Walking routes in the Palatine Forest

Hiking Trails in Palatinate Forest are on the one part long-distance trails that are primarily serves the Palatinate Forest Club, and are linked to the national and international long-distance hiking trails. On the other part is local round and themed walking trails with part of supra-regional importance, which are managed by local and unitary councils. The membership of the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve Palatinate Forest -Vosges du Nord and the associated efforts to protect significant natural heritage, the red sandstone landscape of the Palatinate Forest, the castles in Dahn and the cross-border routes to the Alsace and the Vosges provide for walkers the special attraction at this dar. region

• 2.1 trail system of the Palatinate Forest 2.1.1 Ways on locust cross ( marking: Colored Cross)
• 2.1.2 Westpfalz hiking trails (marked: Colored W)
• 2.1.3 Identification: Colored bars
• 2.1.4 Identification: color point
• 2.1.5 predicate paths

Long-distance footpaths

In this section, long-distance trails are presented, which pass through the Palatinate Forest.

International long-distance footpaths

The Palatine Jakobswege are two historical paths of Speyer pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela with the signposts White seashell on a blue background. The northern route ran along the Speyer stream crossed the Franks pasture and through the Karlstal direction Landstuhler fracture at the hospital church bird creek passing through the Karlberg to Homburg and from there via the Kloster Hornbach to France. Today's lesser-known southern route was partially along the Kling Bach, through the Wasgau, and along the French border to the Kloster Hornbach.

European Route E 8 from Ireland to Turkey runs in Rhineland- Palatinate from the north along the Rhine to the Thunder Mountain, then Worms in the Odenwald (Hessen). An alternative southern route leads the E8 through the Palatinate Forest, namely

• Along the international long-distance route Nahegau - Wasgau Vosges ( White Cross ) of low Hausen an der Nahe on the thunder mountain and high Speyer to locust Cross, and
• Along the trail of the Red Cross of locust cross over the Eschkopf and Edenkoben to Speyer.

The International long distance footpath Nahegau - Wasgau Vosges runs with the signposts White Cross of low Hausen an der Nahe on the thunder mountain coming over the spritzer mountain, high Speyer and Waldleiningen of currants Cross (up here it is a part of the southern route of the European long-distance route E8). From locust cross the road about glues and Münchweiler Rodalb to Pirmasens runs. The route via Pirmasens - Erlenbrunn, the Palatinate Forest Club hut Three Book, Eppenbrunn, the Altschlossfelsen then across the border to Bitsch and Wingen -sur -Moder runs on to France.

The International long distance trail Thunder Mountain Donon runs with the Red Bar Signs of Bad Kreuznach on the Thunder Mountain area and the Palatinate Forest on the Donon in Alsace. The itinerary in the Palatinate Forest via Kaiserslautern, the Aschbacherhof, Tripp city, past the Upper Hammer, on glues to ruin Gräfenstein. From there it continues through Hinterweidenthal and the ruins Neudahn by Dahn, Bruchweiler and Rumbach to the French border at the Kaiser -Wilhelm -Stein. The path runs on the French side as GR 53 on several stages through Alsace to the top of Donon.

The International long distance footpath Staudernheim Soultz -sous -Forêts - runs with the signposts Blue bar of Staudernheim on the Nahe, the Palatinate to Soultz -sous -Forêts in Alsace.

The International long distance footpath Pirmasens - Belfort runs with the signposts Yellow bar of Pirmasens to Belfort south of the Vosges. Details on part way further down on this page.

National long-distance footpaths

The long distance footpath Saar -Rhein -Main runs with the signposts Yellow cross through the Palatinate Forest and the Rhine to the Main Hesse, from Homburg Höheinöd, Forest Fischbach, the Hundsweihersägemühle and by the Schwarzbach of currants cross. From there it continues through Elmstein, along the helmet Bachs to Erfenstein, continue on to Lambrecht Palatinate Forest Club hut Lambert cross. The last stretch within the Palatinate Forest via the Hard castle, Altleiningen and Eisenberg Rheinhessen, and there over Alzey to Wörth am Main.

The long-distance Franken- Hesse - Palatinate runs from Aschaffenburg Speyer, then through the Palatinate Forest with the signposts Red Cross to the castle of Lichtenberg. The itinerary in the Palatinate Forest is of Edenkoben Naturfreundehaus Sauermilchtälchen over Taubensuhl and Eschkopf of currants Cross (up here it is a part of the southern route of the European long-distance route E 8 ). From Johanniskreuz it goes on to the upper hammer and by the Karlstal for nature lovers Finsterbrunnertal house, past the Gelterswoog to Landstuhl. About Kusel, the trail leads then to the castle of Lichtenberg.

