Parking at Rahnenhof Trailhead – Rahnenhof Naturefriends House loop from Hertlingshausen

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

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Parking at Rahnenhof Trailhead – Rahnenhof Naturefriends House loop from Hertlingshausen

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Parking at Rahnenhof Trailhead – Rahnenhof Naturefriends House loop from Hertlingshausen

02:29

8.80km

190m

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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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Parking at Rahnenhof Trailhead

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Starting point for many hikes from Carlsberg-Hertlingshausen (e.g. "Leininger Klosterweg") - within walking distance to the "Naturfreundehaus Rahnenhof", where there is also a (smaller) hikers' car park.

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663 m

Narrow forest trail in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Nice narrow trail with heather and blueberries

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1.69 km

Rest Area at the Rundweg Sachsen / Falkenstein Trail Junction

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A double crossroads with paths in all directions as well as with a seating group and a little further away a single bench, next to which there is a particularly nice-looking signpost (with a wooden roof as "weather protection").

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4.18 km

Isenach Stream at Forsthaus Ritterstein

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A gently flowing stream winding through the forest near the Forsthaus - lovely to hear the water as you pass by.

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4.20 km

Ritterstein No. 279: Mittlere Isenach Forester’s House – Mattern Hut

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One of the 300 knight stones of the Palatinate Forest Association stands here and indicates the following:
The "Matternshütte" (= house of Heinz Mattern) stood here around 1794, then the …

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4.39 km

Isenach stream in the Palatinate Forest

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Again and again small jammed spots ..... treading water is a pleasure here

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5.98 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Isenach

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Along the Isenach there are - the further away you go from the Isenachweiher - hardly any crossing possibilities to the other side of the river. This one is - …

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8.73 km

Rahnenhof Naturefriends House

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The Naturfreundehaus Rahnenhof is located in the middle of the Palatinate Forest and Northern Vosges nature park and biosphere reserve. Our 44 rooms are equipped with 1 to 4 beds …

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