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Gelbes Wasser Spring

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Gelbes Wasser Spring

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Gelbes Wasser Spring

Recommended by 58 hikers out of 60

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Location: Rutsweiler am Glan, Kusel, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Zigzag Trail on Potzberg – Schützenbrunnen loop from Föckelberg

14.5km

04:26

510m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Potzberg Observation Tower – Schützenbrunnen loop from Patersbach

24.0km

07:04

670m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Schützenbrunnen – Zigzag Trail on Potzberg loop from Föckelberg

8.66km

02:31

230m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Norbert59

January 6, 2020

Always a nice hike on and on the Potzberg

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Pfälzer Bergland

April 6, 2021

It is a ground and drainage ditch of the mercury mine "David crown".

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Anton

August 3, 2025

The "Yellow Water" is the drainage tunnel of the Davidskrone mercury mine near Föckelberg, which was closed in 1860.

It was founded in 1781 by Philipp Schildt and named after the carpenter David Kron.

The water's yellow color comes from the iron-rich ochre that is washed out of the rock.

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Elevation 410 m

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Friday 19 December

11°C

6°C

52 %

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Max wind speed: 2.0 km/h

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Location: Rutsweiler am Glan, Kusel, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Gelbes Wasser Spring

1. Zigzag Trail on Potzberg – Schützenbrunnen loop from Föckelberg

2. Potzberg Observation Tower – Schützenbrunnen loop from Patersbach

3. Schützenbrunnen – Zigzag Trail on Potzberg loop from Föckelberg

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