Mehlinger Heide Forest School – Mehlinger Heide Insect Hotel loop from Mehlingen

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Mehlingen

Mehlinger Heide Forest School – Mehlinger Heide Insect Hotel loop from Mehlingen

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Mehlinger Heide Forest School – Mehlinger Heide Insect Hotel loop from Mehlingen

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3.63km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

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Mehlinger Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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33 m

An der Heide Car Park (Mehlinger Heath)

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The high rock path

Length 12 km - walking time approx. 3 3/4 hours.

The path runs mainly in the forest and leads to several stone …

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718 m

Humming Stone, Mehlinger Heide

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You should try buzzing in the ears.

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832 m

Mehlinger Heide Forest School

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The Mehlinger Heide is the second largest heathland in Germany and was formerly a military training area.

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851 m

View of the Donnersberg from the Mehlinger Heide

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Great view with or without a telescope to the "King of the North Palatinate"

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1.03 km

Mehlinger Heide Insect Hotel

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Great idea with the insect hotel. It serves as a protected nesting place and a place to overwinter for certain insects. It attracts many beneficial insects to the heath, which …

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1.14 km

Bench overlooking the Mehlinger Heide

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one of many seating options, but at 30 degrees it is clearly too hot for a break

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1.33 km

Heathland forest in Mehlinger Heide

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2.16 km

Little Mehlinger Heath (East Part)

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The Mehlinger Heide is one of the largest heathlands in Germany. The smaller part east of the motorway is particularly attractive, with benches, a small shelter and occasional views of …

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3.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.90 km

555 m

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.50 km

516 m

396 m

165 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

14 %

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Comments

August 21, 2024,Durch die Mehlinger Heide zum Dampfnudelhof

1st part of our excursion. First to HOM to the UKS for post-op care. Then we did a slightly shortened circuit of the Mehliger Heide. The heath is the second largest after the Lüneburg Heath. As a reward for all the stress, we had steamed dumplings after the tour.

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