Dicker Stein Lookout Tower – Heller Hut loop from Lambrecht (Pfalz)

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Lambrecht

Dicker Stein Lookout Tower – Heller Hut loop from Lambrecht (Pfalz)

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Dicker Stein Lookout Tower – Heller Hut loop from Lambrecht (Pfalz)

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16.4km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 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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2.10 km

Beautiful viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view over the wooded hills of the Palatinate

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2.57 km

Dicker Stein Lookout Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view over Lambrecht especially in the evening hours

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3.69 km

Heathland Trail in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve

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great view, beautiful vision.

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5.25 km

Breite Loog boundary stone and Ritterstein No. 255

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The Palatinate Forest always provides a change, as this dance floor in the middle of the forest.

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7.45 km

A wooden structure called Neustädter Hütte was built in 1900 and was replaced by a massive structure in 1910. The first major expansion took place in 1922 with the construction of the main house, in which the original hut was converted into a porch.

In 1924, the first water supply was implemented by installing a pump system. With the addition of the left wing in 1931, the second major expansion took place.

After the Second World War, the hut fell to the children's and youth association "Die Falken". After the hut was returned in 1949, extensive repair work was necessary. A power supply was only established in 1974/75.

The third expansion through the addition of the right wing took place in 1982/83.

The hut received media attention in 1961 through the criminal activities of the Kimmel gang, named after its leader Bernhard Kimmel, who shot the hut owner Karl Wertz on New Year's Eve 1960/1961. A knight's stone was erected in memory of the hut owner.

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8.95 km

Highest Point of Lieselottensteig

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If there weren't a sign indicating the highest point at 558m, this would be a very inconspicuous point

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11.0 km

Kleine Ebene Shelter

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The small level is above the Kaltenbrunner Hütte. She is a path spider from which eight paths branch off. Nice hut with benches.

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12.6 km

Naturefriends' House Heidenbrunnental

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The Naturfreundehaus is a great place to stop off on your hikes in the Palatinate Forest. It is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you want to stay longer, you can also stay overnight here. You can find more information at naturfreundehaus-neustadt.de.

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16.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

3.41 km

1.20 km

174 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.90 km

5.34 km

1.22 km

407 m

243 m

212 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

10°C

6°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 37.0 km/h

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Comments

January 4, 2025,🇩🇪 Von Lambrecht zur Hellerhütte

Haven't been to the Palatinate for a long time. And then for the first time in days, clear skies without a permanent cloud cover? So let's go to Lambrecht!

With beautiful views over Lambrecht, we head into the forest, where we go up a good bit to the Stone of Balance, which was really needed, as it was a bit …

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January 4, 2025,Lambrecht Hellerhütte-Heidelandschaft zum Schorle-Äquator

It's hard to believe, but there are days when it's worth getting up just for a single word. My word of the week is spritzer equator! But first things first.

It's still winter. It's colder than ever (purely personal), so the carcass is still in the aforementioned winter yuck! And if I haven't mentioned it yet, I'm ready for summer. …

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October 17, 2021,Pfalz: von Lambrecht zur Hellerhütte

Very varied and hilly tour with two rest stops along the way.

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October 10, 2021,Naturfreundehaus Heidenbrunnertal-Hellerhütte- Runde von Neustadt a.d.Weinstraße

A really nice, varied tour and we had absolutely great weather! At first the fog was still there, so it looked like we were walking above the clouds. Most of the route follows the Palatinate Hut Tour, which of course suited us very well 😜🤪🤪🥂🍾🍷The Heller Hut is in a very idyllic location in the forest and, as always, provided …

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November 29, 2024,🔝Genusswanderung 👌👍zum Naturfreundehaus Heidenbrunnental

We started our hike today in the Kaltenbrunner Valley at the forest restaurant of the same name.

Right from the start, it was a pretty steep climb for about three kilometers. The entire tour was exclusively on single trails of the S1, S2, S3 and S4 categories.

Simply beautiful paths.👍👍👍

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April 5, 2024,Pfälzerwald-Runde ab Naturfreundehaus Heidenbrunnental

That was beautiful...
A recommendation from Komoot...partly new, partly familiar...in short...great paths, great views, wonderful, lonely silence in the forest, great hand cheese...real recommendation ‼️👍👣🐾🐾

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November 29, 2024,Wanderung zum Naturfreundehaus Heidenbrunnental Pfalz

Today, at 0 degrees, we drove to Neustadt an der Weinstraße to go on a wonderful hike to the Naturfreundehaus Heidebrunnental. The Liselottensteig took us straight to the highest point of the tour, at an altitude of 558m. The sun also took pity on us and peeked through the bare trees, making the hike even more enjoyable. A stop at …

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May 29, 2022,Lambrecht-Kaisergarten-Breite Loog-Hellerhütte-Lambrecht/Wanderung

Quiet forest tour, mostly narrow nature trails, some steep climbs with beautiful views, ideal for me and my fat beagle. Opportunities to stop off in Lambrecht, at the Hellerhütte and in the Naturfreundehaus Heidenbrunner Tal.... Well then, Cheers to the Palatinate! 👍

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