Picnic Area Above Hochspeyer loop from Hochspeyer

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Hochspeyer

Picnic Area Above Hochspeyer loop from Hochspeyer

Hard

4.2

(20)

hikers

Picnic Area Above Hochspeyer loop from Hochspeyer

05:05

17.9km

400m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.10 km

Picnic Area Above Hochspeyer

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice place above Hochspeyer. Nice resting place if you have a little more in mind.

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4.72 km

Ritterstein 263: Memorial to Forester Emil Haupt

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The Ritterstein, which is maintained by the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV), bears the ordinal number 263. It is located on a beautiful picnic area and is intended to commemorate the …

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6.88 km

Griesenfels (Ritterstein No. 154)

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The Griesenfels lies at the entrance to the Leinbachtal. He is an overhanging rock with benches. In the rock the name of the PWV-Ritterstein No. 154, Griesenfels PWV, is incorporated.

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7.72 km

Biedenbacher Woog and log-driving installation (Triftanlage)

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Well-preserved remains of a drift, which served for the floating transport of firewood. The Woog, also called Triftklausen, was used to store and deliver water in times of low natural inflows.

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7.83 km

Forest trail with stone steps and bridge in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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A really beautiful forest path runs here

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10.5 km

Information Pavilion at Frankenstein Castle

Highlight • Monument

Next to the pavilion there is a lovely seating area with a table under a linden tree; unfortunately the only place to rest at the castle ruins.
In the open …

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17.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

4.44 km

663 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

2.82 km

1.84 km

1.40 km

228 m

122 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

32 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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Comments

October 30, 2024,Frankenstein - Hochspeyer

We started in thick fog, which cleared over time. Right at the beginning before the climb to the castle there were signs saying "Windbreak, enter at your own risk...". But it went quite well, just not in flip-flops. Later, however, shortly before the descent into the Leinbach valley (picture 14), we couldn't get through anymore, we had to go down …

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