Schöne Aussicht Viewpoint – View of Katzenbach loop from Rockenhausen

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Schöne Aussicht Viewpoint – View of Katzenbach loop from Rockenhausen

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Schöne Aussicht Viewpoint – View of Katzenbach loop from Rockenhausen

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11.8km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.51 km

Wachthübel Memorial on Mariannesteig

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6.11 km

Schöne Aussicht Viewpoint

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Really great panoramic view. Simply worth seeing!

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9.11 km

View of Katzenbach

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Bench with a beautiful view of the village Katzenbach near Rockenhausen and the underlying Stahlberg

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9.19 km

View of Rockenhausen with bench

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Hiking in the Palatinate Mountains is attractive at all times of the year

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9.69 km

One of the largest Roman estates in the western Palatinate was excavated here between 1967 and 1973. The NE-facing show side was a good 65 m wide and was given an impressive effect by a columned porch (porticus) when you approached the manor house from the valley. The farm area was more than 200 hectares. The finds date the manor to the 2nd to 4th centuries AD.

Large wing buildings (risalite) attached to both sides of the rather small residential wing, which probably functioned as storerooms. A total of 10 rooms were grouped around the representative central room, five of which belonged to a bathing complex. The warm bath with seating area, cold pool and sweat room with floor heating were fed by pipes from a source above the main building. Such a thermal bath was part of every larger Roman estate.

The excavations also uncovered an imposing cellar (room Vlll}, which received light through two windows and had four beautiful round-arched niches. Several sewers below the foundations testify to a well-functioning water supply.

Walls bordered on both sides of the risalit buildings, which presumably enclosed the entire courtyard. Two rectangular outbuildings are shown north of the main house in the aerial photo. Katzenbach's villa rustica perished in a catastrophic fire in the 4th century.
Source: vici.org/vici/Villa_Rustica_(Katzenbach)/?lang=de

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10.4 km

View of Rockenhausen

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Beautiful view of Rockenhausen and the right time of the sunrise over the Donnersberg

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11.5 km

North Palatinate Local History Museum

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From the Donnersberg Celts, the 1848 Revolution, "Grumbeerbrieh" (Grain Brie) and Latwergebrot (Latwer Bread), to the famous "children" of the town of Rockenhausen – the North Palatinate Historical Society presents all kinds of interesting facts and sights from North Palatinate's local history in a completely redesigned and redesigned exhibition with audio and video stations on two levels.
Source: museum.de/museen/nordpfalzer-heimatmuseum-1
Two-and-a-half-story hipped-roof building, late-classical style, built in 1925, architect Peter Arnold, Rockenhausen

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11.7 km

Rockenhausen Train Station

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Foucault's pendulum has been swinging in the former railway water tower in Rocknhausen since mid-October 2020.
The inauguration was made up for the autumn festival in 2021.

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11.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

683 m

561 m

262 m

139 m

Surfaces

4.12 km

3.27 km

1.65 km

1.38 km

1.00 km

346 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

76 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

October 19, 2025,Auf den Spuren der Römer - Rockenhausen: 19 OKT 2025 12:09

Today was a leisurely hike following in the footsteps of the Romans, soaking up the October sun and enjoying the autumn colors. Plus, a picnic outdoors in the sun—what more could you need?

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March 10, 2022,Auf den Spuren der Römer zur Villa Rustica - Runde von Rockenhausen

This hike was described in the RHEINPFALZ on September 11th, 2021 and I have now also completed it. The first half is almost all uphill, but the effort is rewarded with great views.

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January 19, 2025,Auf den Spuren der Römer, Rockenhausen

A sunny, cool day and a beautiful landscape. The route is well signposted and offers beautiful views. Please note: At the T-junction after the long climb, a joker has twisted the sign; here you go to the right.

At one point we walked a short distance along a parallel path because the section of the actual route was quite muddy.

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October 8, 2023,Von Rockenhausen nach Schönborn zum Latwerchfest und wieder zurück🫐🍺🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🌲🌳🌄

Today a tour from Rockenhausen to the Latwerchfest in Schönborn and back to Rockenhausen. The condition of the paths is not great, but there is a wonderful view over the North Palatinate mountains. 🌞😉🤠🌄
I saw three different spellings of Latwerch at the festival. 🤠 That’s just how the Palatinate people are😉😃

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