Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Deidesheim

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Deidesheim

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

Highlight • Historical Site

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

Hiking

4.9

(2451)

Mountain biking

4.5

(74)

Running

5.0

(6)

Cycling

5.0

(2)

Nordic walking

5.0

(1)

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Save

Location: Deidesheim, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Save

See nearby routes

Take Me There

Tips

Ralf

March 16, 2017

Hiking

The Heidenlöcher are the ruins of a hilltop castle near the small Palatinate town of Deidesheim in Rhineland-Palatinate. The remains point to a refuge castle from Carolingian, possibly also from Ottonian times.

Translated by

•

Euphemia Anna 🌳

January 14, 2022

Hiking

Here stands Ritterstein No. 260. It is one of over 300 Rittersteine (memorial stones) erected by the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV) and bears the inscription "Heidenlöcher – Refuge Castle 9th-10th Century." It marks the remains of a refuge castle that served as protection against the warring Normans and Hungarians. Today, the foundations of two gate structures, 65 stone houses, and a 450-meter-long curtain wall are still preserved. The inner of the two adjoining dry-stone walls served as a parapet walk. - Source: Information panels on site

Translated by

•

Arno

February 26, 2018

Hiking

In the 1820s, so-called Heimatfreunde brought the Fliehburg into the consciousness of a wider public for the first time. The excavation was undertaken in 1907/08 under the direction of Friedrich …

Translated by

•

Nearby routes

Best routes near Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

4.8

(1045)

3,466

hikers

#1.

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – View of Wachtenburg loop from Deidesheim

8.86km

02:37

250m

260m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate with device

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.8

(317)

1,081

hikers

#2.

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – Eckkopf Observation Tower loop from Deidesheim

11.3km

03:23

370m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate with device

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.7

(279)

918

hikers

#3.

Eckkopf Observation Tower – St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim loop from Rotsteig

14.0km

04:09

420m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Navigate with device

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Details

Informations

Elevation 320 m

Weather

Today

Monday 10 August

27°C

17°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See nearby routes

Take Me There

Location: Deidesheim, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Flaggenturm Bad Dürkheim

Forest Trail in the Stabenberg Core Zone

Basalt Lake (Nordbruch)

Stabenbergwarte Lookout Tower

View of the Flaggenturm

Klosterruine Limburg

Panorama Trail Above Haardt

Forest Trail in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Wachenheim City Wall

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe Viewpoint

Pine Grove in Kernzone Stabenberg

Blick auf Deidesheim

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

#1.

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – View of Wachtenburg loop from Deidesheim

#2.

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – Eckkopf Observation Tower loop from Deidesheim

#3.

Eckkopf Observation Tower – St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim loop from Rotsteig

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️