Municipality of Höningen – Kieskautberg (461 m) loop from Hertlingshausen

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Municipality of Höningen – Kieskautberg (461 m) loop from Hertlingshausen

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Municipality of Höningen – Kieskautberg (461 m) loop from Hertlingshausen

04:13

14.7km

350m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. 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: September 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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832 m

Hertlingshausen Monastery Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

The Scheerwoogmühle, unfortunately only one table left.
The Scheerwogmühle was first mentioned in 1447 as the mill of the Hertlingshausen monastery. It remained in place even after the monastery was …

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2.19 km

Obere Papiermühle (Eichbach Mills Trail)

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There was still a paper mill here in the 1950s, of which unfortunately nothing can be seen today and of which there is no longer a picture. The story can …

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5.64 km

Municipality of Höningen

Highlight • Restaurant

Hikers' car park .... Starting point for several short hikes around Höningen ..... free of charge

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5.76 km

Höningen Augustinian Monastery (ruins)

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The monastery Höningen was founded in 1120 by Count Emich II of Leiningen and occupied with Augustinian canons. For many centuries, the abbey church of the monastery was hiding the …

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8.39 km

Key Stone on the Leininger Monastery Trail

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Crossroad in the forest with several benches and tables.
For key stones, see explanation in photos.

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9.97 km

Viewpoint

10.5 km

Kieskautberg (461 m)

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

About the Kieskautberg runs a beautiful section of the Leininger Klosterweg.
The Kieskautberg is a 461 m high mountain two kilometers south of Carlsberg.

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11.7 km

Old Sauhäuschen (with spring)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The refuge at a small forest source originally served the forest workers
and hunters as a shelter. The house is closed.

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12.7 km

Picnic area off the Leininger Klosterpfad

Highlight • Rest Area

Along the monastery path there are tons of benches and rest areas so if one bench is occupied you don't have to walk far to the next

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14.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.28 km

4.53 km

1.65 km

199 m

Surfaces

8.41 km

3.09 km

1.35 km

1.14 km

620 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Municipality of Höningen – Kieskautberg (461 m) loop from Hertlingshausen

Hertlingshausen Monastery Mill

Obere Papiermühle (Eichbach Mills Trail)

Municipality of Höningen

Höningen Augustinian Monastery (ruins)

Key Stone on the Leininger Monastery Trail

Kieskautberg (461 m)

Old Sauhäuschen (with spring)

Picnic area off the Leininger Klosterpfad

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