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Heidenlöcher – Basaltsee Loop from Deidesheim

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Heidenlöcher – Basaltsee Loop from Deidesheim

Igor Haas planned a hike

August 3, 2018

Heidenlöcher – Basaltsee Loop from Deidesheim

Moderate

02:58

10.1km

3.4km/h

280m

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Overview

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

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Start point

Parking

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467 m

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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1.13 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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3.18 km

Basalt Lake South Quarry (Forst, Palatinate)

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This is the smaller, more accessible lake that emerged after the basalt quarries near Forst were abandoned in the 1980s. Today it's a nature reserve, so you'd better avoid swimming here. It's definitely worth seeing.

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3.70 km

Green Bench

Highlight • Rest Area

Crossroads - the small green bank - and also another non-green bank invite you to rest.

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6.16 km

View of Wachtenburg Castle from the Pfälzer Mandelpfad

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the Wachtenburg

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6.90 km

Thomas' Forest Wine Tavern

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great cuisine with local suppliers - based on the Palatinate, interpreted according to the season! Very good value for money!

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7.00 km

Bismarck Cave

Highlight • Cave

Nice alcove with a seating group and a good view. Above the niche is a plaque with the following inscription: "If the weather brings you in trouble, come to my …

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7.38 km

Path to the Madonna in the Forst Vineyard

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Beautiful path through forest in the Palatinate Forest

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.63 km

3.80 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.32 km

2.02 km

1.73 km

1.54 km

395 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Heidenlöcher – Basaltsee Loop from Deidesheim

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim

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

Basalt Lake South Quarry (Forst, Palatinate)

Green Bench

View of Wachtenburg Castle from the Pfälzer Mandelpfad

Thomas' Forest Wine Tavern

Bismarck Cave

Path to the Madonna in the Forst Vineyard

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