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Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Ritterstein No. 102: Moosalbsprung

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Ritterstein No. 102: Moosalbsprung

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Ritterstein No. 102: Moosalbsprung

Name: Ritterstein No. 102: Moosalbsprung
Rating: 2

Recommended by 31 hikers

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Location: Trippstadt, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

23.6km

06:27

370m

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

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2. Karlstal Gorge – Three Majesties Rock loop from Trippstadt

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04:55

260m

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

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3. Moosalb Spring (Moosalb Source) – Café Nicklis & Food Truck loop from Trippstadt

10.1km

02:53

240m

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

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

June 15, 2022

This is one of the over 300 knight stones of the Palatinate Forest Association. It points out the following:
"The Moosalb rises 40 steps from the Ritterstein. In the upper course of the stream it flows through the Moosalbtal and a little later through the Karlstal. [...] The Moosalb flows into the Schwarzbach near Waldfischbach.
Just a few meters to the west of the Ritterstein [and on the other side of the hiking trail] is the Moosalbsprung outlet structure [NOT a Ritterstein!), which channels clear spring water into a sandstone canal."
Source (quoted verbatim and further information): kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-279032

For Ritterstein fans: The inscription on the Ritterstein also includes the bent direction arrow and the "PWV" abbreviation at the bottom right.

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Heimatliebe & Brunnenwasser💦

February 28, 2022

It's hard to read.

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Roy

December 30, 2025

The Ritterstein is a massive sandstone block marking the end of a series of stones on a hillside. The inscription reads: MOOSALBSPRUNG (Moss Spring). Below the inscription is: 40 Schr. (40 steps). Between 40 and Schr. (steps) is a directional arrow. At the bottom right of the stone is the abbreviation P W V, for the Palatinate Forest Association.

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Elevation 430 m

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Location: Trippstadt, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Ritterstein No. 102: Moosalbsprung

1. Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

2. Karlstal Gorge – Three Majesties Rock loop from Trippstadt

3. Moosalb Spring (Moosalb Source) – Café Nicklis & Food Truck loop from Trippstadt

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