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Forest Hike: Weisenheim am Berg - Bench Tour

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Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.

Ungeheuerseestein
Photo: Jörg Dörr, Archiv Urlaubsregion Freinsheim

Short description:

Family-friendly hiking trail to the Ungeheuersee lake. A tour with few but pleasant climbs, beautiful forest passages and - not to be forgotten - the numerous "benches" to rest on along the way.

moderate

Distance 6.8 km

2:00 h

136 m

385 m

253 m

The Palatinate people call a bench a "Bänkel". This already gives the hint of the numerous resting opportunities that line the route from the edge of the forest to the Ungeheuersee. On pleasant forest paths with only moderate gradients, you can comfortably walk at your leisure to the lake, stop there at the PWV hut and also take a break at any time along the way.

Author’s recommendation

After the tour, the diverse range of restaurants in Weisenheim am Berg is open to you.

Author

Jörg Dörr

Update: March 01, 2022

Difficulty

moderate

Technique

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Highest point

385 m

Lowest point

253 m

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Rest stops

Weisenheimer Hütte am Ungeheuersee

Safety information

The trail runs mainly on forest soil. Watch out for roots, rocks and stones so that you don't lose your footing. After rainy days and especially in spring, autumn and winter, the paths can be wet and therefore slippery.

Tips and hints

For more information on tour tips, Weisenheim am Berg and the Freinsheim holiday region, please contact the Tourist Information i-Punkt Kallstadt, Tel: 06322/667838 or visit www.urlaubsregion-freinsheim.de.

Start

Hiking car park Mandeltal (255 m)

Coordinates:

49.515931, 8.146051

DMS

49°30'57.4"N 8°08'45.8"E

UTM

32U 438188 5485162

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Destination

Hiking car park Mandeltal

Turn-by-turn directions

Mainly forest and woodland pathsStarting at the Mandeltal hikers' car park, the trail leads out of the village via Haalbergstraße and Am Kirschberg and along the Langental slope to the Burgunder Rastplatz. From there it is only a few hundred metres to the Ungeheuersee lake with the Pfälzerwaldverein hut. The way back is via the Burgundy rest area, initially along the same route. Approx. 200m after the rest area, however, it leads back to the village on the right via the Langental valley.

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all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Bus line 453 from Bad Dürkheim or Grünstadt, bus stop Bobenheimer Straße. Timetable information www.vrn.de.
From the bus stop, walk up Neumayerstraße and reach Haalbergstraße at the school. Here you can immediately turn left onto the Bänkeltour. The Mandeltal hikers' car park is about 300 metres away on the right at the end of the road.

Getting there

From the north:
Via the A61 motorway at the Frankenthal junction, take the A6 towards Kaiserslautern. Exit Grünstadt/Deutsche Weinstraße. Continue on B271 (Dt. Weinstraße) towards Bad Dürkheim, exit Weisenheim am Berg. At the entrance to the town, turn right and then left into the town, immediately right again into Neumayerstraße. At the end of the road, turn right into Haalbergstraße until you reach the hikers' car park.

From the south:
Via the A61 motorway at the Ludwigshafen junction, take the A650 towards Bad Dürkheim. At the end of the motorway, continue on the B37. Pass the Bruch industrial area, turn right at the next traffic lights towards Ungstein. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit into the town. After approx. 50 m turn right onto B271 (Dt. Weinstraße), direction Grünstadt. At the traffic lights in Herxheim am Berg turn left towards Weisenheim am Berg. At the entrance to the village, turn right over the bypass. At the end of the village, turn left into the village and immediately right into Neumayerstraße. At the end of the road, turn right into Haalbergstraße until you reach the hikers' car park.

Parking

Hiking car park Mandeltal

Coordinates

49.515931, 8.146051

DMS

49°30'57.4"N 8°08'45.8"E

UTM

32U 438188 5485162

w3w

///edged.coarser.overwhelmed

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Equipment

Please make sure you are dressed appropriately for the weather and wear good shoes.

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Chris SeMa

September 05, 2020 · Community

Ein Wandetweg ohne besondere besondere Highlights, selbst für Kinder gibt es wenig zu entdecken....Schade

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Wolfgang Neidhöfer

June 23, 2019 · Community

Gemütliche und entspannte Tour zum Ungeheuersee.

When did you do this route? June 23, 2019

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Thomas Baierl

April 22, 2018 · Community

Wirklich angenehm zu gehende Tour, i.d.R. auf breiten wegen, am Ende dann mit einem tollen Panoramablick über die Rheinebene :) Die online-Beschreibung ist dürftig, die GPX-Daten laufen aber gut; die Tour ist im Wald an einigen Abzweigungen mit dem Bänkel-Symbol gekennzeichnet. Sonntags ist der Ungeheursee bei gutem Wetter überlaufen und laut - Schön für den PWV (die Hütte muss ja laufen), schlecht für den Erholunsuchenden. In Weisenheim gibt es dann auch wieder genug Gelegenheiten, sich zu stärken ...

When did you do this route? April 22, 2018

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Difficulty

moderate

Distance

6.8 km

Duration

2:00 h

Ascent

136 m

Descent

136 m

Highest point

385 m

Lowest point

253 m

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