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Kalmit route

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Pfälzerwald-Verein e.V.
  • View of the Kalmithaus of the PWV local group Ludwigshafen-Mannheim
    View of the Kalmithaus of the PWV local group Ludwigshafen-Mannheim
    Photo: Martin Schädler, Pfälzerwald-Verein e.V.

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    Circular hike from the Totenkopfhütte into the Heidenbrunner Valley and through the Kaltenbrunner Valley to the Kalmit. With many opportunities to stop for food and beautiful viewpoints.

    moderate
    Distance 17.4 km
    5:45 h
    663 m
    663 m
    668 m
    236 m

    The start of this route is at the Totenkopfhütte of the Palatinate Forest Club local group Maikammer-Alsterweiler. It leads on PWV paths to the Hellerhütte, which is operated by the PWV local group Neustadt. There are a total of three Rittersteine at both huts. Then it continues past the Putzplatte "Breite Loog" to the Kaisergarten and to the Naturfreundehaus in the Heidenbrunner Valley. The path leads over the small plain into the Kaltenbrunner Valley and further past the Hahnenschritt parking lot to the Kalmit. Through the Felsenmeer and past the Ritterstein "Römer Wachstube" it goes back to the Totenkopfhütte.

    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    668 m
    Lowest point
    236 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 0.07%Dirt road 0.11%Forested/wild trail 24.38%Path 74.07%Road 1.35%
    Asphalt
    13 m
    Dirt road
    20 m
    Forested/wild trail
    4.2 km
    Path
    12.9 km
    Road
    235 m
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    Rest stops

    Totenkopfhütte des PWV Maikammer-Alsterweiler
    Hütte Pfälzerwald-Verein Neustadt (Hellerhütte)
    Kalmithaus
    Kalmit

    Roadbook

    From the Totenkopfhütte we follow the blue-yellow bar to the Hellerhütte. From there it continues past the Breite Loog to the Kaisergarten. From here we follow the white dot to the Naturfreundehaus in the Heidenbrunner Valley and over the "small plain" into the Kaltenbrunnertal. To the Hahnenschritt hiking parking lot we follow the blue-white marking and to the Kalmit summit the red dot. After the Kalmithaus it continues with the green-white bar across the Felsenmeer and past the Roman Wachstube back to the starting point at the Totenkopfhütte.

    Directions

    Via Maikammer and St. Martin on Totenkopfstraße towards Elmsteiner Valley 

    Parking

    Parking lot at the Totenkopfhütte

    Coordinates

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    49.322086, 8.049766
    DMS
    49°19'19.5"N 8°02'59.2"E
    UTM
    32U 430947 5463695
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    Author’s map recommendations

    Pietruska - Edenkoben, Landau and Neustadt 

    Scale:  1:25,000

    Edition/Year:  4th edition (2022)

    ISBN 978-3-945138-13-7

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    Equipment

    Sturdy footwear and sufficient provisions

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    17.4 km
    Duration
    5:45 h
    Ascent
    663 m
    Descent
    663 m
    Highest point
    668 m
    Lowest point
    236 m
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