Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
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Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
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3.72km
50m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 13, 2026
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Your route passes through a protected area
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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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376 m
Ganerbenweg Trail
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738 m
Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf
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Information about opening hours can be found here: tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/de/punkt/kiosk/bismarckturm/2933417.
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1.07 km
Gayer Spring and Rest Area
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He "had a rapid career as a forestry scientist and his main places of work were in Aschaffenburg and Munich, where he rose to become rector of the university. He was the first forester to hold this top position, once achieved world fame with his forestry science findings and continues to have an impact today, especially since he provides answers to many current forest questions. This father of scientifically based forestry demanded that site conditions and the advantages of mixed forests be taken into account even then and introduced the concept of sustainability as an ecological dimension into forestry science."
He worked as district manager in Weisenheim (Berg) from 1851 to 1855.
There is a memorial to him in the Salinenhof of the University of Munich. "In addition, streets in Munich and Weisenheim am Berg now bear his name. [...] In addition, the Faculty of Forestry and the BUND regularly award 'Karl Gayer Medals' for services to natural forestry in the spirit of Gayer."
Source (quoted verbatim): "Die Rheinpfalz" (DÜW edition) dated December 28, 2022
rheinpfalz.de/lokal/bad-duerkheim_artikel,-weisenheimer-revierförster-als-pionier-der-nachhaltigkeit-_arid,5448317.html
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2.13 km
Below the Heidenfels rock plateau (Ganerbenweg)
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The access is not easy (to find).
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2.19 km
Heidenfels
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2.74 km
Lindemannsruhe
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2.89 km
Wilhelm Trübel Memorial Stone
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For some time now, a note has been hanging on the tree here to explain:
"Wilhelm Trübel was a forester who had his office in the Lindemannsruhe forest house from July 1928 [= inauguration of the Lindemannsruhe forest house]. His area extended across the local forest area. This idyllic little place was created in his honor. It is NOT his grave."
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3.53 km
Palatine Prayer at the Lindemannsruhe Rest Area
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To the right of these benches there is an entrance to the "Ganerbenweg" (premium circular hiking trail), which leads directly to the Teufelsmauer, Weilerskopf, Teufelsbank, Kanapee and Leininger Grenzstein (always in the direction of the Ungeheuersee).
Another entrance to the "Ganerbenweg" is to the left of these benches and leads directly to the Heidenfels and via detours to the Bismarck Tower.
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3.72 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.84 km
1.64 km
147 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
1.63 km
1.45 km
480 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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