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Queichquelle und Dicke Eiche

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Queichquelle und Dicke Eiche

Matze MatzeGenie planned a hike

April 12, 2022

Queichquelle und Dicke Eiche

Moderate

03:44

12.3km

3.3km/h

390m

400m

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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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638 m

Backelstein Early Medieval Hillfort and Viewpoint

Highlight • Historical Site

Little can be seen of the castle itself. Carved steps and post holes, as well as plank gutters are the only remains of a former wooden castle. The lettering is …

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1.24 km

Backelstein view

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view to the castle ruin Backelstein

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2.82 km

Hühnerstein Summit and Access Ladder

Highlight • Summit

The gigantic view alone makes it worth climbing up the ladder (and down again, of course).

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5.33 km

Queich Spring (Ritterstein No. 214: "Queich Source")

Highlight • River

At the Queichquelle is the Ritterstein No. 214, here a nice picnic area was created.

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6.28 km

Hiking home "Dicke Eiche" (PWV Hauenstein)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Less than a kilometer from the natural monument Dicke Eiche, lies the hikers' lodge of the same name. Here you can stop for a short break, enjoying a white cheese (Quark) with potatoes and a nice Weissherbst-Schorle.

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6.79 km

Dicke Eiche Natural Monument

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At over 300 years old, the mighty oak was a well-known landmark of the Palatinate Forest. In 1994, the oak tree was so severely injured by unknown persons with a …

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7.87 km

"Winterkirchel" (forest chapel "Maria Himmelspforte")

Highlight • Religious Site

Small chapel in the middle of the forest. Anyone who wants can light a candle for a small donation and ring the bell that sounds bright throughout the whole area.

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12.3 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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11.6 km

372 m

208 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.41 km

3.32 km

1.29 km

155 m

151 m

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Queichquelle und Dicke Eiche

Backelstein Early Medieval Hillfort and Viewpoint

Backelstein view

Hühnerstein Summit and Access Ladder

Queich Spring (Ritterstein No. 214: "Queich Source")

Hiking home "Dicke Eiche" (PWV Hauenstein)

Dicke Eiche Natural Monument

"Winterkirchel" (forest chapel "Maria Himmelspforte")

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