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Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

Moderate

4.7

(128)

403

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Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

01:29

5.48km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Karlstalschlucht

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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682 m

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Highlight • Natural

The Moosalbe has created an impressive valley over its 26 kilometers to where it flows into the Schwarzbach. It was once the basis for the operation of numerous hammer mills, …

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1.76 km

Hermitage Cave in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Cave

The workers who worked in the ironworks once lived here.

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1.83 km

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge you will find beautiful resting places by the babbling stream every few meters

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1.84 km

The rock face with the metal plaque commemorates the meeting that took place here in 1862 between the then Bavarian King Ludwig I, the Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke Ludwig III and the Austrian Archduchess Hildegarde.

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1.96 km

Karlstal Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful trail along the Mosbachalp. You cross to the other side via beautiful wooden bridges. At the end of the gorge, stop for refreshments at the Klugschen Mühle.

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2.34 km

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The "Karlstal" is located near Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- nature reserve
- There is a path right by the stream
- "created around 1790
- designed …

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2.65 km

Hacke Monument with Stone Table

Highlight • Monument

Franz Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von Hacke entered the service of his native Electorate of the Palatinate. He became a Privy Councilor and Government Councilor and also held the rank of …

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2.72 km

Entrance to Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge, you walk along narrow paths beside a natural, rushing river. Accompanied by rock formations and idyllic spots, you repeatedly cross the river, a beautiful experience.

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5.48 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.81 km

2.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.03 km

1.30 km

813 m

203 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 31 July

28°C

19°C

58 %

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Comments

August 31, 2025,Wanderung Karlstalschlucht

This Karlstal Gorge is simply a beautiful spot; I always enjoy coming back here, and the Cafe Unterhammer is truly something special.

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June 12, 2022,Karlstalrunde

Small round through the Karlstal with beer and cake in the Cafe Unterhammer. The way through the ravine looks bad; so many fallen trees left and right! There are no photos on Komoot today!? Uploaded and gone.

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August 21, 2023,kurze Karlstalwanderung

We hiked up the Karlstal from the Klugsche Mühle. When we arrived at the waterfall we thought, oh great, there are a lot of signs, but there is no trace of the circular route, that means no notice. A bit unfavorable, because we weren't alone... the trail markings had disappeared.

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February 22, 2023,Wanderung mit Pinky,Leya und den Bärchis im Karlstal

Visiting dear friends from Bavaria, of course you have to show them the beautiful spots. All two and four-legged friends liked it

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March 14, 2024,Wanderung durch die Karlstalschlucht

At the Unterhammer start, up to Amseldell, down into the Karlstalschlucht and back to Café Unterhammer.

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June 28, 2023,Heute durch die Karlstalschlucht!

Today we drove to the parking lot at Café Unterhammer/Trippstadt and walked from here to the Kartal Gorge, beautiful!

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August 8, 2025,🌿 Pfalz 📍 Karlstalschlucht

2nd tour of the day, nice to cool off on these summer days.

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June 8, 2025,Karlstalschlucht

Even though the weather wasn't quite cooperating, we still decided to get out into nature – and we didn't regret it for a second. Between sun and rain, light and fresh air, it was simply beautiful. The Karlstal Gorge proved once again that it unfolds its very special magic in any weather.

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Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Hermitage Cave in the Karlstal Gorge

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Three Majesties Rock

Karlstal Gorge

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Hacke Monument with Stone Table

Entrance to Karlstal Gorge

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