Karlstal Gorge – Three Majesties Rock loop from Landstuhl

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Schopp

Karlstal Gorge – Three Majesties Rock loop from Landstuhl

Moderate

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(300)

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Karlstal Gorge – Three Majesties Rock loop from Landstuhl

02:35

9.62km

110m

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: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Karlstalschlucht

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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80 m

Nature Friends House Finsterbrunnertal

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Hearty Palatinate cuisine, but also exotic things like game sausage. Nicely laid out area.

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516 m

Barefoot Path

Highlight • Structure

Barefoot Trail
Here you can test out the different surfaces 🤔

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5.11 km

Entrance to Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge, you walk along narrow paths beside a natural, rushing river. Accompanied by rock formations and idyllic spots, you repeatedly cross the river, a beautiful experience.

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5.46 km

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The "Karlstal" is located near Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- nature reserve
- There is a path right by the stream
- "created around 1790
- designed …

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5.55 km

Karlstal Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful trail along the Mosbachalp. You cross to the other side via beautiful wooden bridges. At the end of the gorge, stop for refreshments at the Klugschen Mühle.

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5.96 km

The rock face with the metal plaque commemorates the meeting that took place here in 1862 between the then Bavarian King Ludwig I, the Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke Ludwig III and the Austrian Archduchess Hildegarde.

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5.97 km

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge you will find beautiful resting places by the babbling stream every few meters

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6.74 km

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A beautiful, refreshing spring biotope. Very idyllic located on the, flowing through reeds, Moosalb. It is under conservation. It is asked not to remove the moss.

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9.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.65 km

4.39 km

356 m

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.13 km

1.07 km

629 m

356 m

302 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

May 25, 2026,🚶🏼‍♀️Karlstal - Moosalbe - Wald

Sometimes it's worth getting up early. Today, shortly after 8 am at the Naturfreundehaus Finsterbrunner Tal, we went along the Moosalbe through the Karlstal and then back through the forest above. The warm temperatures were easy to bear and there wasn't much going on in the morning. The viewpoint above the NFH adds a bit of elevation gain to the …

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March 19, 2023,Karlstalschlucht und Finsterbrunnertal

Finally back in the woods! And because I'm so out of practice, I didn't want to start again immediately with 20 km of Weinsteig... Quite apart from the fact that rain was predicted again and again. A nice tour by the water and through the gorge, although it's definitely much nicer in summer.

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December 8, 2024,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼 Und ob ich schon wanderte im Finsterbrunner Tal…

... I wasn't afraid of any misfortune. The path was easy to walk and the Bienenstich in Cafe Unterhammer was great. The Karlstal was wonderfully empty today. In fact, everyone was probably at the Christmas markets 😂. By the way, blacksmithing courses have been offered at Unterhammer since this year. The historic blacksmith shop is really well done and more …

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January 28, 2024,Schönwettertour rund um die Karlstal Schlucht

We had to go out again in this great weather, but we were already late. That's why we drove directly to the vicinity of Trippstadt, more precisely to the Finsterbrunnen + Karlstal. We head towards the Karlstal Gorge on beautiful forest paths. A recommended tour! 👍

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January 21, 2024,Trippstadt - Karlstalschlucht

Wishes for today's hike with a friend were: forest, not so many meters in altitude, it should be beautiful. 😊 The tour inspiration from @Supermanu on Monday came at just the right time. Thanks for that! 🤗. So we went to Trippstadt and started our hiking tour from a parking lot right on the hiking trail.
The paths along the …

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August 29, 2021,Große Runde Finsterbrunner Naturfreunde und Karlstal

Always wanted to be on top of the supervisory rock. Has a really alpine climbing character 😃 Beautiful mixed forest with ferns and heather ❤️ At some point the path no longer existed and we bravely ran through the thicket 🙈 It worked. As a wilderness station was set up here (because camera surveillance did not take a photo) they …

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June 12, 2024,Zauberhafte Karlstalschlucht 😍🚶‍♀️🐆🌤️

With the nice weather, I only made it until lunchtime with my dad. We hadn't been to the Karlstal Gorge for a long time, so let's go😅. We started at the NFH Finsterbrunnertal. After just a few meters we heard the rippling of the Moosalbe☺️. Bizarre trees line the beautiful path and the idyll creates instant relaxation 🥰. It's so …

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June 25, 2024,🍇🥾💧mit dem frühen Vogel Karlstalschlucht 🚶🏻‍♀️

So, now I'm getting old 🧓🏻
I actually forgot to post this beautiful tour 🫣
This much:
Wonderfully pleasant temperatures, lush green, not all the inscriptions found, perfect paths. On the way back, the engine noise from the main road is a bit annoying, but the time is okay. Simply wonderful. As a treat, we had a beer 🍺 (non-alcoholic, …

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