Hiking loop from Frankweiler

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Hiking loop from Frankweiler

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Hiking loop from Frankweiler

02:18

7.71km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Haardtrand - Käfernberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Parking

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199 m

View of the Rhine plain from the Haardtrand

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You have a nice view from the path at the edge of the forest and there are also some benches. But this place also offers shade!

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1.76 km

Historic forest shower on the Hainbach (Gleisweiler)

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The forest shower in Gleisweiler is built of sand-lime bricks and it is proven to be the only existing plant of this kind in Germany. The water temperature ranges between eight and twelve degrees Celsius.
Source: walddusche.de/Web/Web11.html

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2.32 km

Hainbach Stream and Fish Ladder Below Teufelsberg

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Make sure to turn off at the forest shower sign, great path, also very suitable for children 👍🏾

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2.35 km

Historic Forest Water Channel Along the Hainbach

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At some point, the water for the "Historic Forest Shower" will be diverted from the Hainbach and led through a small, open canal along the path to the forest shower. …

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4.02 km

Landau hut at the Zimmerbrunnen (PWV)

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Where the Landauer Hütte stands today, carpenters worked for the construction of Neuscharfeneck Castle in the 13th century. This is less than a kilometer away in a northwesterly direction. Later, …

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5.29 km

Bench With View of Trifels Castle

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In summer, the view is quite limited here: straight ahead you can see the Rhine plain, and on the far right you can even see the Trifels in the distance …

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6.58 km

Ringelsberghütte (PWV Frankweiler)

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The Ringelsberghütte is located at an altitude of 448 meters. Beautiful terrace and really rustic Palatinate Forest hut. Top!

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7.20 km

View of the Former Frankweiler Quarry

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Here on the trail you are only by the sign on the quarry attention, which lies under one - later than I was with the car on the way back, I could recognize him well.

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