |
| 8th. | Dahn | Erlenbach | 17th |
| 9. | Erlenbach | Schweigen-Rechtenbach | 17.7 |
Stations and selected sights
Stations and sights are sometimes dealt with in more detail by various interest groups.
- Karlstal / Finsterbrunnertal nature reserve
- Maria Rosenberg monastery and pilgrimage site (founded in the 11th century)
- Weißenberg ( 610 m ) with the Luitpold Tower observation tower
- Industrial monuments German shoe museum , glass shoe factory and shoemaker monument
- Jungfernsprung climbing rock and other rock formations in the Dahner Felsenland
- Rock castles , including the three-part Dahn castles group
- restored Berwartstein castle of the knight "Hans Trapp" , ruinous Drachenfels castle of the knight Franz von Sickingen
- Deutsches Weintor at the southern beginning of the German Wine Route
Karlstal nature reserve near Trippstadt
House of Sustainability in Johanniskreuz
Pilgrimage chapel Maria Rosenberg
Luitpold Tower on the Weißenberg
Maiden jump in Dahn
Berwartstein Castle near Erlenbach
literature
- Hiking start with a distinction . In: Die Rheinpfalz , LEO season "Spring" . Ludwigshafen April 2011, p. 8-11 .
- Palatinate long-distance hiking trails: Palatinate Weinsteig - Palatinate Forest Trail - Palatinate High Trail (= Roth hiking guide ). 2nd Edition. Bergverlag Rother, Oberhaching 2016, ISBN 978-3-7633-4401-7 .
Web links
- The Palatinate Forest Path - official website of the Palatinate Forest Path
- Palatinate forest path on outdooractive
- Hiking compass