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Wine Hike: Herxheim am Berg - Felsenbergweg

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  • Herxheim am Berg - Berntal Bild 1
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m 250 200 150 6 5 4 3 2 1 km Naturschutzgebiet Berntal-Felsenberg Herxheim am Berg - Karsthöhle

Short description:

Panoramic circular trail in the south-west of Herxheim, which first takes you down through the Berntal and then up over the Felsenberg through the nature reserve and vineyards.

easy
Distance 6.3 km
1:45 h
83 m
83 m
241 m
168 m
The path leads you past the Herxheim Karst Cave and along the edge of the Felsenberg to the car park at the Weidenhof in the north of Leistadt. From there you walk above the Berntal valley back towards Herxheim am Berg and have a wonderful view of the Palatinate Forest, the Rhine plain and the valley.

Author’s recommendation

After the hike, we recommend a stop at the Herxheim restaurant.

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Author
Jörg Dörr
Update: December 20, 2021
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
241 m
Lowest point
168 m
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Track types

Asphalt 9.33%Dirt road 13.05%Forested/wild trail 34.13%Path 3.25%Road 3.24%Unknown 36.97%
Asphalt
0.6 km
Dirt road
0.8 km
Forested/wild trail
2.2 km
Path
0.2 km
Road
0.2 km
Unknown
2.3 km
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Safety information

The route often runs along so-called farm tracks. These are used for agricultural purposes and are used by tractors and harvesters all year round. We would like to point out that the use of the paths is at your own risk and ask for mutual consideration in the interest of all. The farm tracks may be soiled by agricultural traffic.

After rainy days and especially in winter, the paths can be wet and slippery.

Tips and hints

Urlaubsregion Freinsheim, i-Punkt Kallstadt, Tel: 06322/667838, www.urlaubsregion-freinsheim.de

Start

Dorf-/Kerweplatz in the Weisenheimer Straße (202 m)
Coordinates:
DD
49.509706, 8.178636
DMS
49°30'34.9"N 8°10'43.1"E
UTM
32U 440539 5484444
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Destination

Dorf-/Kerweplatz in the Weisenheimer Straße

Turn-by-turn directions

From the Kerweplatz, turn right in the direction of Weisenheim am Berg along the road. After about 100 m, turn left into "Im Eulengeschrei" and continue along "Am Goldberg". Keep going down to the wine road. Here you turn right at the Schlittgraben onto the path into the Berntal valley. The cliff edge is already clearly visible from here. Through the narrow, vine-covered Berntal valley, you reach the end of Leistadt, the Weidenhof car park, with a connection to the historic Leistadt circular trail. After a few metres along the road to Weisenheim am Berg heading north, turn right and follow the hiking trail back to Herxheim. This time the trail leads you along above the Berntal valley and rewards you with a great view of the valley and the Rhine plain.

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Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Herxheim am Berg railway station, regular connections via Freinsheim from the Rhine-Neckar triangle, from the direction of Neustadt/Weinstraße and Bad Dürkheim as well as from Grünstadt.Timetable information www.vrn.de

Walk approx. 400m uphill from the railway station to the town centre. Turn into Weisenheimer Straße at the traffic lights.

Getting there

From the north:

Motorway A6 (Mannheim/Kaiserslautern, exit Grünstadt), direction Bad Dürkheim, on B271 (German Wine Road) to Herxheim am Berg. In the town, turn right at the traffic lights.

From the south:

Take the A61 motorway at the Ludwigshafen junction onto the A650 towards Bad Dürkheim. Drive to the end of the extension, then towards Grünstadt, Ungstein/Bruch. Pass the industrial area Bruch, turn right at the next traffic lights. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit, then turn right towards Grünstadt/Kallstadt. Go through Kallstadt to Herxheim am Berg. In the town, turn left at the traffic lights. 

Parking

Dorf-/Kerweplatz, Weisenheimer Straße in the centre of the village

Coordinates

DD
49.509706, 8.178636
DMS
49°30'34.9"N 8°10'43.1"E
UTM
32U 440539 5484444
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Equipment

Non-slip shoes and clothing suitable for the weather.

Questions and answers

Question from Kalle Schalke · August 25, 2020 · Community
frage keine aber makierungen fehlen und GPS stimmt nicht zu 100% aber ein sehr schöner Weg.
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Answered by guenter woerzler · August 26, 2020 · Community
Berntal/Felsenberg ...ja, ist nicht einfach zu finden weil der abzweigende Wege (von der Weinstraße her gesehen leicht übersehen werden kann. Allerdings ist der Felsenberg (Kalkriff) jetzt gesperrt. https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/kreis-bad-duerkheim_artikel,-herxheimer-felsenberg-schutzgel%C3%A4nder-steht-_arid,5101723.html

Rating

2.5
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guenter woerzler
August 14, 2019 · Community
... bitte unter aktuelle Infos schauen
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When did you do this route? August 11, 2019
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A. J.
October 22, 2014 · Community
Naturschutzgebiet sehr schön und ruhig Leider keine Wegemarkierung und GPS Daten stimmen nicht, wege die das GPS anzeigt gibt es zum teil nicht mehr...
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When did you do this route? October 22, 2014

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Difficulty
easy
Distance
6.3 km
Duration
1:45 h
Ascent
83 m
Descent
83 m
Highest point
241 m
Lowest point
168 m
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