Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2025

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Start point

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1.01 km

Three Rocks

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17 meters high Bundsandsteinfelsen on which can be climbed. Also called Three Dolls.

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3.76 km

Dimbach Colored Sandstone Ridge Trail Forest Trail

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A really nice hiking trail. It's great to walk here on a narrow hiking trail. It is less suitable for strollers etc.

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4.04 km

Rock window at the Rötzenberg

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Spending the night here is a wonderful natural experience.

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4.07 km

Rötzen Cliffs

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Great vantage point with a view into the distance. You should have a head for heights to get to the top of the rock formation (crevice)!

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4.33 km

Rötzenberg

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A beautiful path over the mountain ridge

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4.39 km

Bench at the Rötzenberg trail junction

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The bench invites you to rest and linger. The way here is quite steep and runs on rooted and stony paths.

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4.73 km

Bench With a View of the Palatinate Forest

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Beautiful viewpoints of Germany's largest contiguous forest beckon any hiker.

With a bit of luck, you might even spot a Lucse tree.

The hiking trails are very well signposted.

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5.17 km

Isselmannsteine rock formations

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The Isselmannsteine are, so to speak, the beautiful link between the Dimberg and the Rötzenberg. You always walk along a beautiful path below the rock.
The Isselmannsteine were once used …

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7.61 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.80 km

1.77 km

1.73 km

308 m

Surfaces

3.10 km

2.89 km

600 m

578 m

365 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Monday 29 December

2°C

-4°C

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