The Palatinate Forest is a wooded low mountain range in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Regions
- The Palatinate Forest goes in France (Departements Moselle and Bas-Rhin) in the Parc Régional des Vosges du Nord over large parts of it and forms a landscape unit with it. The Dahner Felsenland forms the core of the cross-border part Wasgau.
- The Palatinate part of the Palatinate Forest includes parts of the districts of Südwestpfalz (Pirmasens), Kaiserslautern, Donnersbergkreis (Kirchheimbolanden), Bad Dürkheim and Südliche Weinstrasse (Landau) as well as the urban areas of Kaiserslautern and Pirmasens.
- In the west it closes Westrich with the Sickinger height, in the north that Palatinate highlands with the Thunder Mountain at. These landscapes are like that Palatinate Forest and the Vosges Parts of the Lorraine layer level country. The demarcation to these landscapes is ambiguous.
- Included in the article is the Mehlinger Heath; this can be seen as a transition landscape to the Palatinate Uplands.
- Also the Reichswald between Kaiserslautern and Ramstein-Miesenbach is a transition landscape to the Palatinate Uplands. In this article he'll do the Palatinate Forest assigned.
- The panoramic road German Wine Route runs predominantly below the Haardt, the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest, at the transition to Upper Rhine Plain.
- The Leiningerland, west of the German Wine Route is a special landscape of the Palatinate Forest with little forest.
places
Map of Palatinate Forest
- 1 Annweiler
at the Trifels - 2 Bad Bergzabern
- 3 Bad Dürkheim
- 4 Dahn
- 5 Deidesheim
- 6 Elmstein
- 7 Grünstadt
- 8 Hinterweidenthal
- 9 Kaiserslautern
- 10 Lambrecht (Palatinate)
- 11 Landstuhl
- 12 Mehlingen
- 13 Newcomers
- 14 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
- 15 Otterberg
- 16 Pirmasens
- 17 Ramsen
- 18 Rhodt under Rietburg
- 19 Saint Martin
- 20 Schweigen-Rechtenbach
- 21 Waldfischbach castle albums
- 22 Weidenthal
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Other goals
- Bitche (Department Moselle)
- Landau in the Palatinate
- Wissembourg (Department Bas-Rhin)
- Zweibrücken
- Wallhalbe valley above of Thaleischweiler frogs
- Thunder Mountain
background
language
German in the Palatinate style. In the French part, other German dialects and French are also spoken.
getting there
- The nearest major airport is Frankfurt Airport. The French parts are better looking Strasbourg reachable.
- Drive IC or ICE Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Kaiserslautern at. The railway lines are also used for regional traffic Bad Kreuznach - Kaiserslautern - Pirmasens as Landau in the Palatinate - Pirmasens North - Zweibrücken significant.
- Cyclists can comfortably cross the Lauter / Wieslauter valley from the southeast Wissembourg arrive. Other river valleys are often accompanied by busy roads, but cycle paths are also marked.
mobility
- The railway lines mentioned are available for journeys within the Palatinate Forest. They are supplemented by some regional bus routes, which are, however, less suitable on weekends. There are also individual call line taxi systems. For example, on working days (Mon-Fri) there are acceptable connections between Bad Bergzabern above Dahn to Pirmasens and from there over Wallhalben to Landstuhl
- The most important highways within and on the edge of the Palatinate Forest are the A6 motorways between Grünstadt and Landstuhlwho have favourited A 62 between Landstuhl and Pirmasenswho have favourited B 10 between Landau in the Palatinate and Pirmasens. The other roads are often only passable at reduced speed due to inclines and curves and some bottlenecks. Nevertheless, you can reach all places within the Palatinate Forest on a day trip.
Tourist Attractions
View from the Wegelnburg
View from the Rehbergturm Annweiler and Trifels Castle
in selection:
Mountains, cliffs and viewpoints
Regionally important mountains and viewpoints:
- 1 - The Kalmit (672 m) near Neustadt is the highest elevation in the Palatinate Forest. The transmitter systems on the summit are visible from afar. At the summit is the Kalmithaus with excursion restaurants and a view of the valley to the east from the terrace. Driveway by car via "Kalmitstraße".
- 2 Rehbergturm (590 m). On the 576.8 m high Rehberg south of Annweiler is the neat, 11 m high, historical observation tower. From up here you have a wide panoramic view of the southern Palatinate Forest.
- 3 Weinbietturm (575 m). This observation tower can be found on the 554 m Weinbiet near Neustadt. From up here you have a wide panoramic view of the northern Palatinate Forest Weinbiethaus.Open: accessible during the opening times of the Weinbiethaus.
