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Berwartstein Castle – Seehofweiher Bathing Lake loop from Bobenthal

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Berwartstein Castle – Seehofweiher Bathing Lake loop from Bobenthal

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Berwartstein Castle – Seehofweiher Bathing Lake loop from Bobenthal

04:25

15.0km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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452 m

Hedwigsbrunnen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice spring at the Hedwigsbrunnen, right next to the Porzbach.

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2.40 km

Viewpoint

3.77 km

View of Niederschlettenbach Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view and ideal resting place for a picnic or a snack. From the front bank you can see very nice to Wegelnburg and Nothweiler. Bringing a pair of binoculars is worthwhile. Nothweiler you can of course only by the location in the valley under the Wegelnburg "divine".

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5.25 km

Tower Little France

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Tower of Little France or Thurm France is the pre-festival for Berwartstein Castle, from which you have a beautiful view from here.

Unfortunately, the tower is closed and not accessible. For the view alone, a detour from the Ritter Trapp Weg, which passes close to the tower, is worthwhile.

More information about the tower can be found here:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Klein-Frankreich

For beautiful photos of the castle it is definitely worth a camera with a telephoto lens dabeizuhaben.

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5.99 km

Berwartstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Very beautiful and well-preserved robber baron's castle. Was extensively renovated by private owners. Be sure to take a guided tour! On the one hand, because it is worth seeing, on the other hand, to support the owners and thus to be able to continue to preserve the castle. Enjoy the nature!

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7.76 km

Seehofweiher Bathing Lake

Highlight • Lake

Certainly great to cool off in summer. In autumn, the "big boys" let their model boats whiz across the lake here. The lake also invites you to take a break on your bike tour.

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11.2 km

Wooden Shelter at Trail Junction, Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Shelter, could also be a bus stop. 🤣

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11.6 km

Hirzeckhaus Trailhead and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

According to the Komoot map, it is even a parking lot.
There are nice benches with a table and information board.

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12.7 km

Finsterbach Fountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very nice fountain with a mature, mossy bank

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15.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

1.39 km

587 m

514 m

Surfaces

9.00 km

3.22 km

2.27 km

540 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

23°C

14°C

34 %

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Comments

March 21, 2023,Turm Kleinfrankreich – Burg Berwartstein Runde von Bobenthal

Today I was really in better shape, whether that was because of the fried egg 🍳 with bacon or because of the magnesium?! ☺️
From the hiking car park at Hausbrunnenwiese near Bobenthal, we went the first almost 6km on a fairly dreary, wide forest path to the Little France Tower (closed). From there you have a beautiful view over …

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May 25, 2025,Auf zum Hirzeckgipfel 👍

Once again, I found myself at the Berwartstein. We parked at the castle. First, we went up to the "Little France" tower and then to the Bubenfelsen rock near Niederschlettenbach. We descended to the Potzbach stream, which we crossed over a rather dilapidated bridge. Then we began the ascent to the Hirzeck summit. Once at the top, we enjoyed the …

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Berwartstein Castle – Seehofweiher Bathing Lake loop from Bobenthal

Hedwigsbrunnen

View of Niederschlettenbach Valley

Tower Little France

Berwartstein Castle

Seehofweiher Bathing Lake

Wooden Shelter at Trail Junction, Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Hirzeckhaus Trailhead and Picnic Area

Finsterbach Fountain

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