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Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südwestpfalz
Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

Long Ascent to Kuhnenkopf – View from Wegelnburg Castle loop from Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südwestpfalz
Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

Long Ascent to Kuhnenkopf – View from Wegelnburg Castle loop from Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

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Long Ascent to Kuhnenkopf – View from Wegelnburg Castle loop from Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

03:17

33.8km

870m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 13.3 km for 280 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.79 km

Historic Škoda steam locomotive at Bundenthal station

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An old locomotive next to the bike path to Dahn.

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5.19 km

Söller Airfield

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Very nice up there, next door is also a restaurant and an old fighter plane is still around.

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7.29 km

Long Ascent to Kuhnenkopf

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Nice long trail easy to ride on the ascent (incline always between 5 and 10 percent)!

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8.87 km

Kuhnenkopf Rock Formation

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Be sure to also visit the nearby Wegelnburg! One of the hotspots in the Palatinate Forest with a fantastic view

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9.45 km

Challenging but very nice trail with some views of the surroundings

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15.3 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

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Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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31.5 km

In Rumbach there is the best cream cake. 😋

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33.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

4.23 km

2.24 km

1.65 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

7.46 km

6.68 km

4.64 km

4.48 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

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Comments

October 3, 2022,MTB Park Pfälzer Wald - etwas gepimpte Tour Nr.15: Bundenthal
Today we finally went back to the Palatinate Forest, where I didn't really warm up to the official Tour 10 of the MTB Park at the beginning of the year. So now tour no. 15, which we "pimped" with the - very worthwhile - detour up to the Kuhnenkopf with subsequent trail descent from there (great view and pretty trail!). …

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I stuck to the official route for most of the kilometers, except for circling the small reservoir in Schönau and stopping off for ☕️ coffee and cake 🎂 in the last town before the finish, Rumbach.
Interval training - I rode the whole thing, or rather, when my thighs were bursting and/or my heart rate had skyrocketed, I took off …

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Since I didn't have time in the last two days, I was on my own today. I have made the MTB Tour 15 Bundenthal. I left out the really difficult passages, but there was still a really nice trail towards Wegelnburg. (past the Beissenberg and the Kuhnenkopf) I'm also a little proud of myself for having the courage to do …

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