- 4 Schlossberg / Wegelnburg (571 m). rugged sandstone cliff in the Dahner Felsenland with a panoramic view. Remains of a castle ruin.
- 5 Lookout point "Ruine Neuscharfeneck" (500 m). further south and west views, among others. Direction Annweiler, Trifels and Rehbergturm. Info Wikipedia.
- 6 "Orensfels" lookout point (544 m). further west and south views, among others. Direction Annweiler, Trifels and Rehbergturm. Info Wikipedia.
- 7 The Rietburg (550 m) is located on the wine route and allows a wide "high view" of the Rhine valley and along the wine route. The famous "Villa Ludwigshöhe" can also be found here. For information see article Rhodt under Rietburg.
- 8 Schänzelturm (626 m). The histric, 13 m high tower stands on the 613 m high riser head. Small views emerge from the stone structure. However, the tower is largely ingrown by the forest.Open: freely accessible.
- 9 The protected Drachenfels (552 m) can only be reached on foot. From the place Neidenfels (Rail connection) it can be hiked on a sporty day hike. The rocky sandstone plateau lies in the middle of the vast forest landscape of the northern Palatinate Forest. To the north is the next parking lot for hikers 1 .
The area around Dahn in particular is characterized by its striking sandstone formations. A few particularly impressive rocks are listed here. The red sandstone of the Palatinate is known to climbers well beyond the country's borders. Since it is a traditional climbing area, climbing in the Palatinate requires adherence to a few Guidelines.
- 10 Devil table in Hinterweidenthal
- 11 Hochstein massif
- 12 Maiden jump
- 13 Asselstein
Landscape, valleys and waters
- 14 The Eiswoog east of Kaiserslautern in the northern Palatinate Forest, at Ramsen, Donnersbergkreis. Barrier-free panoramic footpath, see the article Eiswoog.
- 15 The Valley of the moss ointment in the catchment area of the Saar, especially that Karlstal and the Finsterbrunnertal offers comfortable hiking trails and is particularly suitable on midsummer days because of the shady location and the cooling effect of the stream. Belongs to the community, among other things Trippstadt at Kaiserslautern.
- 16 The Mehlinger Heath in Mehlingen at Kaiserslautern.
Churches and monasteries
- 17 Monastery ruin Limburg at Bad Dürkheim. The facility is freely accessible.
There are also open-air theater and other events taking place on the premises.
Castles and Palaces
- 18 Hardenburg, one of the largest castle complexes in the Palatinate Bad Dürkheim. Closed on Monday.
- 20 Ludwighöhe Castle and Rietburg ruins at Edenkoben
- 21 Castle Trifels at Annweiler
- 22 Drachenfels Castle
- 23 Berwartstein Castle
- 24 Castle Graefenstein in the Graefensteiner Land
Traffic routes
- 25 Museum railway Kuckucksbähnel - The historic steam train runs from Neustadt an der Weinstrasse above Lambrecht (Palatinate) until after Elmstein in the heart of the Palatinate Forest (journey distance approx. 20 km, 13 km of which is a museum railway on the Lambrecht - Elmstein section). The museum train is from Neustadt Railway Museum operated.
Parks
- 27 Kurpfalzpark at Guard home (www.kurpfalz-park.de).
activities
- hike - There is an extensive network of trails with various managed huts. The Palatinate Forest Association (PWV) is mainly responsible for marking the hiking trails.
- Cycling, e.g. Tal der Lauter / Wieslauter at Dahn
kitchen
- The Palatinate Forest Association operates self-service restaurants with simple meals
- Other restaurants in a similar style are run by the German Alpine Association and the "Die Naturfreunde" association.
- "Klug'sch Mühle" near Karlstal, Trippstadt: German cuisine, including game, fruit wines
- "Trout" at the Eiswoog, Ramsen: Fine German cuisine, including fish
- Several restaurants at Johanneskreuz, Trippstadt: Palatinate cuisine
accommodation
- Naturefriends houses:
- Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
- Finsterbrunnertal: with campsite
- Youth hostels
- Hotels and pensions
- Johanneskreuz, Trippstadt
nightlife
Joke offer "Elwetritsche-Jagd": Elwetritschen are mythical creatures, crossbreeds of domestic fowl and elves. They are ambushed at night. It is important that you come back to the restaurant at some point and tell hunters' Latin.
security
climate
literature
- Kompass hiking and biking map 766 "Palatinate Forest Nature Park", Scale 1: 50000, 6.95 euros, ISBN 978-3-85491-523-2 see also www.kompass.at
Web links
- View from the Weinbiet - Webcam of the NABU Neustadt / Weinstrasse
