ヘーリンゲンの峡谷・トップ11

This staircase was probably built by giants... knee-high steps don't make it easy for the average person to use... 😂

Attention: the path is no longer cleared and you have to climb over tree trunks

Now I feel for my little robber daughter 🤣 when she has to master the steps!

Varied section in the Falkensteiner Gorge.

Uhrkastergraben There were around 10 fish ponds in Hagelgrund until the end of the Middle Ages. The monks of the Lautringer monastery ran a breeding facility here and bred eels that were intended for consumption during the meatless Lent. Monks have always been inventive and said: "Fish is not meat", and from their point of view they were right. The Eselsbach that flows here got its current name from the settlement "Eselsfürth", which consisted of a sawmill and mill. The donkeys that crossed the ford there with the grain sacks to get to the mill gave the settlement and the stream their current name. The local coat of arms of Morlautern from 1960 shows a golden forest hook, the monks' symbol for the Kaiserslautern monastery, and a golden reed stalk, the symbol for the moor in Hagelgrund. The floating silver lily is a heraldic symbol of the Mother of God.

Beautiful view from the plateau above. But paths not suitable for everyone. The further path up is very overgrown (October 2024)

The Wildenstein Valley is the most beautiful valley on the Donnersberg. In the past, hikers could also hike the back part of the valley to the Kirsch- and Wasserdelle and from there to the Wildensten ruins. Today, there are many obstacles in the way.

This path is definitely a highlight, but it's not for walkers and those who don't know how to behave. But for me it's an adventure every time because it's different every time.