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Old Tower, Appenthal – Brandbuche Shelter (524 m) loop from Elmstein

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Elmstein

Old Tower, Appenthal – Brandbuche Shelter (524 m) loop from Elmstein

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Old Tower, Appenthal – Brandbuche Shelter (524 m) loop from Elmstein

01:47

27.2km

410m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald - Kernzone - Erlenbachtal

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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72 m

Old Tower, Appenthal

Highlight • Monument

The "Old Tower" in Appenthal belonged to a respectable
Sandstone church built in the late 15th century
became. After the church as early as the 16th century
had fallen into disrepair, the red sandstones were used for building houses
reused. However, the walls of the tower were closed
robust in order to be able to remove them as well. Hence he is
today still an important cultural asset of the Elmstein Valley.

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903 m

Kuckucksbähnel Terminus and Tourist Information

Highlight • Monument

Be sure to try. From Neustadt a.d.W Hbf (track 5) to Elmstein in a historic train with steam locomotive. Outward journey costs 8 euros and takes about 80 minutes. In the train there is also a dining compartment with fair prices.

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956 m

Kuckucksbähnel Terminus Elmstein

Highlight • Rest Area

With the Kuckucksbähnel through the Elmstein Valley is a beautiful experience for young and old. There is even a separate wagon in which the bikes are transported - without additional costs.
Here at the Kuckucksbähnel terminus you are practically in the middle of the Palatinate Forest and you can explore the valley on foot, by bike or MTB.
elmstein.de/possibilities
eisenbahnmuseum-neustadt.de/kuckuck.html

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6.14 km

Brandbuche Shelter (524 m)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The small shelter stands directly by the road.

My research at the Johanniskreuz Forestry Office (Elmstein Forest District) in July 2021 revealed that the original burnt beech tree, which was formerly officially designated a "natural monument," no longer exists since 1994, as it had to be felled.

Afterwards, the "burnt beech" sign was simply hung on a younger beech tree.

Now, "burnt beech" no longer designates a "natural monument," but simply a small local landmark and rest area on this district road in the Palatinate Forest.

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7.25 km

Lonely road through the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Trail

10.6 km

Ritterstein No. 85: At the Three Stones

Highlight • Monument

At the "three stones" about a kilometer further on Birkeneck is the former Dreimark: Elmsteiner Wald, Oberhaingeraide, Frankenweide. The letters C P E were signed on the boundary stones, each signifying the corresponding forest area. (Source: Rittersteine im Pfälzerwald, Walter Eitelmann),

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19.4 km

Speyerbach Spring

Highlight • River

Always worth it to stay

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24.6 km

Confluence of Legelbach and Speyerbach

Highlight • River

"This weir at the branch of an old mill canal supplied a sawmill with water. At the same time, the transport of wood from the Legelbach stream was ensured.
The wood was floated into the Speyerbach during the day, and water was channeled into the mill canal at night. This fed the mill pond, which operated the mill during the day. This made both possible: transporting wood and operating the sawmill."
Source: Information board 1 of the Trifterlebispfad on site

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27.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.0 km

4.55 km

1.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.3 km

827 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Old Tower, Appenthal – Brandbuche Shelter (524 m) loop from Elmstein

Old Tower, Appenthal

Kuckucksbähnel Terminus and Tourist Information

Kuckucksbähnel Terminus Elmstein

Brandbuche Shelter (524 m)

Lonely road through the Palatinate Forest

Ritterstein No. 85: At the Three Stones

Speyerbach Spring

Confluence of Legelbach and Speyerbach

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