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Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Helmbachweiher Car Park – Helmbach Forester's Lodge loop from Grünberg

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Helmbachweiher Car Park – Helmbach Forester's Lodge loop from Grünberg

Moderate

4.4

(13)

38

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Helmbachweiher Car Park – Helmbach Forester's Lodge loop from Grünberg

02:09

7.26km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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29 m

Helmbachweiher Car Park

Highlight • Parking

You will always find a parking space here

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2

291 m

Helmbachweiher Pond and Boardwalk

Highlight • Lake

Idyllic small lake with a nice refreshment stop - specialty Dampfnudeln (Caution! Only on selected days)
The jetty is currently closed with the sign "Entry Forbidden - Danger to life" but is also pretty to look at from the shore.

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833 m

Kohlbrunnen Spring (Ritterstein No. 99)

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is one of over 300 knight's stones of the Palatinate Forest Association. He points out a spring that pushes up water from below (in a small pond) and is located on the Kohlbach.

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3.96 km

Ritterstein No. 87: Venninger Tower

Highlight • Monument

The knight's stone No. 87 documents the carpenters' room at the time. In this area the wood for the construction of the Venningen church tower was felled. The knight's stone …

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5

3.99 km

Lambrecht Naturefriends House in the Kohlbach Valley

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful Palatinate Forest hut that is definitely worth a break. You can also spend the night here

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6

6.61 km

Kohlbach Trail in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve

Highlight • Trail

Pleasant path in the forest, always along the Kohlbach

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7

6.93 km

Helmbach Forester's Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The "Pfälzer Hüttensteig" hikes right past this great (private!) property with large grounds (horses, chickens).

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7.26 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.07 km

421 m

377 m

253 m

122 m

Surfaces

5.60 km

1.10 km

253 m

181 m

122 m

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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