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Rhineland-Palatinate

Südliche Weinstraße

Vorderweidenthal

Hockköpfel rock formation – Rötzen Cliffs loop from Darstein

Hiking trails & Routes

Rhineland-Palatinate

Südliche Weinstraße

Vorderweidenthal

Hockköpfel rock formation – Rötzen Cliffs loop from Darstein

Moderate

4.8

(957)

3,336

hikers

Hockköpfel rock formation – Rötzen Cliffs loop from Darstein

04:34

14.0km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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1

3.82 km

Rest area at the Dreiländereck (Three-Country Corner)

Highlight • Rest Area

Nicely designed rest area. Just do not know what it is about the tri-border region. I met a nudist hiking group here today.

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2

3.97 km

Dimbacher Häusel Rock Formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very beautiful rock formations and at the end still a great view!

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3

4.89 km

Hockköpfel rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Fantastic viewpoints over the largest contiguous forest area in Germany attract hikers and reward them for tours that require a certain level of fitness. The sandstone rocks are between 450 and 470 million years old.

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4

7.87 km

Dimbacher Falkenstein rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Dimbacher Falkenstein is part of a rocky reef that stretches across the entire Dimberg.

Rock: sandstone, colored sandstone
Max. Rock height: 25 m
Ø rock height: 15 m

More information at
felsinfo.alpenverein.de/index.php?mapId=82&option=com_content&view=article&id=840&fels=3509#scale=9027&centerX=877876&centerY=6305801&layers=1465218397,152917,0

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10.3 km

4-Burgen-Blick" shelter

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small refuge that is a bit off the tour. Nice view of the four castles (Ramburg, Neuscharfeneck, Trifels and Madenburg)!

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6

10.5 km

Rötzenberg

Highlight • Summit

A beautiful path over the mountain ridge

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7

10.8 km

Rötzen Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great vantage point with a view into the distance. You should have a head for heights to get to the top of the rock formation (crevice)!

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11.1 km

Dimbach Colored Sandstone Ridge Trail Forest Trail

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A really nice hiking trail. It's great to walk here on a narrow hiking trail. It is less suitable for strollers etc.

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14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.42 km

5.28 km

1.54 km

702 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

3.64 km

1.79 km

663 m

354 m

182 m

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Saturday 16 May

17°C

4°C

12 %

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