Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

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Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

02:55

10.6km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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After 5.40 km for 158 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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682 m

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Highlight • Natural

The Moosalbe has created an impressive valley over its 26 kilometers to where it flows into the Schwarzbach. It was once the basis for the operation of numerous hammer mills, …

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1.80 km

The rock face with the metal plaque commemorates the meeting that took place here in 1862 between the then Bavarian King Ludwig I, the Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke Ludwig III and the Austrian Archduchess Hildegarde.

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1.81 km

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge you will find beautiful resting places by the babbling stream every few meters

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1.92 km

Karlstal Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful trail along the Mosbachalp. You cross to the other side via beautiful wooden bridges. At the end of the gorge, stop for refreshments at the Klugschen Mühle.

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2.29 km

The Shaman's Rock in Karlstal

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Very large boulder. Also with shamanic meaning for the Celts since ancient times

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2.46 km

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The "Karlstal" is located near Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- nature reserve
- There is a path right by the stream
- "created around 1790
- designed …

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2.77 km

Hacke Monument with Stone Table

Highlight • Monument

Franz Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von Hacke entered the service of his native Electorate of the Palatinate. He became a Privy Councilor and Government Councilor and also held the rank of …

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7.54 km

Trippstadter Schloss

Castle

8.13 km

Tor Sculpture (Sculpture Trail Trippstadt-Stelzenberg)

Highlight • Monument

A big gate in the middle of the meadows, which was called a head. Maybe this should be interpreted as access to the castle ruin Wilenstein.

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8.88 km

Burg Wilenstein

Castle

10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.11 km

4.45 km

427 m

327 m

154 m

122 m

Surfaces

4.58 km

2.85 km

1.00 km

619 m

602 m

573 m

312 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

3°C

76 %

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Comments

January 23, 2022,Wander dich Glücklich - Tour 19

Most beautiful kilometer in the Palatinate Forest

Magnificent natural experience of the Karlstal Gorge

Rocks are the trademark of the Palatinate and so it is not surprising that many gorges have formed. They are all beautiful - and walking through a gorge is usually an uplifting feeling. The natural Karlstal Gorge is still something very special.

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June 15, 2025,Wanderung mit dem PWV in der Karlstalschlucht bei Trippstadt

Always beautiful in the Karlstal today there was a lot of water around...very impressive👍

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July 28, 2024,🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️Karlstalschlucht Trippstadt CP Sägemühle

Small evening arrival and digestive tour through the Karlstal Gorge near Trippstadt. This corner of the Palatinate is practically new territory for us and will be explored with the 🚵‍♂️ over the next 4 days.

Let's see 😜

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April 29, 2026,🌞 Karlstalschlucht, immer wieder schön 🥰🌞

Today is my weekly day off and the sun 🌞 is shining.
Today I'm going to the Karlstalschlucht 🥾🥾 Especially in spring, when the leaves on the trees are still light green and translucent, I particularly like the atmosphere there. There's nothing going on and I have the gorge all to myself up to the pavilion 🤗 Once I get …

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April 30, 2024,🌞 immer wieder schön, die Karlstalschlucht🥰 🌞

I have two days off in a row 😊 and the weather is good too 🌞
What more could you wish for 🙃
It's been a while since I was in the Karlstal Gorge and it was about time again 🤗
Narrow paths, great forest trails, a castle, a ruin, water and the Karlstal Gorge itself as a special highlight... …

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June 4, 2023,🌞 die Karlstalschlucht, immer wieder schön 🥰 🌞

With the knowledge that it could be full because of the holidays and that it's Sunday, I went to the Karlstal Gorge today anyway. The last time I was there was in 2021 and I thought it was time for it again 😊
I was really lucky, it was really little, you could also say almost nothing going on and …

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