Kamelkopf Rock Formation – Beautiful view loop from Altleiningen

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Altleiningen

Kamelkopf Rock Formation – Beautiful view loop from Altleiningen

Easy

4.6

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hikers

Kamelkopf Rock Formation – Beautiful view loop from Altleiningen

01:20

4.46km

140m

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6 m

Langental Parking Area

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Parking lot with information sign and seating set. From here you can start beautiful hikes.

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102 m

Site of the Former Village of Zwingweiler and Zwingerstein Judicial Stone

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Here was the village Zwingweiler. Wealthy citizens who did not come from Höningen could once buy the right to be buried within the monastery after death. Monks received the funeral …

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1.16 km

Cairns on the Rock in Pfälzerwald

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Actually, I don't think much of these "gimmicks" because, in my opinion, they simply take over.

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1.49 km

Kamelkopf Rock Formation

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This impressive rock on the Leininger Burgenweg actually looks a bit like a camel's head.

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1.53 km

Picnic area with information board at Kupferbergfelsen/Kamelkopf

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Nice opportunity for a break

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2.10 km

Picnic Area in Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve

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2.64 km

Beautiful view

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Nice but very cramped view.

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3.79 km

Kesselbrunnen

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Old boiler well on the edge of the road

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4.46 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.32 km

2.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.02 km

747 m

681 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

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Comments

May 6, 2025,Zu den 👻👻 am Kamelfelsen ☺️

I completely forgot to upload our little Tuesday tour of the amazing rock faces🤔

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May 11, 2025,Kleine aber feine Runde zum 🐫 kopf

Perfect hiking weather, but the weekend schedule once again left only a very small window of time for a walk. My sweetheart wanted and needed to get out, too. Fortunately, the best of all wives even came along for the little jaunt past the linden tree and the walk to the Camel Rock 😊

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