Bärenloch Pond – View of Kindsbach loop from Kindsbach

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Kindsbach

Bärenloch Pond – View of Kindsbach loop from Kindsbach

Easy

5.0

(7)

hikers

Bärenloch Pond – View of Kindsbach loop from Kindsbach

01:17

4.45km

110m

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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691 m

Bärenloch Pond

Highlight • Lake

A lawn with sunny and shady places is located on the southern shore. In the Kahnhaus there's good home cooking. Incidentally, the pond bears his name, because here were once …

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1.10 km

Bärenloch Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Source created in 1931, which feeds the Bärenloch further down.

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1.12 km

Green Door in the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Structure

1.47 km

Hexentanzplatz Sandstone Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hexentanzplatz: This is a small square, framed by sandstone cliffs, on top of a small mountain. Huge trees grow on the slopes of the valley. The forest around the Hexentanzplatz …

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2.04 km

Memorial stone in the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful hiking path above the Bärenlochschlucht

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2.05 km

View of Kindsbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

with resting place - 2 benches and a table! Excellent!

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2.66 km

Rock formation Heidenfelsen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Magnificent, partly free-standing, rock formation!
A very nice path leads past it. We could also watch climbers abseiling...

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4.45 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.28 km

1.14 km

951 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.44 km

1.02 km

951 m

842 m

184 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

3°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

May 10, 2022,Rund ums Bärenloch 🚶🦮🌊⛅🌼🌲🌅

Because it was hot today, I went with Joshi to the dog pond behind the Bärenloch, much to his delight. After refreshment we went up to the two bear caves and back in a comfortable loop in the shady forest. 😀

Alexa Feser - 1A