Karlstal Gorge – Moosalb Spring Biotope loop from Landstuhl

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Schopp

Karlstal Gorge – Moosalb Spring Biotope loop from Landstuhl

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Karlstal Gorge – Moosalb Spring Biotope loop from Landstuhl

03:48

13.8km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Karlstalschlucht

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.80 km

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge you will find beautiful resting places by the babbling stream every few meters

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7.82 km

Three Majesties Rock

Highlight • Historical Site

The rock face with the metal plaque commemorates the meeting that took place here in 1862 between the then Bavarian King Ludwig I, the Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke Ludwig III and the Austrian Archduchess Hildegarde.

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7.93 km

Karlstal Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful trail along the Mosbachalp. You cross to the other side via beautiful wooden bridges. At the end of the gorge, stop for refreshments at the Klugschen Mühle.

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8.31 km

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The "Karlstal" is located near Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- nature reserve
- There is a path right by the stream
- "created around 1790
- designed …

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8.62 km

Hacke Monument with Stone Table

Highlight • Monument

Franz Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von Hacke entered the service of his native Electorate of the Palatinate. He became a Privy Councilor and Government Councilor and also held the rank of …

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9.30 km

Entrance to Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge, you walk along narrow paths beside a natural, rushing river. Accompanied by rock formations and idyllic spots, you repeatedly cross the river, a beautiful experience.

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9.88 km

Pavilion in the Karlstal gorge

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful pavilion in the middle of the Karlstal Gorge on the Moosalpe

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11.3 km

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Highlight • Natural

The Moosalbe has created an impressive valley over its 26 kilometers to where it flows into the Schwarzbach. It was once the basis for the operation of numerous hammer mills, …

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13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.99 km

3.18 km

1.86 km

1.24 km

959 m

552 m

Surfaces

6.80 km

2.42 km

1.52 km

1.36 km

913 m

449 m

332 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Comments

March 3, 2022,Von Trippststadt durch die Karlstalschlucht bis zum Naturfreundehaus Finsterbrunnertal

Today's tour into the Karlstal was led by a hiker who followed a hiking guide. We were disappointed that the author left out Wilenstein Castle and the former hermitage, which would have interested us very much and unfortunately we missed it.
Starting directly in Trippstadt, we first followed the red bar in the direction of Oberhammer. The path led us …

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December 29, 2022,Wanderung Trippstadt - Karlstal 17:20 Uhr 20.12.22

Most of the Eisenhüttenweg
Start Karlstal car park
trip town
long sole
Roman road
rolling pond
dark path
Friends of Nature House Finsterbrunner Tal
Karlstal

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June 10, 2022,Trippstadt - Finsterbrunnertal - Karlstal

Start at Trippstadt Castle
Past the sculptures "Untitled" and "from here" on paved and paved paths via Langensohl and Stelzenberg. Then through the forest to the Finsterbrunnertal to the beautiful part of the well-shaded hike along the Moosalbe to the Oberhammer

Refreshments
NFH Finsterbrunnertal
Unterhammer Cafe and
Klug mill

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