Luitpold Rock – Brunnenturm loop from Annweiler am Trifels

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Annweiler am Trifels

Luitpold Rock – Brunnenturm loop from Annweiler am Trifels

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Luitpold Rock – Brunnenturm loop from Annweiler am Trifels

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4.73km

210m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 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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491 m

Café/Restaurant "Zum Alten Kurhaus" in the "Jugendstilhotel Trifels"

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Elegant Art Nouveau villa, completely renovated, with its own restaurant, lounge, modern conference rooms with seminar equipment, club room, winter garden for dinner parties, sun terraces and barbecue evenings. Currently closed due to Corona, current information at pfalz.de/de/unterkunft/jugendstilhotel-trifels

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1.22 km

Sunken Lane to Trifels Castle

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Narrow path up to Trifels Castle directly from the parking spaces below in front of Bindersbach.

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2.10 km

Gerhard-Weber Trail

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Beautiful path through the deciduous forest.

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2.40 km

Trifels

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An impressive climbing crag. I particularly like the routes on the pillar: "Sought and Found" and the two pillar routes.

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2.43 km

Luitpold Rock

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Climbing rock below Trifels Castle.
Climbers can be observed here, especially on weekends.

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2.61 km

View of Queichtal and Annweiler from Near Trifels Castle

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Great view of the Queichtal Valley and far into the Palatinate Forest.
The towns visible are, from left: Wernersberg, Sarnstall, and Annweiler.

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2.71 km

Trifels Castle

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2.75 km

Brunnenturm

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On the way to Trifels Castle. Please note the castle's opening hours!

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4.73 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.64 km

1.29 km

896 m

878 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

984 m

470 m

453 m

178 m

134 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

July 26, 2022,Nach Annweiler am Trifels

Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed in the courtyard. That means someone always has to wait outside.

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August 10, 2025,zu Burg trifels

Spontaneous and unplanned old town of Annweiler and of course also to Trifels Castle

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June 4, 2022,Vom Parkplatz auf den Trifels

After the city tour, we climbed through a great forest up to Trifels Castle. Historically very interesting, we also came across the Staufer. Unfortunately there is not much left of the original.

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