The Saar- Rhine trails

These two paths lead from Saarbruecken through the Palatinate Forest to the Rhine at Worth.

In the Palatinate Forest Green bars of Zweibrücken- Niederauerbach runs over Contwig, Walshausen, and Bottenbach after Kröppen. From there it goes through Eppenbrunn and Ludwig angle Petersbächel and Schönau Nothweiler, then transferred to Saint Bobenthal Germanshof on the French border. The trail leads to a final silence - right direction Bach Bienwald.

The black dot on a white bar from Saarbrücken ( Sheep Bridge ) over the Palatinate Forest in the Vorderpfalz until after Ruelzheim. The itinerary in the Palatinate Forest is from Landstuhl, about the Gelterswoog and Kaiserslautern, continue on the historic high street past the high Speyer to Frankenstein, by the Jägertal to Bad Durkheim, in the further course along the Haardt to Bad Bergzabern, finally east over the Bienwald after Ruelzheim.

Regional trails

In this section, the trails of the Palatinate Forest region are presented.

Trail system of the Palatinate Forest

Way over locust cross ( marking: Colored Cross)

In addition to the long-distance footpaths White Cross, Red Cross and Yellow Cross all the other run with a cross marked hiking trails in the Palatinate Forest on Johanniskreuz:

Blue Cross: From low Hausen an der Nahe over Kaiserslautern to locust Cross, on the White Mountain and Bad Bergzabern to Santa Germanshof.

Green Cross: From Freinsheim about Weidenthal of currants cross over Münchweiler Rodalb and Pirmasens - Ruhbank to Erlenkopf.

Green - Yellow Cross: From Oberbexbach on Schopp and Tripp city of currants cross over Iggelbach and Neustadt on the Wine Route to Ludwigshafen - Rheingönheim.

Westpfalz hiking trails (marked: Colored W)

On the Western Palatinate trails, marked with the colored letters W, were from the Association for the promotion of tourism in the Western Palatinate eV guided hiking tours with luggage transfer available. The selection and identification of the paths are no longer maintained since 2009.

Marking: Colored bars

Green - Blue bar: This route runs from Göllheim after Eppenbrunn. A selection of stations in between are Alsenborn, Frankenstein, Schwarzsohl hut of PWV, Breitenstein, Eußerthal, Rinnthal, Swan Home, Erfweiler.

Green - White bars: Based on Wasener Cross ( West of Hertlingshausen, near the A6 ), one can discover on this route Lambert Cross, Neidenfels, Esthal, Breitenstein, forest house Heldenstein and St. Martin.

White - Blue bar: The as Alsenztalwanderweg of Bad Münster am Stein on Rockhausen the Palatinate Forest leading trail leads over Alsenborn and high Speyer to Palatinate Forest Club Forest Cottage home Schwarzsohl. From there to Helmbach, by the Dörenbachtal after Eußerthal, and Annweiler and Waldrohrbach after Klingenmünster. From here, the trail on track cells, past the Silzer Linde, and the Palatinate Forest Club hut Hirzeck to the French border to St. Germanshof.

White - Blue bar: Second route with this mark, but here further east in the Palatinate Forest. The starting point is Battenberg. Past the Hard castle, Eckkopf ( Deidesheim west ), with a detour to Mount rod and Weinbiet to Neustadt on the Wine Route, Hassloch, Germersheim and ends in Wörth Rhine.

White - Red bar: A path leads from the Palatinate forest to Speyer on the Rhine. The stations are Kaiserslautern, Waldleiningen, Schwarzsohl, Esthal, Erfenstein, Bright Place, Neustadt on the Wine Route, religious Forest / Haßloch, Fronmühle, Speyer.

White - Red bar: A long way this selection begins in Krumbachtal leads to Bad Durkheim, further Haardtrand along Heidenlöcher, Michael chapel near Bad Durkheim, Gimmeldingen, Neustadt.

Blue - Yellow bar: The Volume of vertices by North Palatine Uplands to the Palatinate Forest leading trail leads over Otter Mountain and the Eselsfürth after high Speyer, from here to Waldleiningen and the Mückenwiese after Speyerbrunn in Elmsteiner valley. Continue along the Erlenbach after Hofstätten and Annweiler forester's house, then on Wilgartswiesen and Hauenstein to Palatinate Forest Club hut thick oak. Finally, it's all about Erlenbach bei Dahn and rice village on the French border to St. Germanshof.

