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Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Otterberg

Menhir "Hinkelstein" – Old Otterberg Rest Area loop from Otterberg

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Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Otterberg

Menhir "Hinkelstein" – Old Otterberg Rest Area loop from Otterberg

Moderate

4.8

(12)

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Menhir "Hinkelstein" – Old Otterberg Rest Area loop from Otterberg

02:10

7.95km

120m

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: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.80 km

Otterberg Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Ideal for a picnic break or a drink.

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2.57 km

Udo Lenhard memorial stone (*1934; +1990)

Highlight • Monument

This memorial stone for forest director Udo Lenhard (*1934; +1990) stands near a crossroads with the following inscription: "If people had insight, the forest would have to last forever!"
The …

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2.87 km

Menhir "Hinkelstein"

Highlight • Natural Monument

Menhir "Hinkelstein" Menhir is an originally Breton name for a monolith erected several meters in length and means "long stone" (maen = stone, hir = long) In the German-speaking world, …

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2.87 km

Hinkelstein (Hühnenstein) in the Otterberg Forest

Highlight • Natural Monument

It's always worth a visit, even if the cycle path doesn't go right past it. You have to drive about 110 m into the path.

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5.14 km

Ritterstein No. 291: Former Grafenthaler Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

On February 26, 1712 received the Pottaschbrenner Andreas Schmitt from Otterberg by the spiritual goods management from the possession of the Cistercian Otterberg as a temporary stock for 20 years …

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5.20 km

Old Otterberg Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Currently only a rest area.
Unfortunately, his best times are over 😟

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5.20 km

Grafenthalerhof Picnic Area and Grafenthaler Spring

Highlight • Rest Area

There used to be a farm with 105 acres of land here. There were several changes of ownership, the last one being sold to the Royal Bavarian Forest Administration. A …

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7.95 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.42 km

434 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.41 km

398 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

32°C

16°C

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Menhir "Hinkelstein" – Old Otterberg Rest Area loop from Otterberg

Otterberg Shelter

Udo Lenhard memorial stone (*1934; +1990)

Menhir "Hinkelstein"

Hinkelstein (Hühnenstein) in the Otterberg Forest

Ritterstein No. 291: Former Grafenthaler Farm

Old Otterberg Rest Area

Grafenthalerhof Picnic Area and Grafenthaler Spring

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