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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Karlstal Gorge – Moosalb Spring Biotope loop from Trippstadt

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Trippstadt

Karlstal Gorge – Moosalb Spring Biotope loop from Trippstadt

Moderate

4.8

(338)

1,277

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Karlstal Gorge – Moosalb Spring Biotope loop from Trippstadt

03:25

12.3km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Karlstalschlucht

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

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2.18 km

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The "Karlstal" is located near Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- nature reserve
- There is a path right by the stream
- "created around 1790
- designed by Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell, (master gardener)
- was an extension of the Trippstadt palace garden into a landscape park in the English style
- In 1862 King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Grand Duke Ludwig III of Hesse and Archduchess Hildegard of Austria visited (a black plaque commemorates the visit)
- Further information: zentrum-pfaelzerwald.de/zentrum-pfaelzerwald/sehen-erleben/felsen-schluchten/karlstalschlucht and
trippstadt.de/entzüge/karlstalschlucht.html
- Highly frequented during the holiday periods and in top hiking weather
- it should be the most visited valley in the Palatinate Forest
- more pictures: komoot.de/highlight/349889

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2.27 km

Karlstal Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful trail along the Mosbachalp. You cross to the other side via beautiful wooden bridges. At the end of the gorge, stop for refreshments at the Klugschen Mühle.

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2.68 km

Three Majesties Rock

Highlight • Historical Site

The rock face with the metal plaque commemorates the meeting that took place here in 1862 between the then Bavarian King Ludwig I, the Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke Ludwig III and the Austrian Archduchess Hildegarde.

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2.69 km

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge you will find beautiful resting places by the babbling stream every few meters

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3.09 km

Narrow forest path in the Biosphere Reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Highlight • Trail

Even though I've hiked here twice, I haven't found anything spooky.

Just a nice, narrow path through the forest.

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6.85 km

Nature Friends House Finsterbrunnertal

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Hearty Palatinate cuisine, but also exotic things like game sausage. Nicely laid out area.

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9.86 km

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Highlight • Natural

The Moosalbe has created an impressive valley over its 26 kilometers to where it flows into the Schwarzbach. It was once the basis for the operation of numerous hammer mills, which are informatively reminded along the way. The most famous section is probably the Karlstal Gorge between Oberhammer and Mittelhammer.

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11.6 km

Tor Sculpture (Sculpture Trail Trippstadt-Stelzenberg)

Highlight • Monument

A big gate in the middle of the meadows, which was called a head. Maybe this should be interpreted as access to the castle ruin Wilenstein.

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.21 km

4.05 km

1.34 km

532 m

113 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

2.57 km

1.60 km

1.18 km

627 m

399 m

218 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Karlstal Gorge

Three Majesties Rock

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Narrow forest path in the Biosphere Reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Nature Friends House Finsterbrunnertal

Moosalb Spring Biotope

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