Gold Spring – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Weidenthal

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Weidenthal

Gold Spring – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Weidenthal

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Gold Spring – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Weidenthal

04:33

15.6km

410m

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: August 4, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 5.75 km for 328 m

Deliveries only

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.34 km

Esthaler Bänke Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

An unbelievable amount of seating, at least 3 tables and 2 benches each, plus a few places in the small shelter.

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2.38 km

Eschidler Bank Stone Marker

Highlight • Monument

The hiking friends of the newly founded local group Weidenthal in the Pfälzerwald association and members of the local group Esthal have upgraded the place „Eschdler Bänk“ with a memorial stone.

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4.67 km

Gold Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Gold Well is an artesian well or spring. The water pushes through the sand from below. This means that the surface is very calm, even though the spring delivers a lot of water.

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5.05 km

Breitenbach Drift Channel

Highlight • Structure

Here the stream is divided into 2 small channels.

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6.04 km

Wolf Gorge Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A beautiful hut with good, hearty Palatinate food and very reasonable prices. There is a small playground for children and the stream is perfect for splashing around. The large swing is a hit.

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7.70 km

Blick zur Kalmit

Viewpoint

10.4 km

Ritterstein 132: Stone Cross (1910)

Highlight • Monument

According to general opinion, this cross has no religious significance. It is also not supposed to have been erected for atonement or to remind people of the suffering and hardships …

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10.5 km

Stone signpost to the "three-tube fountain"

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful sandstone boulder with bright yellow lettering points the way to the Wassertalbrunnen (Water Valley Fountain), formerly known as the "Three-Pipe Fountain."

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12.6 km

Eselsohl Forest Parking Area with Picnic Benches

Highlight • Parking

Starting point for beautiful hikes (height: 438 meters); also designated as the “Strawberry Head” forest car park; nice seating area on site.

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.16 km

5.81 km

389 m

173 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

4.64 km

389 m

162 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

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Comments

February 15, 2025,Pfalz #05-2025 Weidenthal - Wolfsschluchthütte ❄️🥾🎒☕️🌭

EKS in the Wolfsschluchthütte - delicious food and friendly hut team

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September 14, 2025,🚶🏼‍♀️ Unbekannte Pfade in Esthal - oder das Monster im Nacken

Dear Komoot friends, fellow hikers, and tour watchers,

Today I hiked off the Esthal Fountain Trail on unfamiliar paths in the Esthal Forest. Narrow and wider paths, lots of Palatinate stones, the Goldbrunnen fountain, because it's just so beautifully situated, and I also stopped at the Wolfsschluchthütte (Wolf's Gorge Hut). This hike is really easy, there are numerous rest stops …

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