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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
Elmstein

Heller Hut – Kaisergarten Trail loop from Elmstein

Hard

4.5

(26)

72

riders

Heller Hut – Kaisergarten Trail loop from Elmstein

04:44

49.1km

1,160m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 28.9 km for 829 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

13.8 km

Heldenstein Forester's Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very nice forester's house with good Palatine kitchen

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2

19.8 km

Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good place for a quick rest on a busy tour

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3

21.2 km

good to drive, but watch out for stones and roots (ok, that probably applies to the entire Palatinate Forest)

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4

22.0 km

Heller Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A wooden structure called Neustädter Hütte was built in 1900 and was replaced by a massive structure in 1910. The first major expansion took place in 1922 with the construction …

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5

22.0 km

Hellerhütte–Kaisergarten Trail

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Beautiful S1 trail from the Hellerhütte to the highest mountain in Lambrecht, the "Kaisergarten" (519 m above sea level). The trail is easy to ride as an uphill, with a …

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6

24.7 km

Kaisergarten Trail

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Really very nice trail to ride smoothly. Little space for oncoming traffic, and some hikers when the weather is nice.

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7

29.7 km

A beautiful landscape with beautiful flowing trails

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8

40.0 km

Erfenstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

According to legend, the castle Erfenstein was once connected with Spangenberg Castle (on the opposite side of the valley) by a leather bridge. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sage_von_der_Ledernen_Br%C3%BCcke

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42.5 km

Breitensteiner Klause

Lake

B

49.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.0 km

3.41 km

1.98 km

841 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.0 km

14.2 km

6.18 km

3.37 km

947 m

365 m

187 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Weather

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Saturday 7 November

7°C

3°C

20 %

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