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: November 19, 2025

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Haardtrand - Faulenberg

Haardtrand - Käfernberg

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Parking

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216 m

Bench With a View of the Rhine Plain

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From up here you always have a wonderful view over the Rhine plain

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507 m

Bench with a view of the Rhine Plain

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Very nice view from the donation raffle bank 😁

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1.55 km

Forest shower at the Hainbach (Gleisweiler)

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The forest shower in Gleisweiler is built of sand-lime bricks and it is proven to be the only existing plant of this kind in Germany. The water temperature ranges between eight and twelve degrees Celsius.
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3.60 km

Ringelsberghütte (PWV Frankweiler) – View of the Rhine Plain

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The Ringelsberghütte is located at an altitude of 448 meters. Beautiful terrace and really rustic Palatinate Forest hut. Top!

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4.22 km

View of the Former Frankweiler Quarry

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Here on the trail you are only by the sign on the quarry attention, which lies under one - later than I was with the car on the way back, I could recognize him well.

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4.80 km

View of the Rhine Plain from Haardtrand–Käfernberg

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You have a nice view from the path at the edge of the forest and there are also some benches. But this place also offers shade!

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5.73 km

Old Kurhaus Hainbachtal

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A beautiful large house with gardens can be seen here.

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7.36 km

Gleisweiler Forest Parking

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You are lucky if you can still find a parking space on a Sunday ;-)

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7.59 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.01 km

1.78 km

1.44 km

355 m

Surfaces

2.81 km

1.93 km

1.06 km

986 m

770 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Bench With a View of the Rhine Plain

Bench with a view of the Rhine Plain

Forest shower at the Hainbach (Gleisweiler)

Ringelsberghütte (PWV Frankweiler) – View of the Rhine Plain

View of the Former Frankweiler Quarry

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