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Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Deidesheim

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – Eckkopf Observation Tower loop from Deidesheim

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Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Deidesheim

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – Eckkopf Observation Tower loop from Deidesheim

Moderate

4.8

(317)

1,081

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St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – Eckkopf Observation Tower loop from Deidesheim

03:23

11.3km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Am Bechsteinkopf

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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1.58 km

View of Deidesheim

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.62 km

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim

Highlight • Religious Site

From the Michael Chapel you have a beautiful view of the wine villages of Deidesheim and Forst. You can see the entire Rhine plain as far as Heidelberg and the …

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2.25 km

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Heidenlöcher are the ruins of a hilltop castle near the small Palatinate town of Deidesheim in Rhineland-Palatinate. The remains point to a refuge castle from Carolingian, possibly also from Ottonian times.

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3.61 km

Forest Trail to Michael Chapel

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Typical forest path in the Palatinate... are you in Germany or Tuscany?

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3.83 km

Beautiful forest trail

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A wonderful dwarf pine forest that surely reminds one of a campsite or two 🧑‍🌾

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4.80 km

Birch forest near Eckkopf

Highlight • Forest

On the way to the Eckkopf you pass a wide variety of vegetation. The birch forest below the Eckkopf is also very beautiful.

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5.07 km

Eckkopf Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful tower on the Eckkopf. Great view! At the bottom of the tower, local clubs host the numerous hikers / cyclists.

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9.46 km

Deidesheimer Hütte (Forest Inn in Mühltal)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great forest hut with a large indoor and outdoor area, self-service with very fast processing.

Children's playground available and the best sauerkraut "ever"!

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.69 km

4.98 km

414 m

175 m

Surfaces

6.40 km

1.95 km

1.39 km

954 m

481 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

22°C

16°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

June 12, 2022,12.06.2022 Deidesheimer Runde - Michaeliskapelle - Eckkopfturm 🌞

Better late than never my tour is also online. It was a nice round through the forest and with two rest stops!

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November 2, 2025,Wanderung vom 02.11.2025

Distant and panoramic views ✔️✔️
Places to stop for refreshments and rest ✔️✔️
Cultural and natural monuments ✔️
Natural trails ✔️✔️

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January 2, 2022,Zum Eckkopf bei Deidesheim und durch das Martental

The Michael Chapel, 267 m, consecrated to the patron saint of wine, Saint Michael, was built in 1470, ruined from 1794 and rebuilt in 1951. The view from here over Deidesheim and the Wine Route extends far. The Heidenlöcher are located on the 347 m high Kirchberg. A ring wall made of quarry stones encloses an oval with a diameter …

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February 1, 2025,Eckkopfturm Runde von Deidesheim ASV Tour Februar

Great hike with my girls from ASV in great weather 😎☀️

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St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim – Eckkopf Observation Tower loop from Deidesheim

View of Deidesheim

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

Forest Trail to Michael Chapel

Beautiful forest trail

Birch forest near Eckkopf

Eckkopf Observation Tower

Deidesheimer Hütte (Forest Inn in Mühltal)

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