White - Green bar: The trail leads from the Upper Eselmühle about Enkenbach- Alsenborn, Diemerstein and Frankenstein by Weidenthal. Continue through the gold fountain, Esthal and Erfenstein the Palatinate Forest hut skull. Due to the hut hollow it comes to the top of Kalmit, the highest 673 meter hill of the Palatinate Forest ( with farmed Palatinate forest - hut ) before the descent of the Haardt (Pfalz ) again leads down to Maikammer.

Green - Red bar: The path from Kaiserslautern to Leiningerland leads first to the east past high Speyer and Fischbach to Frankenstein, then north on Hertlingshausen, past Altleiningen with castle Altleiningen until after Kleinkarlbach, below the castle Neuleiningen.

Blue - Red bar: starting point of the path is Kirchheimbolanden and then runs over Elmstein, Iggelbach, Hofstätten, Hermersberger yard, Hinterweidenthal to Pirmasens.

Yellow - Red bar: The one part of the path marker has the particularity of not to start in the village ( or end, depending on your perspective ), but on the highway 48 in Wellbachtal. In its course it leads to Wilgartswiesen, Hauenstein, Dahn, Schindhard, ruin Lindelbrunn, Silz, ruin Landeck, out of the Palatinate Forest in the Vorderpfalz after Ruelzheim.

Yellow - Red bar: The other part of the label starts at Burg Lichtenberg Wallhalben, then guides you through Thaleischweiler frogs, castle albums, along the Schwarzbachtals, over the Eschkopf, Elmstein, Esthal, Mainzertal ( on the main road 39) strips the Drachenfels and ends in Home guard.

Red - White bars: Starting in Niederwürzbach extends the way Erfweiler, Hauenstein, Hermersberger yard, Eußerthal, Dernbach, track hamlet until after Böchingen.

Yellow bar: The trail begins at Blieskastel via Contwig, glues (Pfalz ), Hofstätten, Taubensuhl ( Landauer city forest ), Eußerthal, Annweiler up to Germersheim on the Rhine.

Yellow bar: The second way with this mark in the Palatinate Forest is part of the long-distance hiking Pirmasens - Belfort / International long-distance hiking trail Pirmasens - Belfort and extends further south in the Palatinate Forest. The westernmost location is Pirmasens, then continue towards Dahn, Busenberg, Erlenbach ( at Dahn ), Birkenhördt, Bad Bergzabern, silence law Bach, White Castle / Wissembourg (F ) and ends in Belfort.

Yellow bar: The third way with this mark of Glanbrücken after Eiswoog, Frankenstein, Frederick fountain, Lambert cross to guard home.

Red bar: Another multi- marker. The first, see above at International long-distance trails. Origin of the relatively short path is now Lambert Cross, then Neidenfels, Lambrecht, Bright Place to to Breitenstein.

Red bar: The third route begins in Neuleiningen, crosses Bad Durkheim and Home Guard, further Haardtrand along to Neustadt on the Wine Route, St. Martin, Frank Weiler to Siebeldingen.

Blue bar: Deviating from the above long-distance trail this marker is "three houses " until after Burrweiler also used for a small stretch of the wine route.

Marking: Colored point

Blue Point: From the main chair over Martinshöhe and Wallhalben to Stein albums, from here on Heltersberg after gluing.

Blue Dot: from Neustadt- Diedesfeld by the Klausental up to the tap step on the Kalmit.

Blue Dot: From Lindenberg - Weinbiet - Neustadt.

Yellow dot: From Helmbach ( Elmstein ) for Helmbach pond, on to the horn nettle meadow and the end of the route on the Taubensuhl.

Yellow dot: From Kettrichhof on the High Street to Lviv, past the Maiblumenfels and the Annexe Salzwoog after Hinterweidenthal. From there via four houses and Winterkirchel the Palatinate Forest hut thick oak and after Erfweiler. Then it's all about Dahn and Napoleon rocks to Fischbach.

Red dot: The Way of Hertlingshausen ( Carlsberg ) along the Haardt to the French border runs over gravel rubber mountain and Rahnfels to Bad Durkheim, of Wachenheim over the heath holes after Durkheim, and by the Mill Valley on the bar mountain. From there through the Benjental and the Weinbiet ( Palatinate Forest hut ) past the ruins Wolfsburg to Neustadt on the Wine Route. From the station, it's all about the Noll saddle on the High Loog and continue on the Kalmit ( 673 m), past the ruins Kropsburg the Palatinate Forest hut hut well. The path then leads through the ruins Rietburg, Weyher, by the Modenbachtal, after three houses and Ramberg. Passing the ruins Ramburg, the Palatinate Forest Club hut hut Böchinger and Siebeldinger hut the trail leads to the Almersberg, and down through the Wellbachtal after Rinnthal. About the Buchholz rocks and Spirkelbach it goes to Hauenstein, over the Kreuzfelsen the Palatinate Forest hut Wasgauhütte. Finally runs the red dot on Darstein, the cottage Lindelbrunn, Volume Swan, the cottage Hirzeck, after Bobenthal and by the Klaffental to the border crossing Kehl Willingen ( Petit Wingen ).

