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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südwestpfalz
Schmalenberg

Hirschalb Forest Path – Grauhansen Rock loop from Schmalenberg

Moderate

4.3

(4)

14

hikers

Hirschalb Forest Path – Grauhansen Rock loop from Schmalenberg

02:26

8.74km

160m

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: May 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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99 m

Schmalenberg Protestant Church

Highlight • Religious Site

“In Schmalenberg we find the oldest surviving building in the woodland. The choir (altar) of a small Gothic church has been preserved in the tower of the Protestant church.” Source (quoted verbatim) and further information:
vgwaldfischbach-burgalben.de/tourismus-und-kultur/Tourism/sightseeing/prot-kirche-schmalenberg

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2.25 km

Nice seating with information board

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2.59 km

Hirschalb Forest Path

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4

2.89 km

Here it is almost as beautiful as in the Karlstal gorge, only quieter!

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3.27 km

Grauhansfelsen, old quarry, accessible via a nice narrow path.

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3.39 km

Grauhansen Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Imposing rock massif, about one kilometer north of Geiselberg, which was temporarily used as a quarry, among other things to supply grinding material for the diamond grinding shop in Idar-Oberstein.

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3.86 km

Schmalenberger Hut (PWV Schmalenberg)

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A nice place to rest in the middle of nature. Even in bad weather. Hut not locked.

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8.74 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.33 km

968 m

163 m

140 m

121 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.11 km

968 m

295 m

140 m

121 m

105 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

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Friday 22 May

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