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Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate

Gelterswoog Lake Loop – Ruins of Hohenecken Castle loop from Gelterswoog

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate

Gelterswoog Lake Loop – Ruins of Hohenecken Castle loop from Gelterswoog

Moderate

4.4

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151

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Gelterswoog Lake Loop – Ruins of Hohenecken Castle loop from Gelterswoog

02:55

10.7km

160m

Hiking

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

Last updated: February 14, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Täler und Verlandungszone am Gelterswoog

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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561 m

Gelterswoog Lake Loop

Highlight • Lake

The Gelterswoog is a reservoir that always provides great motifs for photography.

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563 m

View of Gelterswoog

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The Gelterswoog is a reservoir on the district of the Westphalian city of Kaiserslautern (Rhineland-Palatinate). Three valley cuts of its tributaries, including the Walkmühl and the Kolbental with Kolbenwoog and …

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1.21 km

one of the tributaries to the Gelterswoog.

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4.05 km

very nice trail through the forest.

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5.13 km

Located right next to the forest playground - for children up to 80

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5.69 km

Ruins of Hohenecken Castle

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Exciting castle ruins and great vantage point on the area. Parts of the castle date back to the 12th century. Especially the 25 meter wide shield wall and the pentagonal …

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6.36 km

The first resident of the castle was the knight Reinhard von Lautern and his family. His son Siegfried was the first to call himself "von Hoheneck". In the 16th century, …

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6.47 km

St. Rochus Chapel, Hohenecken

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Saint Roch, to whom this Kaiserslautern chapel is dedicated, was born in Montpellier, France, in the middle of the 14th century. He is popularly known - along with Saint Sebastian …

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10.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.50 km

2.97 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.48 km

3.50 km

840 m

710 m

628 m

493 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Monday 11 May

11°C

2°C

43 %

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