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Ungeheuersee – Lindemannsruhe Forest Inn loop from Haardtrand - Am Schlammberg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Kallstadt

Ungeheuersee – Lindemannsruhe Forest Inn loop from Haardtrand - Am Schlammberg

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Ungeheuersee – Lindemannsruhe Forest Inn loop from Haardtrand - Am Schlammberg

03:30

11.8km

350m

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: March 5, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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269 m

Weilach Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

Large parking lot at the forester's cottage. Good starting point for many hikes in this area.

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922 m

PWV Forest Hut "In der Weilach"

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The forest hut is managed by the OG of the PWV Bad Dürkheim with success. The property offers two rooms and a large outdoor area with benches and tables. Open on weekends and public holidays.

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3.92 km

Laura Hut and Stone 'Lovers' Bench with View of the Rhine Plain

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great view!

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4.91 km

Krummholzer Stuhl (Roman quarry)

Highlight • Historical Site

"Roman quarry in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It was exploited for parts of the city wall in Worms and for stone coffins."

Source (quoted verbatim): tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/de/punkt/felsen/krummholzer-stuhl/13353106/#caml=a14,1cgehp,86n3qd,0,0

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The Ungeheuersee is a flat bog pond, which is fed by the Krumbach. As part of the only raised bog in this low mountain range, the lake has been protected as a natural monument since the 1930s. The name has nothing to do with monsters, but derives from the words "Unger" for forest pasture and "Heyer" for enclosures. A very idyllic place.

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5.95 km

Ganerbenweg and Ungeheuersee

Highlight • Trail

On the northern edge of the Lindemannsruhe hiking car park is the plaque with Otto Wilms' "Pälzer Prayer". There the first sign post with a black ax on a yellow background shows the way into the forest. On firm, partly rocky forest floor, the route leads through sparse forest to the Teufelsmauer, from where it runs parallel to the Leistadt historical circular hiking trail for a stretch. Passing the Teufelsbank you reach the Kanapee (approx. 100m off the main path), then you pass the Leininger Grenzstein and reach the "Soup Bowl" and the Krumholzer Stuhl, an old quarry. We head slightly down the slope towards the Ungeheuersee with the Palatinate Forest Association hut (open: mid-March to mid-November on Sundays and on all public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (November only until 5 p.m.) and from mid-May to mid-October also on Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.).
We continue along the edge of the lake, past the Herxheimer Brunnen, now a longer passage slightly uphill until the path meets the Pfälzer Weinsteig. In a southerly direction you now walk towards the Lindemannsruhe again. Shortly before the parking lot (km 6.2) the path leads west, then crosses the state road L518 and leads slightly offset again in a southerly direction to Heidenfels. Here it is worth taking a detour over the rough steps down into the sea of rocks at the foot of the Heidenfels with its impressive rock formations and overhangs.

After a short serpentine-like descent, the path leads without major inclines or declines over narrow paths through quiet mixed forest to the Geiersbrunnen, which was built in honor of the former district manager and later professor of forestry Karl Johann Gayer (*1822 - +1907). After a few 100 meters, the Bismarck Tower comes into view, whose upper viewing floor offers a wonderful 360° panoramic view over the Palatinate Forest and the Rhine plain (from May to October, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., November to April on Sunday and on public holidays 10am-4pm). The attached kiosk offers refreshments and snacks.

From the Bismarck Tower it is only a few steps back to the Lindemannsruhe car park with the Forsthausgaststätte

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9.21 km

Lindemannsruhe Forest Inn

Highlight • Mountain Hut

"In 1927, the municipality of Freinsheim decided to build a forester's lodge at the entrance to its approximately 436 hectare forest. At that time, the Bismarksturm on the 480m high Peterskopf had already stood for a quarter of a century. The forester's lodge received its name from the former head forester Lindemann. "
Source (quoted verbatim): stadt-freinsheim.de/freizeit/gehenswuerdigkeiten

There is also a bus connection here (line 489) from DÜW train station.

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9.93 km

Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf

Highlight • Monument

Monumental observation tower made of Palatinate Bunter Sandstone, erected in 1902 in honor of Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. During opening hours, you can climb the tower and enjoy a fantastic view of the Palatinate Forest and the Rhine plain from the platform.

Information about opening hours can be found here: tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/de/punkt/kiosk/bismarckturm/2933417.

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.24 km

3.87 km

593 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.24 km

3.28 km

3.09 km

180 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Weilach Trailhead Parking

PWV Forest Hut "In der Weilach"

Laura Hut and Stone 'Lovers' Bench with View of the Rhine Plain

Krummholzer Stuhl (Roman quarry)

Ungeheuersee

Ganerbenweg and Ungeheuersee

Lindemannsruhe Forest Inn

Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf

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