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Birkenhördt Peace Chapel – Ascent to the Friedenskapelle (Peace Chapel) loop from Birkenhördt

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Birkenhördt Peace Chapel – Ascent to the Friedenskapelle (Peace Chapel) loop from Birkenhördt

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Birkenhördt Peace Chapel – Ascent to the Friedenskapelle (Peace Chapel) loop from Birkenhördt

01:13

4.25km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 21, 2026

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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2 m

Jägerhof Restaurant and Historic Royal Mail Coach Station, Birkenhördt

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A royal Bavarian post office was located here from 1860 to 1914.
Source: pfalz-info.com/birkenhoerdt/jaegerhof-569
A sign "Boarding point for the royal post coach rides" hangs on a corner of a house!

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101 m

St. Gallus Church (Birkenhördt) and the Wasgau Cathedral

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"Built around 1860 in the neo-Gothic style, its sandstone architecture fits perfectly into [the] landscape. [...]
The extraordinary size of the church results from the fact that its conception was …

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937 m

Animal Farm in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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a little animal paradise .. with a free-range goat .. two donkeys .. horses .. and some guinea pigs .. also to touch ..

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1.07 km

Picnic Area in Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve

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3.20 km

Wooden Cross

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3.40 km

View of Birkenhördt

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Beautiful view from the Peace Chapel

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3.40 km

Birkenhördt Peace Chapel

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The so-called Kapellenweg to the Birkenhördter Friedenskapelle is slightly rising and very nice to wander. At the chapel there is a beautiful view from the Rustelberg on the village Birkenhördt …

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3.64 km

Ascent to the Friedenskapelle (Peace Chapel)

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In the middle of the Palatinate Forest Nature Park there is actually an approx. 1 km long stainless steel railing as an aid to ascending/descending to the Peace Chapel. Who …

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4.25 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.11 km

705 m

226 m

199 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

391 m

369 m

273 m

190 m

178 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Birkenhördt Peace Chapel – Ascent to the Friedenskapelle (Peace Chapel) loop from Birkenhördt

Jägerhof Restaurant and Historic Royal Mail Coach Station, Birkenhördt

St. Gallus Church (Birkenhördt) and the Wasgau Cathedral

Animal Farm in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Picnic Area in Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve

Wooden Cross

View of Birkenhördt

Birkenhördt Peace Chapel

Ascent to the Friedenskapelle (Peace Chapel)

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