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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südwestpfalz
Schmitshausen

Paleolithic Rock Shelter – Copper Spring loop from Schmitshausen

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südwestpfalz
Schmitshausen

Paleolithic Rock Shelter – Copper Spring loop from Schmitshausen

Easy

4.6

(44)

156

hikers

Paleolithic Rock Shelter – Copper Spring loop from Schmitshausen

01:38

5.79km

120m

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: May 13, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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401 m

Naubrunnen (wash fountain)

Highlight • Natural Monument

This old wash fountain is located at the Rosenhütte hiking car park in Schmitzhausen.

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402 m

Rosenhütte (Schmitshausen)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The rose hut was built by the Schmitzhausen rose association and is located in an idyllic spot below Schmitzhausen. There is also a hiking car park here 🅿️ .
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1.19 km

Ant Land

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

To the right and left of the path, in an area of about 1 hectare of forest, you will find more than 10 anthills inhabited by an estimated 10 million …

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1.67 km

Little Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

It's wonderful to watch all these busy ants :-)

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1.79 km

Paleolithic Rock Shelter

Highlight • Cave

Here is a dwelling place of Stone Age people from the Old Stone Age. Here hand axes, scrapers, knives, hammers and anvils were found.

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3.23 km

beautiful beer garden invites you to linger!
Take care of your food - free-roaming geese ;-)

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4.94 km

A beautiful place to rest in this idyllic valley.
Here you will find pure nature!

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5.08 km

Copper Spring

Highlight • Monument

The Schmitthausen "laundries" used to bring their laundry to the two wash troughs carved out of the existing rock. All the more astonishing that the way home was very steep and certainly brutally difficult... 💪🏻

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5.79 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

730 m

607 m

Surfaces

3.36 km

1.48 km

730 m

217 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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