Three Majesties Rock – Karlstal Gorge loop from Trippstadt

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Three Majesties Rock – Karlstal Gorge loop from Trippstadt

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Three Majesties Rock – Karlstal Gorge loop from Trippstadt

02:15

8.11km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.73 km

Trippstadter Schloss

Castle

2.32 km

Tor Sculpture (Sculpture Trail Trippstadt-Stelzenberg)

Highlight • Monument

A big gate in the middle of the meadows, which was called a head. Maybe this should be interpreted as access to the castle ruin Wilenstein.

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3.69 km

Klug'sche Mill (Wilensteiner Mill)

Highlight • Restaurant

The Klug'sche Mühle or Wilensteiner Mühle, like some of the former mills and hammer mills, is a gastronomic facility. On the way through the valley of the Moosalbe including the Karlstal Gorge, it offers an ideally located stop.

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4.31 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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4.33 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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4.43 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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4.81 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 by Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell, (master gardener)
- was an extension of the Trippstadt palace garden into a landscape park in the English style
- In 1862 King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Grand Duke Ludwig III of Hesse and Archduchess Hildegard of Austria visited (a black plaque commemorates the visit)
- Further information: zentrum-pfaelzerwald.de/zentrum-pfaelzerwald/sehen-erleben/felsen-schluchten/karlstalschlucht and
trippstadt.de/entzüge/karlstalschlucht.html
- Highly frequented during the holiday periods and in top hiking weather
- it should be the most visited valley in the Palatinate Forest
- more pictures: komoot.de/highlight/349889

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5.12 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 Lieutenant Colonel. He was also a Knight of Malta and a Knight of the Wittelsbach Order of St. Hubert. Until his death, he succeeded his father, who died in 1752, as Chief Master of the Hunt, having previously held the office with him for a time.

On October 9, 1756, Elector Karl Theodor appointed the Baron as Electorate of the Palatinate's Ambassador and Minister Plenipotentiary in Vienna. At the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756, negotiations for a protection treaty with Austria for the Duchy of Jülich were conducted through him.

Franz Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von Hacke was only able to hold this office for just under a year. On September 4, 1757, around 7 a.m., on his return journey from the Palatinate to Vienna, he was asleep in his carriage on board a ship traveling down the Danube. The ship struck the bridge near Kelheim, and Hacke fell overboard and drowned. Contemporary sources report that some of his luggage was recovered. This suggests that the entire carriage, with the sleeping ambassador, plunged into the river during the accident.
Source: Wikipedia

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5.18 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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8.11 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.37 km

3.02 km

498 m

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.23 km

2.85 km

745 m

591 m

447 m

154 m

103 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

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Comments

September 11, 2021,Durch die Karlstalschlucht 🏞️ 11.09.21

We started from the parking lot at the Klug'sche Mühle, follow the hiking trail up to the Wilenstein castle ruins through Wilensteinerhof, past the Ziegelbrunnen, we follow the path no No. 4 on a beautiful forest path to the Chapel of the Assumption of Mary in Neuhof we cross the Kottelbach and then we turn right and follow the forest …

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January 23, 2022,Wander dich Glücklich - Tour 19

Most beautiful kilometer in the Palatinate Forest

Magnificent natural experience of the Karlstal Gorge

Rocks are the trademark of the Palatinate and so it is not surprising that many gorges have formed. They are all beautiful - and walking through a gorge is usually an uplifting feeling. The natural Karlstal Gorge is still something very special.

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July 28, 2024,🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️Karlstalschlucht Trippstadt CP Sägemühle

Small evening arrival and digestive tour through the Karlstal Gorge near Trippstadt. This corner of the Palatinate is practically new territory for us and will be explored with the 🚵‍♂️ over the next 4 days.

Let's see 😜

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