Luitpoldturm loop, Hermersbergerhof (Palatinate)

The highlight of the route is certainly the Luitpoldturm, which offers a great panoramic view of the Palatinate Forest and surrounding regions. Visible are: Saarland (Bexbach), Donnersberg, Rhine Plain, Trifels Castle, Drachenstein Castle, Northern Vosges (Donon), Pirmasens. The further path leads through a core zone of the nature reserve / biosphere reserve Northern Vosges-Palatinate Forest: "Source area of the Wieslauter"; here the forest is completely left to itself, so that a "primeval forest" can develop again. Accordingly, the paths around the Hortenkopf and Weißenberg are very natural. The latter belongs to the highest elevations of the Palatinate Forest. Navigation points: Ritterstein No. 70, "Prinzregent Luitpold 12 March 1911" - Weißenberg - Luitpoldturm - Ritterstein No. 71, "Am Holländerklotz" - Nature Park Palatinate Forest Core Zone Source Area of the Wieslauter - Ritterstein No. 60, "R. Jagdhäuschen 20 Schr." - Weißenberghütte Path types: 60% narrower paths, 40% wider forest roads partly gravelled, short section over road Orientation: there are no trail markers for the route: map or GPS required