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Berger Wacken – Schinderhannes Cave loop from Thalfang

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Berger Wacken – Schinderhannes Cave loop from Thalfang

Moderate

4.3

(30)

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Berger Wacken – Schinderhannes Cave loop from Thalfang

02:09

7.46km

190m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 5, 2026

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3.71 km

Berger Wacken

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Berger Wacken is a large pyrite rock formation with many interesting corners and views. There is also a “Schinderhanneshöhle” hidden away.

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3.75 km

Geology information board “White Boulders”

Highlight • Structure

Information station in the Haardt Forest with map and profile: It explains the quartz rocks ("White Rocks"), their formation, and where you can find them along the Dream Loop trail – including Langer Wacken, Berger Wacken, and Frosch-Felsen.

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3.81 km

Schinderhannes Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Langer Wacken section is around 200 meters long, up to 15 meters high and 20 meters wide.

The formation of the Wacken goes back to the Permian Age (250 …

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4.37 km

Roman road in the Haardtwald

Highlight • Historical Site

With the conquest of the Rhineland by the Romans, there was also the possibility of increased clearing and land grabbing for the previously remote southwest Hunsrück. The lively relief landscape …

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5.12 km

Haardtwaldbrunnen

Highlight • Natural Monument

The water is very tasty indeed. I think I remember that it has natural carbonic acid.

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5.13 km

Haardtwald Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The water tastes very much like iron, which the red color of the small stream suggests. In addition, the fine pearly carbon dioxide can be clearly felt on the tongue. …

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5.45 km

Waldschätze Information Point

Highlight • Rest Area

7.46 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.25 km

629 m

504 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.75 km

1.24 km

652 m

513 m

227 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Monday 29 June

26°C

16°C

78 %

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Berger Wacken – Schinderhannes Cave loop from Thalfang

Berger Wacken

Berger Wacken Quartzite Ridge

Geology information board “White Boulders”

Schinderhannes Cave

Roman road in the Haardtwald

Haardtwaldbrunnen

Haardtwald Spring

Waldschätze Information Point

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