Hans-Trapp-Tour

The circular hike begins in Erlenbach at the parking lot by the bus stop, then leads opposite through Binsenhohlstraße, which flows into the access road to the "Seehof". After about 20 meters, it turns sharply left onto the forest path and immediately afterwards continues on the path branching off to the right, which climbs steeply to a bench with a wonderful view of Berwartstein Castle. After about 150 m, the path turns left, at the next junction turns left again, and reaches a narrow path leading to Schmiedelfelsen.

Along the way, there is once again a breathtaking view of Berwartstein Castle. On the 400-meter-high Schniddelfels, with its spectacular view of the surrounding Palatinate Forest, Berwartstein Castle, Wegelnburg, Drachenfels, the Dahner Castles, Lindelbrunn, Trifels as well as the semicircle of the large rock formations Heidenpfeiler, Buhlstein, and Rödelstein, the highest point of the circular hiking tour is reached.

Afterwards, it goes downhill for a longer stretch past the tallest Douglas firs in southern Germany towards Lauterschwan until the access road to the "Seehof." The route follows the road for a short distance, after a right bend it leads to federal road 427. After crossing it, the path goes over the parking lot through a meadow valley lined with fish ponds, then right through a forest area to Lauterschwan. It continues through the center of the village via a pedestrian crossing over B427 to Kirchstraße, at the end of which the Pilgrims' Chapel invites a visit. From here, the route first leads on a narrow path by the playground into the forest and then uphill to the "Todtenkopf." The path merges into a forest path; here the Hans-Trapp route leads right and after a sharp bend goes downhill and then left along the Robber Baron cycle path to the natural swimming lake "Seehof."

At the entrance to the forest parking lot, the path turns left into the forest and uphill to a junction, then down in serpentines to the valley floor. From here it goes first left and immediately right along the lake to the sunbathing lawn at the "Seehof" and further left around the campsite, past the FCE sports home to the end of the campsite. Here the path leads steeply left uphill into the forest, turns right after the next junction, and after turning left reaches the Kleinfrankreich watchtower. Here there is again a magnificent view of Berwartstein Castle and the surroundings. After descending from Kleinfrankreich, the path climbs up to Berwartstein Castle. The medieval residence of Hans Trapp, the namesake of the hiking tour, invites visitors daily to explore the castle complex and to stop by the historic knights’ hall for refreshments. After visiting the castle, the last section of the Hans-Trapp tour goes down to the starting point in Erlenbach.