Freischbach Valley – Wolf Pit (Wolfsgrube) loop from Rinnthal

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Freischbach Valley – Wolf Pit (Wolfsgrube) loop from Rinnthal

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Freischbach Valley – Wolf Pit (Wolfsgrube) loop from Rinnthal

04:45

17.3km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 30, 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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475 m

Nice trail along the Queich

Highlight • Trail

In Rinnthal there is a nice path right on the Queich. Looks a little like a park.

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1.07 km

Freischärler Memorial (Battle of June 17, 1849)

Highlight • Monument

Inscription: "The volunteers for freedom, justice and unity died here on June 17, 1849."

“No one knows who erected this monument. [It] is reminiscent of a battle that was more of a skirmish. Actually, the democrats [irregulars] had believed that they could mobilize tens of thousands of men. But many people from the Palatinate refused to be mobilized. In the end, the revolution had 10,000 to 12,000 soldiers, but there were no weapons. When the enemy invaded the Palatinate in June 1849, they encountered little resistance. At a narrow point in the valley - steep mountains rise to the right and left - the democrats tried to stop the Prussians with a barricade. They forgot to secure the surrounding hills. From there, the monarchist troops fired on the defenders of the Free Palatinate. Eight of them died in the hail of bullets.” Source (quoted verbatim): “TAZ” from 03/22/2014
taz.de/Polithistorische-Radtour/!5045966

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4.44 km

Freischbach Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Attention, contrary to the route, please follow the stream to the right uphill and you will walk through a sunlit, romantic Bachtal

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7.59 km

Wooden Cabin at the Freischbachtal Trout Ponds

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful, idyllic trout ponds in the free creek valley with a beautiful wooden hut

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8.67 km

Wolf Pit (Wolfsgrube)

Highlight • Historical Site

In this pit, wolves were once lured with a meat bait and killed after jumping into the much deeper pit earlier.

See also: wilgartswiesen.com/sehens-und-erlebenswerten/wolfsgrube

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10.6 km

Bavaria Rocks

Highlight • Climb

The Bavariafelsen is a massive rock massif for climbers.
In spring, however, it is regularly closed for bird breeding.
It is imperative that you adhere to this lock.

There is actually no official path around the rock, but the climbers have made sure that a circumnavigation directly on the rock massif is easily possible.

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12.3 km

Bench with a view of the Queich Meadows

Highlight • Viewpoint

The bench is a little higher and shows some gorse growth, but the view over the wide meadows on the Queich is just great!

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14.3 km

Wilgartaburg Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Interesting but little-known castle ruins, which are a little off the beaten track of the Palatinate Forest's hiking routes.

A visit is still worth it.

If you want to whet your appetite for a visit to the castle, I recommend the following video by Norbert Heugel. As always, scientific authenticity and archaeological correctness cannot be guaranteed, but an entertaining explanation of the local conditions, which can be understood during your own inspection, is definitely.
Have fun watching.

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17.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

2.54 km

2.25 km

546 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.05 km

5.17 km

2.60 km

1.82 km

550 m

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

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Comments

May 6, 2023,Triftweg – Ruine Wiligartaburg Runde von Rinnthal

The highlights are back in Nirvana or something

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June 30, 2022,Rinntal - Queich- und Freischbachtal

Attention: There are only about 330 hm!!

A tour not for hot days and would also reschedule it. I would move the part after Wilgartaburg to the forest. Possibly include the castle tour here.

Paths: very few narrow paths, too much asphalt bike path and local roads. And a large part in the sun, which was not pleasant today with …

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October 22, 2023,Wilgartswiesen- Aufels-Wiligartaruine-PFALZ🍁🍂

Today we were drawn to the beautiful Palatinate. Our friend from the Palatinate also had the time and desire to accompany us, which made us happy. There was still a lot to tell.
Wilgertwiesen was our start. 4 off to Aufels...enjoyed the view and continued along narrow paths and through a mystical-romantic forest section with lots of original mushrooms. And …

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