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Humberg Descent Trail

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Humberg Descent Trail

Recommended by 348 mountain bikers out of 359

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Location: Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Humberg Tower – Pfaffenbrunnen loop from Kaiserslautern Pfaffwerk

27.3km

02:39

590m

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2. Humberg Tower – Beilstein Castle Ruins loop from Kaiserslautern Pfaffwerk

36.2km

03:34

720m

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3. Humberg Tower – Beilstein Castle Ruins loop from Hochspeyer

34.6km

03:24

640m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Daniel

June 6, 2017

Nice flowtrail without technical difficulties

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Birrn

July 23, 2017

Super flowige and fun departure.

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Arno

October 30, 2018

The Humberg Tower

View from the Humberg tower to the city of Kaiserslautern
The Humberg Tower is an observation tower on the 427.9 m above sea level. NHN high Humberg in the south of the city Kaiserslautern. It is located about 250 m west-southwest of the summit on an open space at about 423 m altitude.

In 1896, the idea of building a tower on the Humberg, which at that time was already a popular lookout point for Kaiserslautern citizens, was taken up. For this citizens of the city of Kaiserslautern founded the Humberg Association with the aim to realize the financing and the construction of a lookout tower. Among the founding members were the sewing machine manufacturer Georg Pfaff, mayor Theodor Orth, the Kommerzienräte Pfeiffer and Karcher and the malting producer Gelbert.

The tower was built according to the plans of the architect Ludwig von Stempel, who had already made a name for himself with some of the city's public buildings. The Humberg Tower is a monumental sandstone block building typical of historicism. Construction started in the spring of 1899. The building material was broken on site from the rocky plateau of Humberg. On September 2, 1900, the tower was inaugurated. He has a height of 35.77 meters, his viewing platform is 28.16 meters above the ground. The spiral staircase inside has 130 steps, in addition to the 33 steps of the external staircase on the base.

1909 dissolved the then Humberg club. The tower and the assets of the association became the property of the city of Kaiserslautern. In 2001, the Humberg Tower Association Kaiserslautern e.V. founded the project to preserve the tower and its attractiveness as a hiking destination.

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Distance 758 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 40 m

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Sunday 11 January

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-2°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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1. Humberg Tower – Pfaffenbrunnen loop from Kaiserslautern Pfaffwerk

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3. Humberg Tower – Beilstein Castle Ruins loop from Hochspeyer

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