Trail Along the Schwarzbach – Burgalbsprung Spring loop from Waldfischbach

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Waldfischbach-Burgalben

Trail Along the Schwarzbach – Burgalbsprung Spring loop from Waldfischbach

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Trail Along the Schwarzbach – Burgalbsprung Spring loop from Waldfischbach

02:58

39.2km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.56 km

Trail Along the Schwarzbach

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful route through the forest along the Schwarzbach.

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10.5 km

Natural streambed of the Schwarzbach

Highlight • River

16.0 km

Ramschel-Weiher

Lake

16.3 km

Charcoal kilns in the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Monument

Here, as can be read on the billboard, towards the end of the Second World War, charcoal was produced as "alternative fuel" for the forestry service vehicles.

After the end of the war, the ovens were operated for about six years by the French occupation forces. The combustion chambers are still in good condition - an exciting stopover.

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16.8 km

Schwarzbachtal Scenic View

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enjoy stopping

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18.8 km

Burgalbsprung Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Burgalb goes a little further downhill into the Schwarzbach. The small stream gives you a nice opportunity to roll down the river on relaxed forest paths in the western Palatinate Forest. Only in Waldfischbach-Burgalben does the landscape clear and you drive out of the whale. If you want, you can follow the Schwarzbach from here to the Bliestal.

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18.8 km

Ritterstein No. 101: Burgalbsprung

Highlight • Monument

This is one of over 300 knight's stones of the Palatinate Forest Association. After the previous KOMOOT highlight was deleted, I am re-creating it (especially for all Ritterstein fans) - together with my comments from July 28th, 2022:
Beautiful, large knight's stone, directly to the right of a steep stone staircase that continues upwards on the "Palatinate Forest Path" from the Burgalbweiher. The “PWV” abbreviation typical of Rittersteine is located at the bottom right (sometimes overgrown).

The Ritterstein points to “the source of the Burgalb, which rises in the Burgalbweiher” and flows into the Schwarzbach a little later at the Pferdebrunnenweiher. [...] One half of the artistically designed, former fountain bowl from the Trippstadt castle garden serves as a socket for the overflow of the Burgalbweiher. The other half of the bowl is in Karlstal near the Gienanth manor house. It served there as a flower bowl.
Heidelsburg is said to be the name of the forest stream 'Burgalb' and the town of 'Burgalben', at least as far as the word part 'castle' is concerned. It was located in the valley on the southern flank of the Dreisammerberg (Eitelmann 2005) about 3.5 kilometers upstream (Dolch 1991, p. 85)." Source (quoted verbatim): kuladig.de Objektansicht/KLD- 279031

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20.4 km

Johanniskreuz

Highlight • Natural Monument

Johanniskreuz is located in the center of the Palatinate Forest.

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28.3 km

Barrow Graves in the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Historical Site

39.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.5 km

3.86 km

2.74 km

573 m

391 m

135 m

Surfaces

20.2 km

11.9 km

4.85 km

1.65 km

652 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

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Comments

May 7, 2024,Fahrradtour die zweite für's Stadtradeln - Radweg 21:00 Uhr 07.05.24

Cycle path from Heltersberg
to Geiselberg
to Waldfischbach
through the Schwarzbachtal
to Clausensee and further
to Burgalbsprung
the cycle path back to
Heltersberg 🚴‍♀️🌳🍀

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