Gleisweiler – Giant Sequoia loop from Gleisweiler

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Gleisweiler – Giant Sequoia loop from Gleisweiler

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Gleisweiler – Giant Sequoia loop from Gleisweiler

01:26

5.07km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Faulenberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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78 m

Town Hall with "Reitschulplatz"

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The "Reitschulplatz" in front of the Gleisweiler town hall was designed by the painter and sculptor Herbert Lorenz (born 1916 in Chemnitz; died 2013 in Gleisweiler).
The current town hall …

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383 m

Gleisweiler

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It is worth visiting the spa park Gleisweiler with its interesting tree species and its sun temple.

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734 m

Gleisweiler Forest Car Park with View of the Rhine Valley

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You are lucky if you can still find a parking space on a Sunday ;-)

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2.85 km

Historic forest shower on the Hainbach (Gleisweiler)

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The forest shower in Gleisweiler is built of sand-lime bricks and it is proven to be the only existing plant of this kind in Germany. The water temperature ranges between eight and twelve degrees Celsius.
Source: walddusche.de/Web/Web11.html

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3.30 km

Kildemöhle Trail

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Nice little way down into the valley in the direction of forest shower.

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3.78 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Pfälzerwald

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There are great views here!

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4.54 km

Giant Sequoia

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This giant sequoia (country of origin: California, USA) was planted around 1880. It stands at the entrance to the beautiful, exotic landscape garden of the "Privatklinik Bad Gleisweiler". (There are …

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4.76 km

Prot. Church Gleisweiler (Martin-Bucer-Kirche)

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Beautiful imposing church with the parish priest on the side.

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5.07 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.82 km

1.66 km

1.49 km

101 m

Surfaces

1.98 km

1.08 km

993 m

786 m

119 m

109 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

11°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

November 22, 2021,Dörfer Südpfalz: Gleisweiler "Pfälzisches Nizza"

With more than 50 summer days, the region around Gleisweiler is one of the warmest in Germany. No wonder that Gleisweiler calls itself Nice in the Palatinate. It is also clear that you need to cool down more often at these temperatures.
In 1848 the doctor Dr. Ludwig Schneider the forest shower in the Hainbachtal. As early as 1844 he …

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April 2, 2026,Gleisweiler: Durch das "pfälzische Nizza" und zur historischen Walddusche

Gleisweiler is not called the "Pfalzische Nizza" (Palatinate Nice) for nothing. And so today it drew us back into the alleys of this idyllic little town. Of course, we made some discoveries again, e.g. the Paper Museum in the Kurpfälzisches Zehnthof! There we also learned that the nickname for the inhabitants of Gleisweiler is "Gleisweiler Sandhasen" (Gleisweiler Sand Hares)! (A …

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January 21, 2023,Hainbachtal - Walddusche | Gleisweiler

🌨 Magical winter ❄️
Anja had an appointment at the dog groomer in the early afternoon. If it had been this morning, we would certainly have gone to the Landauer or Trifelsblickhütte again 🤷‍♀️

Nevertheless, there was enough time to walk along the Hainbach again. Of course also at the forest shower. There you can chill in the cool shade …

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June 13, 2022,Kleine Runde zur Walddusche Gleisweiler

With the dog a cozy, shady round from Gleisweiler. We started at the hiking map, but there is also a parking lot. In the stream valley, people can cool their feet and dogs can cool their paws.
Great for hot days and can be extended as desired.

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