Heller Hut – View of the Palatinate Forest loop from Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hauptbahnhof

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Heller Hut – View of the Palatinate Forest loop from Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hauptbahnhof

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Heller Hut – View of the Palatinate Forest loop from Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hauptbahnhof

02:18

23.2km

590m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.46 km for 51 m

After 9.88 km for 267 m

After 15.6 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.96 km

Bischofsweiher

Lake

6.81 km

Kaltenbrunnertal Ponds

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2-3 small ponds a few hundred meters from the Kaltenbrunner hut.

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8.99 km

Heller Hut

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A wooden structure called Neustädter Hütte was built in 1900 and was replaced by a massive structure in 1910. The first major expansion took place in 1922 with the construction …

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14.2 km

Bench with a view of the Palatinate Forest

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Nice bench on 🅿️ for the start of the tour with a view of the mountains, best suited for a picnic and to admire the sunset. Unobstructed view of the countryside.

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14.4 km

View of the Palatinate Forest

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Impressive distant view of the Palatinate Forest.

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15.9 km

Hohe Loog House

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Great hut for a rest, delicious food!

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15.9 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Hohe Loog

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The Hohe Loog offers a breathtaking view of the Rhine Valley! From up here you have a fantastic view of the rolling hills and the sparkling waters of the Rhine. …

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16.2 km

Hohe Loog Stairway Trail

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An absolute highlight on the descent from the Hoher Loog! Technically demanding and a great challenge.

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18.8 km

Forest trails in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Several trails in a row. Easy to drive.

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19.8 km

Blick über Neustadt

Viewpoint

23.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

2.37 km

1.87 km

573 m

506 m

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.25 km

6.28 km

4.66 km

2.45 km

2.36 km

215 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (600 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Friday 30 October

11°C

3°C

0 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

February 4, 2024,NW- Totenkopfhütte- Kalmit &🔙

Great but pretty tough tour🥵 super guided by the shockingly fit @Jan👍🏼! We went up via the Kaltenbrunner Valley and the Emil Ohler path to the Totenkopfhütte, with a sensationally good and highly recommended pea soup 😋! Then up to Kalmit and over the Hohe Loog, very rocky and enduro-heavy 😍back to NW - perfect training for Finale Ligure next …

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February 25, 2024,Kalmit, Hohe Loog, Treppentrail🌲🌳🌲

Oh dear... I was faster before too 😆

We chose one of the tried and tested Neustadt circuits for today, there is a lot of coniferous forest and therefore (hopefully) dry 🤔

Hmmm... it was pretty muddy and not exactly warm today 😬
... and there were more people between the Hellerhütte and Totenkopfhütte than ever before 😆
...but they …

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May 30, 2025,Hellerhütte, Kalmit, Hohe Loog 🌳🌲

Finally back to Neustadt 😎😎

My mountain bike has a completely rebuilt shock, and what can I say... wow 🤩

When you stop bouncing up and down like crazy with every pedal stroke, it's so much easier (who would have thought 😆) to go uphill... 💨
For about a year now, pedaling uphill has been getting tougher and tougher, despite …

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June 25, 2022,Hellerhütte – Kaltenbrunnertalbach Runde von Hambach - Am Kalmit

Super chilled tour, but you can plan it again and include more trails: @Thomas Müller @Tabs

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February 1, 2025,Kalmit ⛰️ zum Ersten 2025 (05/25)

Today, in beautiful winter/spring weather, we finally set off into the forest again. From the Stadionbad, we went over the Schöntal, up the Lieselottensteig to the Hellerhütte, over to the Totenkophütte and then off to the Kalmit. From there, we quickly went back down and over to the Hohe Loog. Down the stair trail and over to the Grüner Bänkel …

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