Heimelstein – Rödelstein loop from Wernersberg

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Heimelstein – Rödelstein loop from Wernersberg

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Heimelstein – Rödelstein loop from Wernersberg

02:39

8.00km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. 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

Bus stop

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1.24 km

Wachtfels Viewpoint above Wernersberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very beautiful rock directly over Wernersberg with a great view of the village and the castle Trifels.
On the rock there is a cross close to the abyss.
Very rewarding goal!

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2.19 km

View of Wernersberg and the 3 castles

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This highlight is on the Keschdeweg and a pennant says "Beautiful view" but unfortunately not of Trifels Anebos and Scharfeneck, but only over the roofs of Wernersberg.

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3.02 km

Heimelstein

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A really great beaten path that leads right here along the long rock massif - on my hike today, probably the most beautiful section of the route.

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4.56 km

Rödelstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great rock massif, the path climbs along the massif.

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4.71 km

Rödelstein (rock gap)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great rock formation, as you often find it around here.

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4.73 km

Osterbrünnel

Highlight • Natural Monument

The inscription at the well reads:
"It's an old story, from here come the little children".
Above is the image of a stork.

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6.54 km

Bench with a View of the Rothenberg

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This view and bench is located on the southeastern slope of the Rothenberg.
The name of the highlight is appropriate and well chosen.
The path to the highlight is suitable …

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8.00 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.84 km

2.81 km

1.22 km

596 m

518 m

Surfaces

3.47 km

1.87 km

1.50 km

774 m

340 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

24°C

11°C

40 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

March 14, 2024,20240314 RP Wernersberg Rothenberg

With yesterday's great weather, the Palatinate once again invited us to go on a hike, and we followed suit.
After the foggy journey, we climbed the adjacent road to the north from the parking lot of the Schützenhaus Wernersberg, kept to the right, continued uphill and landed at the foot of the Wachtfelsen with the sun in our view.
But …

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June 30, 2024,Wir sind nicht aus Zucker, Hamlets Geburtstag 😅🌧🙃

Weeks ago, @Tanja & Hamlet🐶 mit Luna im ❤️en asked me if we had time to celebrate Hamlet's 3rd birthday. Even though I still had to work the night shift, I said yes🙃. It was going to be a short hike. The weather forecast was poor but we weren't impressed😅. We bravely set off in the drizzle. A detour (komoot …

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June 10, 2026,Moosgrün 🟢 Buntsandstein 🟤 und ein Fels 🪨 der über allem wacht 🤩

Everything was so beautifully vibrant green today 🌱🌱and it smelled so good after the rain 🌧. The Heimelsteine 🪨 are a rock massif with always some rock overhangs, and a beautiful path leads along here 🥰. At the Rödelstein 🪨, also a rock massif, I felt so tiny 🙃 The rock faces tower hugely into the sky. Very impressive 🤩. …

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February 18, 2024,Rödelstein – Wachtfels - Heimelstein - Runde von Wernersberg

It was windy and cool in Wernersberg today. I had to look for the way several times. Somehow it felt like late autumn. I thought the rock with the carved Annweiler / Wernersberg border from 1777 was cool. 🌲🌲🌲

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September 14, 2024,DEU-PB: Wernersberg - Wachtfels - Rothenfels/Rödelstein - Heimelstein

A short repeat hike near Wernersberg.

To start with, there was the steep climb up the Wachtfels, which always offers a fantastic view over Wernersberg, Geiersteine, Runder Hut and to the east over Trifels, Anebos, Scharfeneck at any time of year.

With Rothenfels/Rödelstein and Heimelstein, there were two more large rock massifs to admire.

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November 14, 2025,Wernersberg: Rund um den Rothenberg - mit einigen unwegsamen Felsenpfaden und spektakulären Aussichten am Wachtfelsen

Today I was determined to visit the Wachtfelsen (Watch Rock), having admired it several times from Wernersberg and its surrounding meadows.

However, the first part of my hike along the Heimelstein and Rödelstein rock formations wasn't so enjoyable, as the paths along these otherwise beautiful rock formations were sometimes difficult to find due to the dense foliage. As a result, …

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February 1, 2023,Wernersberg - wir können auch chaotisch 🙈😅😜

So what happened to the tour? 🙈 😅

Unfortunately, neither of us are fit this week, but it doesn't stop us from going into the woods for a short lap. Fresh air is always good and we actually feel a lot better outside. Nevertheless, we have to take it easy, so only a short lap today.

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October 20, 2021,DEU-PB: Wernersberg - Wachtfels - Rothenfels/Rödelstein - Heimelstein

A short hike near Wernersberg.
At the start there was the steep ascent to the Wachtfels, which simply always offers a fantastic view of Wernersberg, Geiersteine, Runder Hut and to the east of Trifels, Anebos, Scharfeneck.
With Rothenfels / Rödelstein and Heimelstein, there were two other large rock massifs to be admired.

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