Kolmerberg Chapel Dörrenbach – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Bad Bergzabern

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Kolmerberg Chapel Dörrenbach – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Bad Bergzabern

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Kolmerberg Chapel Dörrenbach – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Bad Bergzabern

03:31

12.2km

300m

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: October 7, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 433 m for 246 m

Deliveries only

After 11.6 km for 246 m

Deliveries only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.97 km

Geisborn Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The fountain was built and enclosed in 1994, water flows.

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4.35 km

Kolmerberg Chapel Dörrenbach

Highlight • Religious Site

Very beautiful pilgrimage chapel in a large clearing, which is also used for pilgrimage festivals several times a year. It also serves as an overnight accommodation and place to stay …

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5.08 km

Sterntaler Fairy Tale Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Fairytale hiking trail in Dörrenbach is very popular with children.

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5.48 km

Gold Donkey Sculpture – Märchenweg Dörrenbach

Highlight • Monument

The great donkey sculpture is an attraction. You can also climb on it, great photo opportunity! The ears on the trees are also very interesting for the attentive observer.

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5.62 km

Stäffelsberg Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Be sure to climb the stairs. A wonderful view of the Rhine plain, the Palatinate Forest and the Northern Vosges compensates for this and is the highlight in the truest sense of the word.

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5.63 km

Viewpoint with picnic area

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the tower you have a great view over the Rhine plain

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5.78 km

Hänsel and Gretel Fairy Tale Station

Highlight • Structure

Is part of the fairytale round in Dörrenbach.

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7.59 km

Dörrenbach Historic Village Center

Highlight • Settlement

A small, cozy place in the valley that is worth exploring on foot (the road ends here as a dead end). It can also be reached by bus almost every hour from the German Wine Gate or Bad Bergzabern.

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9.05 km

Ruins

12.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.63 km

2.51 km

2.14 km

1.55 km

284 m

110 m

Surfaces

4.77 km

2.99 km

2.38 km

1.70 km

303 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

10°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2024,Bad Bergzabern - Über den Stäffelsbergturm zum Dornröschen der Pfalz

Nice little hike near Bad Bergzabern and back via Dörrenbach. On the way to the Kolmer Chapel on the "Kapellen-Pilgerweg" and the "Pfälzer Weinsteigs" which serve as good orientation. The "Dörrenbacher Gebrüder Grimm Weg" with its great fairy tale depictions is also always nice

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May 14, 2023,Von Bad Bergzabern zum Stäffelsbergturm

With a German-French farmer's market in Bad Bergzabern and a wonderful view over the Palatinate Forest, the Vosges and the Rhine plain from the Stäffelsberg 😍😍😍.
We could have saved ourselves the climb to the Bismarck Tower. It is currently closed for renovations.
And because all hell broke loose on our return to Bad Bergzabern because of the market and …

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September 30, 2022,Bad Bergzabern – Staffelsberg – Dörrenbach

This hike has 2 highlights:
1. The observation tower on the Staffelberg with a wonderful 360 degree view of the Wasgau and the Rhine plain. With good visibility you can see as far as the Black Forest and the Vosges
2. The small wine town of Dörrenbach below the Staffelsberg with a few winegrowers and the mighty church complex

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May 14, 2023,Bad Bergzabern Dörrenbach 🌞😍

Today finally got lucky again with the weather was even better than announced. Comfortable round but unfortunately the Bismarck Tower is currently closed

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March 20, 2024,Zum Dornröschen der Pfalz (K)

Another little round without having found “Sleeping Beauty”... 😁

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September 27, 2022,Warm up im Pfälzerwald

Just in time for the beginning of the holiday, the sky opened its floodgates and laughed tears of joy 😂.
But that didn't stop us from tackling a hike as soon as we arrived. Through the still intact bright green Palatinate Forest we walked steadily uphill to the Stäffelsberg Tower. Normally you have a beautiful view of the Rhine Valley …

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December 15, 2024,Dörrenbach und Bad Bergzabern mit Nikolausmärkte 🧑‍🎄🌲🧑‍🎄🌲

We first wander through Bad Bergzabern and hike up through the spa park to the wayside cross "Am Haidbühl". Here we had a rest with cherry liqueur for those who weren't driving. 🛻 The next stop was at the fairy tale path and the "Sterntaler". Then we went down to the Kolmer Chapel, which we always walk around because there …

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December 6, 2024,🎶 Guten Tag, ich bin der Nikolaus 🕯️

Today Santa Claus - aka Fritz 😉 - gave me a complete surprise hike ☺️
I didn't know anything beforehand, except the starting point, the kilometers and altitude, that there would be coffee and cake somewhere and that the end would be at the Karolinenmarkt in Bad Bergzabern - I love surprises 🥰
And it really worked out; it was …

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