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Deidesheim - Eckkopf Tower & Stabenberg Tower

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A hike with two observation towers, two Palatinate Forest huts and nice rest areas for a hearty packed lunch. Pleasant ascent!

moderate

Distance 11.3 km

3:25 h

378 m

377 m

509 m

181 m

You can also reach the Eckkopf Tower via the route from Wachenheim. See the hiking map in the image series for this. Further Palatinate routes can be found under the keyword "Wanderfex":

Leinsweiler - Slevogthof, Neukastell and Trifels. An adventure route to the imperial regalia
Bad Dürkheim - Bismarck Tower, Ungeheuersee and other cultural highlights
Leinsweiler - Hiking in the home of the painter Max Slevogt
Erlenbach/Dahn - Berwartstein and Drachenfels
Rhodt - Ludwigshöhe Castle, Rietburg, Ludwig's Tower, Hilschweiher ... with many dining options
Nothweiler - 4 castles and 1 mine
Hirschthal - Frönsburg, Fleckenstein and Fleckensteiner Weiher - the continuation of the Felsenland/Legend trail
Bad Bergzabern - Over the Stäffelsberg Tower to the Sleeping Beauty of the Palatinate
Dernbach/Neuscharfeneck - Enjoy the Palatinate in a short distance!
Lindelbrunn - From the Lindelbrunn ruins to Dimbach with the rock landscapes Immersberg, Dimberg and Rötzenberg

Author’s recommendation

The Hardenburg Castle Ruins and the Limburg Monastery Ruins are further interesting cultural highlights of the region

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Günther Weinert - Wanderfex

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Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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Highest point

509 m

Lowest point

181 m

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2 m

Forested/wild trail

4.4 km

Path

6.8 km

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Pleasant, uncomplicated paths!

Tips and suggestions

Other hikes worth doing:

Aurich - Idyllic Kreuzbachtal
Bebenhausen - A monastery, a hunting lodge and lots of Schönbuch!
Hohenneuffen Castle - I have to go there!
Erlenbach/Dahn - Berwartstein and Drachenfels
Gundelsheim - Through the popular Fünfmühlental to the falconry Burg Guttenberg
Helfenberg - Ruins and castles near and far
Heubach/Rosenstein - Caves, views and a ruin
Hohenhaslach - Over the Freudental Jewish cemetery to the Pfeifer hut
Kleiningersheim - The church stays in the village!
Klingenmünster - Castles, viewpoints and fountains
Kürnbach - Old Genzland between Württemberg, Hessen and Baden
Markgröningen - Leudelsbachtal and Enztal
Mühlacker - The Enz bends near Mühlhausen
Mühlbach - To the Ottilienberg pilgrimage church
Nothweiler - 4 castles and 1 mine
Oberöwisheim - Hollow way hike in the Kraichgau
Ochsenbach - Over the Stromberg ridge to the Blankenhorn ruins
Seibelseckle - To the Wildsee and the Darmstadt hut
Solitude/Bärenschlössle - Where the king once hunted
Untergrombach - From Michaelsberg to the Jewish cemetery
From Lichtenstein Castle to the Nebelhöhle cave
Wiesensteig - Fils source, Schertel cave and Reußenstein
... and here you'll find even more circular hikes:

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Roadbook

You will be guided by 4 hiking signs.

Follow the hiking sign "Palatinate Forest white-blue stripe" from the parking lot to the right and immediately back to the left. The hiking trail leads up to the Eckkopf Tower. Attention, at the beginning the trail makes several quick turns.
From the Eckkopf Tower with the "white dot" to the Weißenstich trail junction
From the hut at Weißenstich to the Stabenberg Tower with the hiking sign "Palatinate Forest red-white stripe"
Now return the same way back to the Knoppenweth trail junction
And from there to the right with the hiking sign "Palatinate Forest white-blue stripe" down to the Deidesheim Hut forest tavern and back to the parking lot

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Deidesheim: Waldparkplatz Mühltal
Waldgaststätte Pfalzblick
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Deidesheim: Eckkopfturm
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Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

You can also start the route from Deidesheim

Directions

L516, then drive via Mühlstraße towards the Mühltal hiking parking lot

Parking

Sufficient parking available. Can also be started from Deidesheim in case of overcrowding.

Coordinates

49.401757, 8.167978

DMS

49°24'06.3"N 8°10'04.7"E

UTM

32U 439635 5472451

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moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

11.3 km

Duration

3:25 h

Ascent

378 m

Descent

377 m

Highest point

509 m

Lowest point

181 m

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