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Palatinate hikers’ menu

If you hike in the Palatinate, you can expect a hearty feast at the end of the day. Short, relatively flat routes for relaxed or more demanding days out. There are point-to-point trails, even more circular hikes and gentler walks of six to eight kilometres, some of them leading into neighbouring Alsace.

Most trails lead through the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve and Nature Park with its castles and imposing sandstone cliffs. But there are also interesting detours through idyllic vineyards, the striking Donnersberg mountain and riverside forests along the Rhine, or to the mountainscapes of the Palatinate. The ‘Palatinate walkers’ menu’ is the premium walk in the region, covering different courses, all excellently signposted paths covering nearly 1,300 kilometres in total.

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Hiking Trail · Dahner Felsenland
Wasgau SeenTour
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 20.4 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 191 m
Descent 196 m

The beautiful Wasgau Lakes Tour begins at the biosphere house in Fischbach. In the middle of a picturesque nature reserve lies the first stage ...

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from Jacques Noll,   Dahner Felsenland
Long Distance Hiking · Dahner Felsenland
Felsenland Sagenweg
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 86.1 km
Duration 28:00 h
Ascent 2,337 m
Descent 2,360 m

The cross-border long-distance hiking trail has everything to offer that makes the hiker's heart jump. You can discover amazing views as well as a ...

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from Jacques Noll,   Dahner Felsenland
Long Distance Hiking
Kapellen-Pilgerweg
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-stage route Open
Distance 77.5 km
Duration 23:15 h
Ascent 2,072 m
Descent 2,072 m

"The opportunity to enjoy a magnificent landscape in the peace and quiet, to leave everyday life and all creature comforts behind, to travel with ...

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from Tourismusverein SÜW Bad Bergzabern e.V.,   Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.
Long Distance Hiking · Pfalz
Pfälzer Weinsteig Complete Trail
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-stage route
Distance 185.2 km
Duration 57:00 h
Ascent 6,079 m
Descent 6,043 m

The Pfälzer Weinsteig trail is pure Palatinate: the 170 kilometre long trail follows picturesque paths through pleasant forest and sun-drenched ...

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from Tobias Kauf,   Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 13.1 km
Duration 4:45 h
Ascent 502 m
Descent 502 m

The challenging hike leads through meadows and forests to beautiful vantage points in Trifelsland. The highlight of the tour is the panoramic view ...

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from Christina Abele,   Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.
Hiking Trail · Dahner Felsenland
Napoleon-Steig
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 11.4 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 399 m
Descent 399 m

The new Premiumweg, Napoleon-Steig, leads hikers along natural pathways and through an impressive rock landscape with magnificent outlooks.

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from Jacques Noll,   Dahner Felsenland
Hiking Trail · Spirkelbach
Spirkelbach Hell Mountain Tour
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 8 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 360 m
Descent 361 m

This lovely premium trail runs between Spirkelbach and Lug.

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from Tourist-Info-Zentrum Pfälzerwald,   Tourist-Info-Zentrum Pfälzerwald
Hiking Trail · Pfalz
Pfälzer Hüttentour
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 18.4 km
Duration 5:55 h
Ascent 668 m
Descent 668 m

A challenging premium trail with five rustic places to stop for refreshments, the Palatinate Forest cabins, which are usually open at weekends, and ...

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from Tourismusbüro Verein SÜW Edenkoben,   Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.
Hiking Trail · Pfalz
Altschloß-Pfad
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 10.2 km
Duration 2:45 h
Ascent 164 m
Descent 164 m

The „Altschlossfelsen“ sandstone formation (“old castle rocks”) has not only been classified as a natural and cultural monument but is also the ...

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from David Hoffmann,   WANDERarena Pfälzerwald/Nordvogesen
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9 km
Duration 3:09 h
Ascent 469 m
Descent 469 m

This 10 km long circular walk is both scenically and geologically outstanding, but also the sporting side cannot be neglected.  The tour starts at ...

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from Tourist-Info-Zentrum Pfälzerwald,   Tourist-Info-Zentrum Pfälzerwald
Hiking Trail · Schwanheim
Rimbach Steig
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 16.7 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 672 m
Descent 672 m

The Rimbach Steig is a challenging trail. It leads along a range of hills around the two villages of   Darstein and Schwanheim and winds through ...

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from Tourist-Info-Zentrum Pfälzerwald,   Tourist-Info-Zentrum Pfälzerwald
Hiking Trail · Rodalben
Rodalber Felsenwanderweg
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 43.8 km
Duration 13:00 h
Ascent 727 m
Descent 727 m

Experience the magic of the forest and rock formations on the first certified ‘Wanderbares Deutschland’ premium hiking trail, the Rodalber ...

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from Thomas Russold,   WANDERarena Pfälzerwald/Nordvogesen
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 13.4 km
Duration 4:07 h
Ascent 467 m
Descent 467 m

A light to medium half-day walk along paths through the rocky landscape around Pirmasens. The tour starts from the popular countryside inn, the ...

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from Eva Brödel,   WANDERarena Pfälzerwald/Nordvogesen
Hiking Trail · Hördter Rheinaue
Treidlerweg
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 12.6 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 7 m
Descent 7 m

On the footsteps of the Treidler (workers who used to lead horse carriages) you can discover one of the few internationally-protected and ...

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from Petra Becker,   Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.
Hiking Trail · Dahner Felsenland
Rumberg-Steig
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.2 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 240 m
Descent 240 m

The Premiuweg leads through the former Military Area1, in a steep climb up to the summit of the Rumberg. Continue on the long ridge of the Rumberg, ...

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from Jacques Noll,   Dahner Felsenland