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In Münchweiler across the tri-border area to windmills and hollow stones

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  • Münchweiler from the direction of Drei-Länder-Eck
    Münchweiler from the direction of Drei-Länder-Eck
    Photo: Dieter Moll, PWV Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz

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    An easy circular hike from the community center / train stop in Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz over the Bocksrück with the three wind turbines, across the Dippelanlage between Langmeil and Sippersfeld, through Gonbach to the Hohlsteinhütte of the Münchweiler local group in the Palatinate Forest Club; from there back to the starting point.
    moderate
    Distance 11.4 km
    3:16 h
    227 m
    227 m
    398 m
    245 m

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    Enjoy the great view over the Kaiserstraßensenke from the Münchweiler Hohlsteinhütte with a cool Riesling spritzer and Palatinate home cooking!

    Every two years (last in 2019) a 10-day charcoal kiln festival takes place at the Dippelanlage in the Sippersfeld forest, organized by the "Freie Wählergruppe Sippersfeld e.V." and the "Pfrimmtal-Touristik e.V." from Sippersfeld.

    Think about wind turbines in exposed locations in our forest and beautiful nature, the impact on fauna and flora, and the relationship between industry and nature!

    Check out the other interesting circular hikes in the Winnweiler collective municipality area (see details), created by the local groups Winnweiler, Imsbach, Steinbach, and Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz in the Palatinate Forest Club as well as Andreas Fischer from Falkenstein in cooperation with the VG tourism office.

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    moderate

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    245 m
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    Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz is a thriving community located in very beautiful northern Palatinate landscape, not far from Kaiserslautern and Mainz, with its own train stop on the Alsenztalbahn and an active club life. It is worth a visit.

    https://www.muenchweiler-alsenz.de/

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchweiler_an_der_Alsenz

    Eating opportunity (only at certain times; see link):

    Hohlsteinhütte of OG Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz in PWV

    Other circular hikes in this series in the VG Winnweiler area:

    Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz: In Münchweiler across the tri-border area to windmills and hollow stones

    Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz: From Münchweiler to the Sippersfeld Retzbergweiher and back

    Imsbach: Imsbach adventure path with a view

    Imsbach: Imsbach mining and Falkenstein castle history

    Winnweiler: Winnweiler industrial culture and nature with great views

    Winnweiler: To the heights in western Winnweiler

    Falkenstein: Wildly romantic through the valley to Falkenstein

    Falkenstein: Up high from Falkenstein to Königsstuhl

    Steinbach: lively Celtic past in Steinbach

    Steinbach: Cultural-historical walk around Steinbach at the foot of the southern Donnersberg

    Steinbach: From Celts in Steinbach to robber knights at the most beautiful view on the southern Donnersberg

    Roadbook

    At the starting point Community Center in Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz, the railway bridge is crossed and then a short train stop feeder at Seiderstraße is turned left. The paved field path is followed over a slight rise to the "tri-border area" (Münchweiler/Alsenbrück-Langmeil/Gonbach near the Hinterberg district) with a beautiful view of the Donnersberg. It continues to the right towards Gonbach to a meadow field path after about 30 m, which is turned left into. At the end of the field, go past this on the right to a crossing over the Gonbach on the left-hand side, which is crossed. Then straight across the meadow to the forest edge and follow this to the left, straight across a small meadow section and then right to K 39, which is crossed towards Sippersfeld. After crossing, go half-left onto a forest path, which is followed along the slope of the Bocksrück to the junction on the right with the marking "White Cross". Follow this marking further up the slope, past the former US munitions depot Börrstadt, until the plateau between the first two wind turbines is reached. The marking is then left; go straight ahead, leaving the first wind turbine on the right. The path leads through the forest covered with cuckoo flowers in April to a rest area at a "Big Oak" with a view towards the Kaiserstraßensenke near Langmeil and Winnweiler. From there, go back a few meters to the first turning on the right; follow the path to the rest area "Dippelanlage" next to the previously crossed K 39 with a good opportunity to enjoy a packed lunch.

    Every two years - last in 2019 - a multi-day charcoal kiln festival takes place there, which is worth a visit:

    http://www.kohlenmeiler-sippersfeld.de/

    Then proceed a few meters right past the shelter of the facility on a forest path that turns left to K 40; this is crossed and the forest path is followed up the slope. At the first tree next to the road there is a wooden signpost to Gonbach. Follow the forest path to a larger crossroads; to the right on a tree shortly before this point is a wooden signpost back to the Dippelanlage. Turn right onto the path and follow it to the facility of the "Youth and Leisure Club Gonbach e.V." Along the way, you first pass a wooden sign with the name "Upper Kippenweg" and then a sign for the "JFCG" and the Kneipp facility Gonbach.

    Youth and Leisure Club Gonbach

    Follow the bridge path from the "JFCG" parking lot to the main road; just before, the worth seeing and well-maintained Kneipp facility of the Gonbach community is passed.

    https://www.ortsgemeinde-gonbach.de/leben-ingonbach/kneippanlage-spielplatz/

    After a few meters on the main road, first turn left into Hohlstraße and then immediately into the street "Am Perlenberg." Follow this to the edge of town. Behind the last houses, continue a few meters straight uphill, then first turn right and then left, following the path each time. Cross a wood storage area until at the next crossing "field path" (with white-blue hiking marking) at the forest edge turn right into it. Follow this marking to the starting point at the Münchweiler train stop. First, pass the Hohlsteinhütte of the Palatinate Forest Club Münchweiler managed at set times on the ridge in the forest with its incomparable view of the town and the Kaiserstraßensenke.

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    The Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz train stop is reachable hourly by the DB "Alsenztalbahn" from the direction of Bingen/Bad Kreuznach/Mainz and from Kaiserslautern/Vorderpfalz.

    https://www.vrn.de/mng/#/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2@init

    https://www.bahn.de/p/view/service/index.shtml

    In the summer months from May on Sundays and holidays, the excursion train "Zellertalbahn" can be used from Worms, Monsheim, or Zellertal, if ongoing track work is completed. As of mid-2019, it is not yet confirmed whether the train will operate in 2020.

    https://zellertal-aktiv.de/portfolio-item/zellertalbahn

    http://www.eistalbahn.com/zellertalbahn.html

    Directions

    Via the A 63 to the Winnweiler / Rockenhausen exit; B 48 towards Bad Bergzabern / Enkenbach; first exit left to Münchweiler; or via the B 48 from Enkenbach-Alsenborn / A 6 (Mannheim - Saarbrücken).

    Parking

    At the start and end point Community Center / train stop Münchweiler, there is ample parking available for cars.

    Coordinates

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    49.550983, 7.887973
    DMS
    49°33'03.5"N 7°53'16.7"E
    UTM
    32U 419565 5489302
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Book recommendation by the author

    In a list "Informational Directory of Cultural Monuments," the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage has recorded the known cultural monuments for the Donnersberg district and thus also for the Winnweiler collective municipality area in all villages. A look inside reveals interesting information:

    Cultural Monuments in the Donnersberg District

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    Overall difficulty
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    Distance
    11.4 km
    Duration
    3:16 h
    Ascent
    227 m
    Descent
    227 m
    Highest point
    398 m
    Lowest point
    245 m
    Public-transport-friendly Round trip Scenic Refreshment stops available

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