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Altschlossfelsen Trail – Rock glow loop from Roppeviller

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Altschlossfelsen Trail – Rock glow loop from Roppeviller

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Altschlossfelsen Trail – Rock glow loop from Roppeviller

02:13

8.08km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Quellbäche des Eppenbrunner Baches

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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1.56 km

Germany–France Border Stone

Highlight • Monument

Hiking directly on the border

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1.67 km

Altschlossfelsen sandstone rock formation

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A truly fantastic view to be enjoyed here in the late evening in silence and solitude.

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1.69 km

Altschlossfelsen Trail

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Great hiking trail… no need to duck your head here…. And yet… look up

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2.88 km

Rock glow

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The famous Felsengühen (rock glow) at the Altschlossfelsen (Old Castle Rocks) can be admired here in April, about an hour before sunset. Provided the sun is shining from a cloudless sky.

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Altschlossfelsen rock formation

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It is a scenic highlight. The rocks are worth seeing in terms of size, variety of shapes and color effect. A number of paths can be strolled between the rocks, around the rocks and through crevices in these rocks, and you always discover new places. On the southern ridge there is another viewpoint with a view far into the Northern Vosges.

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3.17 km

Ascent to the Altschlossfelsen

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Here you are on the fast track to the rock

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5.65 km

Path to Altschlossfelsen

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A nice way to the Altschloßfelsen, great.

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8.08 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.94 km

2.35 km

780 m

Surfaces

3.44 km

3.21 km

780 m

640 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Sunday 16 August

24°C

15°C

68 %

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Comments

May 27, 2023,🪨 Rund um Pirmasens #1: Altschlosspfad Pfalz

Right at the start we treat ourselves to a real highlight: the Altschlosspfad offers imposing rocks, varied paths, great views and some international flair - here and there you can set foot in France for a short time, as our route also uses the border path in part. Rather coincidentally, we have the pretty stones almost to ourselves - thanks …

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December 27, 2022,DEU-PB: Eppenbrunn - Roppeviller - Altschlossfelsen

The wonderful and (almost) annual hike for over 40 years to Roppeviller to Café Lorrain and back over the Altschlossfelsen.

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October 16, 2025,Helmut-Kohl-Wanderweg 🏞 🥾 - Altschlossfelsen - Felsenzug - Natur- & Kulturdenkmal - Größte Felsformation der Pfalz - Grenzweg 🏞🥾🇩🇪 🇫🇷 - Felsen der Diana / Dianarelief - 🔁 Von Eppenbrunn - Verbandsgemeinde Pirmasens-Land - LKR. Südwestpfalz aus 🥾

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A unique hike from Eppenbrunn - Verbandsgemeinde Pirmasens-Land - LKR. Südwestpfalz 🥾

A rather rocky tour 😜 in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve.
The Altschlossfelsen rock formations are a unique natural spectacle 🤩🤩🤩. You absolutely have to see them for yourself. It's even more beautiful than in my pictures when the sun 🌞 shines brightly and the rocks glow! …

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Altschlossfelsen Trail – Rock glow loop from Roppeviller

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Altschlossfelsen sandstone rock formation

Altschlossfelsen Trail

Rock glow

Altschlossfelsen rock formation

Ascent to the Altschlossfelsen

Path to Altschlossfelsen

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