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From Celts in Steinbach to robber knights at the most beautiful viewpoint on the southern Donnersberg
Pfälzerwald-Verein e.V.
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Hiking and refreshment hut PWV Steinbach on the DonnersbergPhoto: Dieter Moll, PWV OG Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz
Author’s recommendation
Get information about the Verbandsgemeinde Winnweiler with its communities located in the North Palatinate mountain region just before the highest mountain of the Palatinate, the Donnersberg!
Are you interested in the land and people as well as the eventful history of the region, e.g. vividly presented in the Steinbach chronicle by Michael März "Historical facts about land and people" on the occasion of the 800-year celebration of Steinbach in 1990!
Hike through the wonderful landscape in the foothills of the Donnersberg and enjoy the great views, e.g. at the Iron Man on the Beutelfels!
Take a look at other interesting circular hikes in the area of the Verbandsgemeinde Winnweiler (see details), which were created by the local groups Winnweiler, Imsbach, Steinbach, and Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz of the Pfälzerwald Association as well as Andi Fischer from Falkenstein in cooperation with the VG tourism office.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
KronbuchenhütteHütte Pfälzerwald-Verein Steinbach
Tips and suggestions
Many interesting facts about Steinbach, the surroundings, the history, etc. can be found in the comprehensive work "Historical facts about land and people" by Michael März from Steinbach. The author has authorized the reference to his book. Especially the eventful history of the entire area, e.g. during the Thirty Years' War with changing rulers between the Spanish and the Swedes and battles between Steinbach and Imsbach or during the French period around 1800, is vividly described.
Historical facts about land and people by Michael März
Places to stop for refreshments:
The Kronbuch Hut between Falkenstein and Imsbach
The hut of the Pfälzerwald Association Steinbach am Donnersberg
Further circular hikes in this series within the VG Winnweiler area:
Münchweiler a.d. Alsenz: From Münchweiler to the Sippersfelder Retzbergweiher and back
Imsbach: Imsbach experience trail with wide views
Imsbach: Imsbach mining and Falkenstein castle history
Winnweiler: Winnweiler industrial culture and nature with great views
Winnweiler: To the heights in the western Winnweiler area
Falkenstein: Wild and romantic through the valley to Falkenstein
Falkenstein: Going high from Falkenstein to the Königsstuhl
Steinbach: Cultural-historical hike around Steinbach at the foot of the southern Donnersberg
Roadbook
The circular hike starts towards Steinbach with the marking "white triangle" at the hut of the Pfälzerwald Association Steinbach just above the Celtic village, which is worth a detour either at the beginning or the end of the hike.
Celtic village Steinbach am Donnersberg
Passing the youth hostel with accommodation options,
Youth Hostel Steinbach am Donnersberg
the Hahnweiler Street is reached, where you turn left. The path outside the village leads west; just behind the pond of the angling club, you turn right and reach the trail marked "Yellow Bar" and "Pfälzer Höhenweg" at the forest edge, which then continues to the left. The "Yellow Bar" marking is also followed after branching off the Höhenweg through the Borntal until the junction "Krummkehr."
Trail with marking "Yellow Bar"
It continues left with the yellow bar and now again the marking of the "Pfälzer Höhenweg" over "Grohes Rondell" to the Kronbuch Hut, which is staffed at certain times.
From the hut, you go left uphill towards the Hohenfels ruin and Beutelfelsen with the "Iron Man" and magnificent views; at Hohenfels, you meet the path coming from the left marked "White Cross," which you follow straight ahead.
The history of Hohenfels Castle
The Iron Man on the Beutelfels
Shortly before the unstaffed Klausberg Hut, you turn left onto the path with the markings "Pfälzer Höhenweg" and "White Triangle." The triangle marking is followed, passing the Hermit’s Hermitage
The Hermit’s Hermitage Hahnweilerhof / Börrstadt
and the Hahnweilerhof to the starting point of the hike.
Keltendorf bei Steinbach am Donnersberg
Prot. Pfarrkirche Steinbach
Kronbuchenhütte
Hohenfels
Eremitenklause bei Hahnweilerhof
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Directions
From Mainz / Alzey on the A 63, take the Göllheim exit towards Dreisen / Göllheim, after a short distance on B 47 turn right onto L 401, passing through the villages Dreisen and Standenbühl. At Walzhof, turn right onto L 394 towards Steinbach.
From Kaiserslautern, leave the A 63 at the Winnweiler/Rockenhausen exit and turn right onto B 48 towards Winnweiler. Pass a carpool parking lot and at the next opportunity turn left twice onto L 401. Follow this past Theresienhof to Walzhof and turn left.
Parking
Cars can be parked beside the hiking hut of the Pfälzerwald Association Steinbach.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
In a list "Informational Directory of Cultural Monuments," the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage has recorded the known cultural monuments for the Donnersberg district and thus also for the area of the Verbandsgemeinde Winnweiler in all localities. A look inside reveals interesting information:
Book recommendations for this region:
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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