Palatinate hiking menu - immersive day hikes

High up, on idyllic grass paths and forest trails on the Preußensteig, which offers fantastic views along the former Prussian-Bavarian border. There are many historical landmarks to discover and, with luck, you can also watch hang-gliders from the highest mountain in the Kusel district, the Herzerberg… read more

The "Sickinger Höhenweg" offers hiking enjoyment in an idyllic landscape and attracts with great views of the Saarland and Alsace. For about 23 kilometers, the trail meanders through forests, meadows and past moss-covered rocks.



The Sickinger Höhe region owes its name to the last German knight, Franz… read more

Exposed lookouts make the Busenberger Holzschuhpfad a special experience. Already after the first ascent from Hexenplätzel to Löffelsberg you get a foretaste of the following highlights. Over the crest of the rock massif Puhlstein leads the adventurous path through a wet meadow area in which stands the… read more

In the Middle Ages, the Palatinate was the center of European history. An important dynasty were the Leininger counts. Between the testimonies of their rule runs the Leininger Burgenweg, which connects the ancestral castle of the Leininger counts, the castle Altleiningen with the castles Neuleiningen… read more

The beautiful Wasgau Lakes Tour starts at the biosphere house in Fischbach. In the middle of a picturesque nature reserve lies the first stage destination, the Pfälzerwoog. Great views await on the rocky outcrop Lindelskopf, on which once stood a castle complex from the early Middle Ages.



In the Dahn… read more

This trail takes its name from the mountain and forest god Vosegus and connects the bizarre sandstone rocks Rödelstein, Haselstein, Löffelsberg and Buhlstein. On the way lies the castle ruin Lindelbrunn, which was built as Reichsburg in defense of the Trifels in the 12th century.



To start the tour you… read more

Water is the leitmotiv on Brunnen and Quellenweg. About the Biosphärenweg leads the circular walk at the beginning of the Spießwoogtal to Klosterweiher. Fish ponds are passed as well as the sources in the Deckental and Schlettenbacher Tal. The Roßbrunnen offers a short break before the ascent to the… read more

On this hike we pass five huts and enjoy marvelous views of the Rhine valley and the Annweiler castles from their viewing terraces, from the Annakapelle and the lookout point on Orensfelsen. Hiking and Eating is the motto of the Pfälzer Hüttentour.



Refreshments: St. Anna Hut, Trifelsblick Hut, Landauer… read more

On the Dahner Rundwanderwegs the variety of the Felsenland reveals itself. Over the rock massif Hochstein leads the way to the largest castle complex in the Palatinate, the castle massif Alt-Dahn-Grafendahn-Tanstein.



Here you should schedule time for an extensive visit. Comfortable forest paths lead over… read more

The Rimbach Steig is a challenging hiking trail. He walks on the hills around the two Wasgaudörfer Darstein and Schwanheim along. Through the valley, which connects both villages, the Rimbach meanders. The trail has a length of almost 17 km.



Refreshment: in Darstein or Schwanheim as well as in the "Wasgauh… read more

On legendary tracks we explore two unique landscape forms on this predicate hiking trail. The legendary Sickinger Höhe, whose eponymous knight Franz von Sickingen lived on the castle Nanstein near Landstuhl until 1523 and which was mainly influenced by the mill culture, we climb after the first few kilometers… read more

The Leininger Klosterweg leads from the Naturfreundehaus Rahnenhof via the Frauental to the old Sauhäuschen. From there, the path leads up to Kieskautberg and on to Keystone. After crossing the Leuchtenberg the path reaches the monastery village Höningen with rest stops. Continuing in the direction of… read more