Schmalenberg Protestant Church – Hirschalb Forest Path loop from Schmalenberg

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Schmalenberg Protestant Church – Hirschalb Forest Path loop from Schmalenberg

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Schmalenberg Protestant Church – Hirschalb Forest Path loop from Schmalenberg

02:18

8.32km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Start point

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99 m

Schmalenberg Protestant Church

Highlight • Religious Site

“In Schmalenberg we find the oldest surviving building in the woodland. The choir (altar) of a small Gothic church has been preserved in the tower of the Protestant church.” Source (quoted verbatim) and further information:
vgwaldfischbach-burgalben.de/tourismus-und-kultur/Tourism/sightseeing/prot-kirche-schmalenberg

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2.25 km

Picnic area with information board in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice seating with information board

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2.59 km

Hirschalb Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

2.89 km

Hirschalbe Stream and Rock Formations

Highlight • Gorge

Here it is almost as beautiful as in the Karlstal gorge, only quieter!

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3.27 km

Picnic Area by the Hirschalbe Stream

Highlight • Rest Area

Grauhansfelsen, old quarry, accessible via a nice narrow path.

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3.39 km

Grauhansen Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Imposing rock massif, about one kilometer north of Geiselberg, which was temporarily used as a quarry, among other things to supply grinding material for the diamond grinding shop in Idar-Oberstein.

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