White Point: This marker is encountered where connection paths between the main trails / migration routes were established. It is possible to switch to a different route. This marker occurs rarely.

Predicate paths

The Pfalz- tourism developed in collaboration with the Association of German Mountain and hiking clubs eV ( German Hiking Association ) the routes for three predicate trails, which were opened in April 2011 and run two of them in the Palatinate Forest:

• The Palatinate wine trail (153 km, ten reported daily stages ) results in north-south direction of Neuleiningen along the Haardt by silence law stream.
• The Palatinate Forest path (142 km, nine reported daily stages ) leads from Kaiserslautern through the wood country, and the Wasgau also by silence law stream.

Other predicate trails have been created in recent years, with the participation of the German Hiking Institute. It is nine so-called " premium hiking trails " mainly in the south of the Palatinate Forest. An example is the Rock Country Legend Trail (length 90 km ), which leads into 5-7 daily stages of Dahn to Bruchweiler bear creek through the Dahn country. Other walks, however, were created as day trips and round trips; May serve as examples here include the Wasgau Lakes Tour or Hauensteiner Schuster path.

Theme trails

• Treetop Trail - Located on Biosphärenhaus Fischbach. The fee-based path extends in height up to 35 m to 270 m in length along by trees and tree crowns. Adjacent there is a water adventure path.
• Water trail on the Moosalbe - This is one of seven theme paths on the subject of hydraulic engineering in Rhineland- Palatinate. The path leads over 33 km along the Moosalbe and Hirschalbe. A documentation of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Rheinland -Pfalz explains various stations in the areas of

• Mills, weirs and fountains,
• Sources, water structures and ecosystems.

• Mysterious time signals - Historical Themenwanderweg the Verbandsgemeinden Enkenbach- Alsenborn and high Speyer, with the sections

• Hochfelsweg (12 miles)
• Keltenweg and Roman road (9 km)
• Monks I ( 12 km) and Monks II (14 miles)
• Schanzenweg (13 miles)
• Sonnwendweg (9 km)

• Sculpture Rhineland -Palatinate - This sculpture will indeed result in future once throughout Rhineland -Palatinate, there currently exist but only local sections. These lie in the Palatinate Forest in the following areas:

• Schweinstal, Krickenbach, Queidersbach
• Tripp city, Stelzenberg
• Tripp city, locust Cross

• Tracing the Past - Four Forest Historical trails in the forest office Johanniskreuz:

• The Rodalber cliff ( circular route, 43.305 km, are proposed 5 days stages, with the total length including the arrival and departure routes increased to 61.9 miles) was set up by the Palatinate Forest club and community Rodalben at the beginning of the 90s. He meanders through various side valleys around Rodalben, touching 26 bizarre rock formations of the typical local red sandstone. In 2007 he was recognized by the German Hiking Association as Prädikatsweg.

• The fountain trail at Heltersberg: Inaugurated in 2009 fountain trail is 40.3 km long and runs in 64 thematic stations around the community Heltersberg. The 30 in volunteering newly renovated fountain are the main focus of the way; more features are natural, mixed forests lonely and bizarre rock formations ( slope rocks and block fields). The cultural-historical background of the path is documented in detailed information panels and an accompanying brochure.

Local trails

Many local churches and communities in the Palatinate Forest Association have reported local trails. The loop trails usually marked with numbers are used predominantly on short to medium distances by the locals. The care of these circular routes (paths marking, cutting free ) has been much neglected in recent years due to weak demand and low budget part, they can therefore be found in part only with the help of topographic maps.

Collaborative tagging systems

Since the founding of the Palatinate Forest and the Vosges Club club (French Club Vosgien ) over 100 years ago almost identical marking systems are of two hiking clubs used. This is not only cross-border hiking absolutely run without any problems but it is the bill also fact taken that the Palatinate Forest and the Vosges by geomorphological and topographical aspects form a unit, are thus actually to be considered as parts of a parent linksrheinischen Mountains.