Best wildlife trails in Elmstein

Charming circular hike from the Naturfreundehaus Elmstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. The hike starts at the Naturfreundehaus Elmstein and leads through the hilly landscape of the Palatinate Forest. From the starting point, the route heads towards Esthal, where you can stop for refreshments. From Esthal, the route follows forest paths along the Goldbrunnen and the Dicken Eiche to Elmstein. From Elmstein you finally return to the starting point. Highlights: - Idyllic forest paths - Goldbrunnen...

Charming circular hike around Hornesselwiese, Rhineland-Palatinate. This idyllic circular trail starts at Hornesselwiese and runs along the Grobsbach stream through Stilles Tal in a southerly direction. It climbs gently but steadily up to the 530 metre-high First Head and on to the Second Head. The descent back to the starting point leads through the beautiful Kohlbachtal valley along the stream of the same name, past the Naturfreundehaus Lambrecht in the Kohlbachtal valley, a Kneipp...

Marked hiking trail of the Palatinate Forest Association from Helmbach to the Taubenstuhl. Helmbach is a hamlet belonging to Bad Dürkheim, which can be reached by train and is the starting point for numerous hikes in the Palatinate Forest. From here, the trail leads through the picturesque stream valleys of the Helmbach and Grobsbach streams to the Taubenstuhl. During the summer season, the Trifelsland leisure bus runs from the Taubenstuhl to Annweiler, Vorderweidenthal and Silz on Sundays...

Rittersteine are natural stones, memorial stones or stone markers. They can only be found in the Palatinate Forest and serve as hiking guides. They refer to historically or locally noteworthy places or events.

Challenging day hike in the Palatinate Forest Nature Park. This hike is suitable for all those who like adventure! It leads from the Mitteleiche car park on mostly unmarked paths, partly through aisles and over felled trees and sometimes across the forest in a large loop around Iggelbach. There are beautiful viewpoints along the route and refreshment stops at the Hornesselswiese forest tavern. Highlights of the hike: - Geiskopfhof ruins - Hornesselwiese forest tavern - Rehfels in Elmstein -...

Idyllic circular hike in the Palatinate Forest Nature Park south of Kaiserslautern. This route leads from Speyerbrunn, a district of Elmstein, through picturesque stream valleys and over mountain ridges with great views. You can stop for refreshments at the Stüterhof halfway along the route. Highlights of the hike: - Speyerbrunner Quellwoog - "Dämmchen" rest area - Knights' stone no. 108 Haidhaldbrunnen fountain - Stüterhof with refreshment stop - Viewpoint at Ungeheuertal