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Soul Rocks

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Soul Rocks

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Soul Rocks

Recommended by 289 hikers out of 294

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Location: Heltersberg, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Wolfsschlucht – Seelenfelsen loop from Clausen

9.32km

02:43

210m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Soul Rocks – Seelenfelsen Trail loop from Leimen

7.47km

02:09

150m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Wolf Gorge – Soul Rocks loop from Waldfischbach-Burgalben

4.77km

01:24

120m

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Sebastian Kowalke

January 15, 2018

The hiking trail leads past below the soul rock. There are two stories as to how the mighty and impressive red sandstone rock formation got its name. The first legend tells of the forester Philip Seel, who lost his way in the night of September 4th, 1839 and fell to his death. The villagers who found the dead man called the cliff "Soul Rock". The other legend tells of a father and his five-year-old son who got lost on the rocks on October 31, 1875 due to fog formation. Here, too, the father fell, but a faint light shone in the fog and led the son to Clausen, where he got help. However, rescuers found the father dead. They knew immediately that the faint light must be the soul of the father trying to guide his son safely to the village.

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Wodi🕊🇺🇦

June 16, 2022

A nice narrow path about 700 meters long below the soul rocks.
There are two versions of how the former wood grouse rock became the soul rock.
Both people died here in the 18th century....

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Michi1001

April 25, 2023

A legendary rock massif with a beautiful path at its foot. The legends are not mentioned here, otherwise you might choose a different path...

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Location: Heltersberg, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Soul Rocks

1. Wolfsschlucht – Seelenfelsen loop from Clausen

2. Soul Rocks – Seelenfelsen Trail loop from Leimen

3. Wolf Gorge – Soul Rocks loop from Waldfischbach-Burgalben

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