Dinkelsbrunnen – Soul Rocks loop from Waldfischbach

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Waldfischbach-Burgalben

Dinkelsbrunnen – Soul Rocks loop from Waldfischbach

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Dinkelsbrunnen – Soul Rocks loop from Waldfischbach

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15.9km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.54 km

Rolandsbrunnen

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of several wells, on the way to Heltersberg.

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5.01 km

Dinkelsbrunnen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Best drinking water quality

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5.96 km

Wolf Gorge

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Huge red sandstone boulders show up on the slope of this gorge. And there is also a fountain with fresh, crystal-clear spring water! A little idyll!

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7.17 km

Soul Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

A legendary rock massif with a beautiful path at its foot. The legends are not mentioned here, otherwise you might choose a different path...

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7.54 km

Bench at the Foot of the Seelenfels Massif

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Nice place to rest, protected by the Seelenfels massif and with a view of the Schwarzbachtal

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7.96 km

Seelenfelsen Trail

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If you want to walk the Seelenfelspfad, you have to turn right off the Holzlandweg in good time. The rock path automatically returns to the Holzlandweg on the plateau.

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9.74 km

Here, a copy of the Saltuarius/forest manager gravestone is embedded in the rock. The original was found during archaeological excavations and is kept in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer.

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9.85 km

Heidelsburg — Roman fortress ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The Heidelsburg is a Roman hilltop fortification, very hidden. It was on the Roman road to Bad Dürkheim. Heidelsburg is also known as the oldest forestry office in Germany.

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15.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.14 km

4.22 km

1.67 km

703 m

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.83 km

2.92 km

1.71 km

1.67 km

693 m

138 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

7°C

2°C

27 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

March 2, 2025,Von der Heidelsburg zum Seelenfelsen | Kelten und Römer in der Pfalz | Wandern in der Pfalz

A peaceful hike through a diverse forest landscape to a historic site and an impressive rock massif.

You can find the video of the hike here:

I start my hike in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
Along beautiful paths and through diverse forest, I reach a hilltop settlement of the Romans, which was probably also used by the Celts – also known as …

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April 7, 2023,🐰🥾Kloine Pälzer 😉 Karfreitagswanderung👍

The weather was too bad for us😉 for biking😭 But hiking is always possible👍 and inspected a few great trails at the same time 😉
I'll save the picture description 😉 everyone who has been there knows why 👍

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April 3, 2026,Seelenfels und Heidelsburg. 👍

Today, close to home. Start in Waldfischbach-Burgalben on the Galgenberg. First, I followed narrow paths along the Holzlandweg. Then I came across the Heltersberger Brunnenweg, which I followed via the Dinkelsbrunnen and the Wolfsschlucht to the Seelenfelsen. After that, it continued to the Heidelsburg and partly along the Pfälzer Waldpfad, or its access path, back over the Galgenbergfelsen to the …

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