Blättersberg

View from Rhodt to Blättersberg

The leaves mountain in Rhodt in Rhineland-Palatinate County Southern Wine Route is a 613.2 m above sea level. NHN high mountain of the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland- Palatinate.

The mountain has a north dome ( 613.2 m) and a Südkuppe (606 m); on the latter is the observation tower Ludwig storm.

Geography

Location

The leaves mountain is located in the Haardt, the eastern mountain range of the Palatinate Forest, in the Palatinate Forest Nature Park. Its summit rises 3 km west-northwest of Rhodt, in whose bounds the mountain is for the most part, 4.5 km west-southwest of Edenkoben between the Edenkobener valley in the north and the Modenbachtal in the south, and 1.6 km (in each case a straight line ) northwest of the village Weyher in the Palatinate. From the Rhine valley from the mountain is clearly visible. On its north-easterly edge is located - west above the highly visible castle villa Ludwig height ( Edenkoben ) - which is also widely visible Rietburg ( Rhodt ). At the southern foot of the mountain, on the upper reaches of the fashion stream, is the historic home of the Busch mill ( Weyher ).

Mountain height

The height of the mountain leaves is indicated on topographic maps with 613.2 m, but partly also with 617.5 m. Approximately 60 m south-southeast of the mountain summit is a 611.8 -meter-high office.

Ludwigsturm

On the Südkuppe the leaves of the mountain is built in 1883 lookout tower Ludwig storm. From the observation deck of the 15 m high tower, the view is obscured directly to the east of the Rhine valley through the forest though, but you can see in the south-southeast to the Baden height and Hornisgrinde in the Black Forest, southwest to the nearby kingdom Trifels, in the West Franks pasture with White mountain ( Luitpold tower), and the rock head ( transmitting antenna ), in the northwest of the nearby Kesselberg and North northeast to Kalmit.

Accessibility and hiking

To reach the summit of the mountain leaves, the visitors have several options. So you could, for example, from the villa Ludwigshoehe first with the chair lift to Rietburg ( 530.8 m) drive and use from there one marked " blue - yellow streaks " from the PWV pathway that an approximately 1.5 kilometers and walking time of about 30 minutes leads to Ludwig storm.

Another trail begins at the trail parking lot "cottage fountain" ( 361.6 m); its path length is about 4 km with a total slope of 244.2 meters. He first runs with the PWV - mark " blue - white line " for Kohlplatz ( 465.9 m), a saddle between Kesselberg and leaves mountain. From here you follow a narrow forest path (marked " blue - yellow line " ) in the south, and later south-westerly direction. It winds on the western and south-western slope of the mountain leaves along and just 2.5 kilometers its peak. If you want to continue this tour as a circular walk as you walk initially continue to Rietburg to then marked with " red dot " after about 9 miles back to the starting point "cottage fountain" return. In addition, the visitor there are numerous other shorter or longer hiking opportunities available in the field of music mountain. For example, runs a portion of the predicate trail Weinsteig on his 5.Etappe at the foot of the mountain; Moreover, also the theme trail " Pälzer Keschdeweg " touched this area.