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Beilstein Castle Ruins – Bockenbrunnen Forest Hut loop from Wildpark Betzenberg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate

Beilstein Castle Ruins – Bockenbrunnen Forest Hut loop from Wildpark Betzenberg

Moderate

5.0

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Beilstein Castle Ruins – Bockenbrunnen Forest Hut loop from Wildpark Betzenberg

04:18

15.7km

250m

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: April 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

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689 m

Stiftswald Forester's House

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can buy wood and venison. But it is not always in stock. Better inform in advance. Hours are not like in the store.

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3.19 km

Nice seating area below the Beilstein ruins.

Highlight • Rest Area

The large shady tree is also worth mentioning 🤗

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3.48 km

Beilstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

There are only a few remnants of the Beilstein castle ruins, but it was nice to admire this highlight,
The natural and cultural monument castle ruins Beilstein is one of …

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8.50 km

Bockenbrunnen Forest Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here we were able to spend our break somewhat protected under the canopy

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8.64 km

Bockenbrunnen Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Bockenbrunnen is located at the end of the Bockenbrunnen valley.
The spring has also been classified as a natural monument.
It can be reached through the Bockental or from …

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11.0 km

The Hannickel Cross
The inscription reads:
Johannicol
Asenmacher
1769
D:I:DEC
Johann Nicolaus Asenmacher, hereditary tenant of the Hahnbrunnerhof, died in a hunting accident in the Stiftswald forest in 1769.

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14.7 km

Velmann Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The small fountain (without a visible inscription) is a so-called birdbath. It is named after Philipp Velmann, a forester of the Electorate of the Palatinate, who lived around 1600. Source: naturfreunde-lambrecht.de/aktivitäten/heimatkunde

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15.0 km

Forsthaus Kaiserslautern

Highlight • Rest Area

Opposite to the forestry office - and open to visitors - is a beautiful garden with natural seating furniture and the opportunity to pick your own fruit (trees are marked …

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15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.71 km

4.34 km

925 m

720 m

Surfaces

8.71 km

1.85 km

1.70 km

1.46 km

1.01 km

972 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 26 May

28°C

18°C

5 %

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Beilstein Castle Ruins – Bockenbrunnen Forest Hut loop from Wildpark Betzenberg

Stiftswald Forester's House

Nice seating area below the Beilstein ruins.

Beilstein Castle Ruins

Bockenbrunnen Forest Hut

Bockenbrunnen Natural Monument

Hannickel Cross

Velmann Spring

Forsthaus Kaiserslautern

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