Ritterstein 140: Stable – Palatine World Axis loop from Waldleiningen

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Waldleiningen

Ritterstein 140: Stable – Palatine World Axis loop from Waldleiningen

Moderate

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Ritterstein 140: Stable – Palatine World Axis loop from Waldleiningen

03:42

13.2km

260m

Hiking

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

Last updated: November 5, 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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21 m

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waldleiningen

Highlight • Religious Site

Opposite the Catholic Church is a small replica of the "Palatinate world axis" and the "Paul-Münch barn".

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120 m

Wild Boar Fountain (Wildsaubrunnen) in Waldleiningen

Highlight • Monument

Wild boars, deer, stags, owls, birds and other animals can be found at this beautiful village fountain in Waldleiningen - as stone shapes or carved into the large fountain stone. …

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613 m

Stone bench overlooking the Seewoog

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Rest bench under a rock and with a stone table as well as a beautiful view of the small forest pond "Seewoog", through which the Leinbach flows.

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861 m

Leinbach Spring

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The Leinbach rises in Waldleiningen, which meanders through a 12 km long "Leinbach Valley" and then finally flows into the Hochspeyerbach.

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3.41 km

Ritterstein 140: Stable

Highlight • Monument

It's not far from this Ritterstein to the Palatinate World Axis. There's a parking lot right next door, and then there's a nice big stone that proudly proclaims "Kaiserslautern".

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3.89 km

Picnic Area in Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve

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4.22 km

Palatine World Axis

Highlight • Monument

The "Pfaelzer Weltachs" goes back to a poem by Paul Münch, which states that the world axis is located in the center of the Palatinate state and the Pfalz was …

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4.76 km

Balken Spring

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The PWV knight's stone stands on Bundessstraße and indicates that the fountain is 160 steps away. The name of the fountain is derived from the vineyard beams that were previously …

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13.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

1.86 km

870 m

327 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

1.12 km

777 m

176 m

147 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

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Comments

September 18, 2024,Seewoog – Ritterstein Nr. 140: "Stall" Runde von Mölschbach

The hike is only suitable as a backpacking tour as no refreshment stop is possible. Many paths are overgrown. One section is no longer a path at all shortly before the B 48

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