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Natural Monuments

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Burghalder Rock – Carolingian Refuge Castle with Ritterstein No. 219

Natural Monuments

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Burghalder Rock – Carolingian Refuge Castle with Ritterstein No. 219

Highlight • Historical Site

Burghalder Rock – Carolingian Refuge Castle with Ritterstein No. 219

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Mountain biking

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Location: Hauenstein, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Manfred 🌳🥾

November 20, 2018

Hiking

The end of the 9th century, when the Carolingians ruled what was then East Francia, was marked by troubled times. When threatened by armies, the inhabitants fled from a settlement in the valley to a nearby mountain fortification. Such a refuge was discovered on the Burghalder Felsen. An eight meter wide ditch separated the northern rock surface from the easily accessible massif. The stone material from the ditch was used for a wall about two meters wide behind the ditch.
A knight's stone commemorates this. Highly recommended.

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August 29, 2025

Rock climbing

One of the few spots where you can still climb well under the roof even in the rain without damaging the rock (just skip the last few meters). Really good lines with beautifully varied climbing. There's just little that's truly easy here.

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May 13, 2018

Mountain biking

The Burghalder was probably in the 9.-10. Built as a late Carolingian refuge. Broken glass finds evidence of its use until the 12th century. Historical documents for the castle are unknown.

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Elevation 320 m

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Location: Hauenstein, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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