Rodalber rock hiking trail
| Rodalber rock hiking trail | |
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 Signposts for the rock hiking trail |
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| Data | |
| length | 45 km |
| location | Palatinate Forest |
| Supervised by | Tourist association Rodalben eV |
| Markers | 'F' in a circle (also: lettering 'Felsenwanderweg' with 'F' circled and image of the Bruderfelsen) |
| Start / finish point | Rodalben 49 ° 14 ′ 23 ″ N , 7 ° 38 ′ 33 ″ E |
| Type | Circular hiking trail |
| The highest point | 390 m |
| Lowest point | 249 m |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| season | All year round |
Map with all coordinates: The Rodalber Felsenwanderweg is a circular route of approx. 45 km in length, which was created in cooperation with the Verkehrsverein Rodalben eV and the Pfälzerwaldverein Rodalben eV and leads around the town of Rodalben in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Südwestpfalz .
The rock trail is several times as predicate footpath been excellent.
Characteristic
The Rodalber Felsenwanderweg is located in the middle of the Palatinate Forest Nature Park . It leads on partly narrow, natural forest paths as well as wide forest paths around the town of Rodalben. The rock formations made of red sandstone , which are over 120 to 50 m high and sometimes 500 m long, are characteristic of the rocky hiking trail and are located along the entire hiking trail.
- Brother rock
By erosion , the visible part of the hillside rock - the largest part of which is underground - was formed into two sand pillars that look like two brothers.
- Old castle
Rock massif; According to historical researcher Daniel Häberle , the old castle is a prehistoric refuge to which the Celtic indigenous population of the entire valley could retreat in an emergency.
Largest natural rock cave in the Palatinate. Like the Karlstal layers that repeatedly emerge as bands of rock along the Langenbach valley, it is assigned to the middle red sandstone . The Bärenfels spring rises about 20 m above the cave and falls over a rock bank below into a stone-lined basin.
Other rocks are described on the rock hiking trail homepage.
Stages
The rocky hiking trail can be hiked both in its entirety and in several stages (some circular routes):
- Rocky paths (18-20 km)
Start / finish: Schwallbornanlage
Schwallbornanlage - Neuhof district - Hoher Kopf - Karl-May-Felsen - Am Hungerpfuhl - Gemerstal - Rösselsteig - Steigert - Thick Beech - Wüst Langenbach - Bärenhöhle - Bruderfelsen - Schwallbornanlage
- The Imagination of the Wanderer (8.5 km)
Start / finish: Schwallbornanlage
Schwallbornanlage - Gemerstal - Am Hungerpfuhl - Karl-May-Felsen - Hoher Kopf - Schwallbornanlage
- From the bear rock to the brother rock and to the old castle (10 km)
Start / finish: car park opposite "Hotel Zum Grünen Kranz"
"Hotel Zum Grünen Kranz" - Langenbachtal - Bärenhöhle - Bruderfelsen - Old Castle - Hettersbach
Marking: Grüner Bar, "F" (rock path)
- From Rodalber Sau-, Kuh- and Rappenfelsen (10 km)
Start / finish: PWV Hilschberghaus
Hilschberghaus - forest car park - Clauser Tal - Kuhfelsen - Rappenkopf - Saufelsen
Marking: blue-white bar, "F" (rock path), green bar
There are only two places to stop for refreshments directly on the route (PWV Hilschberghaus and Rabbit Breeding Association P61 in the Hettersbach), so it is recommended that you bring your backpack with you.
Web links
- Rodalber Felsenwanderweg complete route - Official GPS data for the Rodalber Felsenwanderweg
- Rodalber Felsenwanderweg - Official website of the Rodalber Felsenwanderweg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verkehrsverein Rodalben eV
- ^ Palatinate Forest Association Rodalben eV
- ↑ Awards . Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ Natural scientist Daniel Häberle . Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Old Castle" in Rodalben . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Tour tips on pfalz.de . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Description of the rock formations . Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Stage descriptions . Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
