Best wildlife trails in Bad Dürkheim

Panoramic hike around the legendary red sandstone rock reef "Drachenfels", Rhineland-Palatinate. This hiking route leads from the Gasthaus Zum Saupferch to the Drachenfels and the Gasthaus Lambertskreuz. The Drachenfels, a mighty rocky reef made of red sandstone, is characterized by an excellent view over the northern part of the Palatinate Forest and also has caves that are worth exploring. Alternatively, the Drachenfels can be reached from the southern village of Neidenfels. Highlights...

Popular loop hike in the Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate This hiking route leads from the Gasthaus Zum Saupferch to the Drachenfels. The Drachenfels is characterized by an excellent view over the northern part of the Palatinate Forest. There are more beautiful rock formations along the route and there are caves directly on the Drachenfels that are worth exploring. Alternatively, the Drachenfels can be reached from the southern village of Neidenfels, which extends the hike by a few...

Beautiful hiking trail from Bad Dürkheim to Heidenfels in Rhineland-Palatinate. From Bad Dürkheim, this route runs in a northwesterly direction to the Heidenfels and passes the former Roman quarry Kriemhildenstuhl and the Heidenfels. Further highlights await along the route. It starts at Wurstmart-Platz in Bad Dürkheim. From there the path into the forest and goes slightly but steadily uphill past the Schäferwarte, Kaiser-Wilhem-Höhe and the "Herzogweiherblick" vantage point up to the...

This route followa stage 3 of the Pfälzer Weinsteig, a long-distance trail starting in Bad Dürkheim and ending in Deidesheim. The path leads past the Flaggenturm tower, through the Poppental valley, and climbs to the Wachtenburg Castle ruins before descending via the historic Heidenlöcher refuge and Michaelskapelle chapel into Deidesheim. Overnight stays are available in local guesthouses and hotels in the towns; wild camping is not allowed. Reliable water is found at businesses in the...

Popular loop trail in the Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate. This hike, for which most hikers need a good 3 hours, begins at the car park at Forsthaus Weilach. There are great views from the Bismarck Tower on the Peterskopf, and you can enjoy a relaxing break at the Ungeheuersee. The physical well-being is also taken care of - you pass several restaurants (note opening times). Highlights of the hike: - Bismarck Tower - nice places to stop for refreshments - Ungeheuersee ("Monster Lake")

Hike from Wachtenburg Castle to the Naturfreundehaus Oppauer Haus, Rhineland-Palatinate This hike leads west of Wachenheim in a south-westerly direction along the Wachtenheimer Bach to the Naturfreundehaus Oppauer Haus and then along forest paths back to Wachenheim. At the starting point is the Wachtenburg and a children's playground. Highlights: - Wachenburg - Friends of nature house Oppauer house - Wachtenheimer Bach - Children's playground at the starting point

Panoramic circular route in the Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Rhineland-Palatinate. The circular route begins at the Wolfental car park. Several beautiful hiking routes start from there. This leads along the Isenach in an easterly direction and finally in a southerly direction to the Drachenfels. There it goes well uphill and there is the forest restaurant to the Saupferch as a stopover on the way. There are several caves to visit on the Drachenfels that are worth a detour. From there it...