Ungeheuersee – Devil's Bench Viewpoint loop from Altleiningen

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Altleiningen

Ungeheuersee – Devil's Bench Viewpoint loop from Altleiningen

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345

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Ungeheuersee – Devil's Bench Viewpoint loop from Altleiningen

03:30

12.3km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.73 km

Ungeheuersee

Highlight • Lake

The Ungeheuersee is a flat bog pond, which is fed by the Krumbach. As part of the only raised bog in this low mountain range, the lake has been protected …

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5.52 km

Suppenschüssel Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Medieval right and border monument. Early closing meeting with drink after the start of the boundaries. From the 12th to the 18th century

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6.01 km

Leininger Boundary Stone (1595)

Highlight • Monument

Old boundary stone on the historic hiking trail.
Boundary stone of the Counts of Leiningen-Hardenburg from 1595. A visit to Hardenburg is recommended, which was the castle, fortress and palace of the Counts of Leiningen for centuries.

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6.34 km

Devil's Bench Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here is a rest bench (for the view of the Rhine plain) - and then a step further down the (stone) Teufelsbank, which is easy to miss!
Beautiful view over the Rhine plain to the Odenwald.

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6.89 km

Teufelsmauer Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hidden rock reef for explorers and geologists. Main conglomerate. Rock formation of the Upper Buntsandstein.

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6.92 km

Devil's Wall

Highlight • Natural Monument

7.35 km

Pine Forests of Pfälzerwald

Highlight • Forest

The hiking trail "The 7 Wonders of the Forest" leads through beautiful, old pine forests, occasionally peppered with green rocks.

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7.59 km

Ganerbenweg Premium Circular Trail

Highlight • Trail

When this path opened in 2019, I first researched what a Ganerbe [gaan-erbe] actually is: According to Old High German inheritance law, a Ganerbschaft was the joint family property, primarily …

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.11 km

4.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.12 km

4.44 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

April 10, 2023,Kamelkopf, Ungeheuersee, Lindemannsruhe

The first tour I ever let Komoot navigate on my cell phone. Well, what can I say, suddenly the way back from the Lindemannsruhe was gone, not bad if you know your way around, but in foreign realms???
The time in motion is humbug (1h38) and the voice function with turn-by-turn directions, well, frills. Better to be on the road …

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December 3, 2023,🌞von Lindemannsruhe zum Kamelkopf 🌞

WOW 😮, we had blue skies and sun all day today 🌞.
I had almost forgotten what blue skies actually look like, it was gray for so long.
Of course we had to take advantage of the nice weather, packed warm and went to the camel head.
The loop is not big, but includes beautiful paths and rocks and there …

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February 17, 2025,🌞 Wintertour zum Kamelkopf 🥰 ☃️🌞

You (woman 😉) have to be lucky...
It's Monday, I have my weekly day off and the sun 🌞 is shining. That alone was actually enough to put a smile on my face 🙃
But it got even better... what I wasn't expecting today was snow... my grin on my face grew wider and wider as I drove into the …

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September 28, 2025,☁️🍁 herbstliche Runde zum Kamelkopf 🥰🍂☁️

Fog in the morning, followed by a sunny and cloudy mix from midday, according to the weather forecast. Today I set off a little later than usual and didn't arrive at the Lindemannsruhe hiking car park until 10 a.m. Arriving there, I had a bad feeling... the first 4km of my hike today were anything but relaxing and peaceful 😯... …

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November 6, 2025,🌤️🍁zu dritt zum Kamelkopf 🥰🍂🌤️

I look out of my living room window this morning and see NOTHING... it's thick with fog 🌫️ and it's not supposed to change all day.

We still want to get out, and I suggest my favorite hike, the Camel's Head Trail 🥾🥾. The fog persists for almost the entire 30km drive to the starting point, with only occasional glimpses …

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January 1, 2023,🌤️ Neujahrsrunde zum Kamelkopf ☁️

The new year started early this morning with blue skies and sun 🌞. I didn't want to miss that, I've been lucky with good weather too seldom lately.
So a short round with few meters of altitude planned and off we went 🥾🥾
Unfortunately, I noticed very early on that my legs were getting heavier and it was getting more …

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September 11, 2022,⛅ Kamelkopf - Ungeheuersee - Heidenfels 🌤️

It only started at noon today. Since I didn't like the sky ☁️ in the morning and I was afraid it might still rain, I just couldn't make up my mind to start running. But when a few bruises ⛅ could be seen, I spontaneously packed my backpack.
I looked for a tour nearby with almost 12km, in the end …

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January 8, 2022,Mädels🥾🥾Runde ☃️❄ ..Lindemannsruhe-Ungeheuersee

Today a girl's round🥾🥾 started spontaneously..Parking area Lindemannsruhe ... oh, Saturday and a lot 🚗🚙🚗 .. just got hold of a parking space👍🏻 ... then in light snowfall towards UngeheuerSee & Weisenheimer Hütte 🥾🥾 .. great way, if there wasn't one of the many mud holes to be conquered😱🤣 .... there was refreshment at the Weissenheimer Hütte with hot tea …

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