Along the dry stone walls – Reipoltskirchen Water Castle loop from Heinzenhausen

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Along the dry stone walls – Reipoltskirchen Water Castle loop from Heinzenhausen

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Along the dry stone walls – Reipoltskirchen Water Castle loop from Heinzenhausen

07:25

25.8km

630m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.13 km

along the dry stone walls

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A beautiful path along the dry stone walls, where one or the other lizard can be spotted in the afternoon.
The Veldenz hiking trail leads along here.

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2.72 km

View of the B270 and Hohenöllen

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A nice view of the B270 between Kaiserslautern and Lauterecken.

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7.86 km

In the middle of fields and forests, 360m above sea level, lies the Ausbacherhof with three farmhouses. The courtyard has existed since the 16th century and its building structure has been preserved and biologically renovated.

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11.2 km

View of the Palatinate Countryside

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12.4 km

Reipoltskirchen Water Castle

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Something very special and rare is this beautiful moated castle, which houses a restaurant (opening times Wednesday to Sunday, evenings). There are also art objects all around, as well as …

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18.2 km

Höhenwiesen

Forest

19.4 km

Kalköfen Hut and 1820 Trichteröfen

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Beautiful rest area with a shelter next to two former funnel furnaces.
These are two sandstone funnels from 1820 integrated into the slope

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20.9 km

Barbecue area with a view near Kusel

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Great, well-kept barbecue area. Even the toilets were open and very clean.

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21.2 km

Pfalzwald Hut

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Easily accessible on foot and by car. Last opened on Pentecost. Barbecue area, clean open toilets, curling in winter, riding area. A highlight for many.

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21.5 km

Am Wolkenberg

Forest

25.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.0 km

3.22 km

2.94 km

608 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.71 km

5.61 km

5.44 km

5.39 km

3.54 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

7°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

July 10, 2025,Veldenz Wanderweg - Thru Hike - Tag 1

It was a long-planned affair, and now the time had finally come. On Thursday morning, we took the bus to Lauterecken, a town near Veldenz, and at 9:15 a.m. we set off on the Veldenz hiking trail in the opposite direction. 🥾 Three days of hiking lay ahead of us for the route from Veldenz Castle to Lichtenberg Castle near …

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April 15, 2022,Veldenz-Wanderweg - Etappe 1 (Schloß Veldenz in Lauterecken - Heinzenhausen)

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-It starts with a bang: Lichtenberg Castle, ancestral seat of the Counts of Veldenz, high above the small village of Thallichtenberg is the starting point of the hiking trail that leads to the Veldenz Castle in Lauterecken. The quality hiking trail is characterized by a natural stillness that can only rarely be experienced. The Veldenz hiking trail, …

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July 9, 2024,Veldenz Wanderweg (Etappe 2/2: Glanbrücken - Lauterecken)

The Veldenz hiking trail is the first hiking trail in the Palatinate to bear the European seal of quality "Leading Quality Trail - Best of Europe". The more than 60-kilometer-long multi-day tour leads from Thallichtenberg to the Veldenz town of Lauterecken. From the start of the tour at Lichtenberg Castle, the Veldenz hiking trail leads across the Palatinate mountains in …

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