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Wanderfit - Emperors, Celts, and Romans: panoramic circular hiking trail Drachenfelsclub

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Kriemhildenstuhl Quarry
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Panoramic views of Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate Forest, and endless vineyards, a great picnic spot on the rocky terrace of a Roman quarry, and an enchanted Celtic ring wall.

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Distance 4.8 km

1:30 h

176 m

275 m

115 m

Highlights besides small, fine places lovingly maintained by the Drachenfelsclub in the forest are the Kaiser-Wilhelm Height (picnic) with its panorama of the Palatinate Forest and Limburg Monastery Ruins as well as the best preserved Roman quarry north of the Alps, the Kriemhildenstuhl, with 2,000-year-old "Roman graffiti" carved by legionaries. Sandstone from here was used in Worms and Mainz. Enjoy the magnificent view from the large rock platform over the town, vineyards, and the Rhine Plain to the Odenwald and Black Forest on the sensory lounger with a hearty Palatinate snack with Riesling. The path accompanies the mysterious Heidenmauer, a ring wall from around 500 BC that protected the 26 ha, perhaps the first city of the Palatinate. At the end awaits the "World Wonder of Wine," the Giant Barrel, the 1934 realized dream of cooper Fritz Keller, built from 200 fir trees, each 40 m high, processed into 178 staves, each 15 m long and 15 cm thick.

Health tip: breaks while hiking

Even on short distances, it makes sense to take breaks and eat or drink something. Especially children love resting and playing a bit after a snack before continuing.

Author’s recommendation

You can wonderfully relax on the panoramic double lounger above the Kriemhildenstuhl quarry.

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Difficulty

easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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275 m

Lowest point

115 m

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Rest stops

Le Café - Das Dürkheimer Kaffeehaus
Café Tempel
Restaurant La Taverna
Weinstube Zur Keschdedell

Safety information

Valuable safety tips for hiking trails can be found in the section "Brief & Clear".

Tips and suggestions

Many monuments along this path are maintained by the Bad Dürkheimer Drachenfelsclub.

Info about all buildings and facilities of the association: www.drachenfelsclub.de

Dürkheimer Giant Barrel

Kaiser-Wilhelm Height

Limburg Monastery Ruins

Kriemhildenstuhl

Celtic ring wall Heidenmauer

https://www.bad-duerkheim.de/kultur-tourismus/sehen-erleben/

Roadbook

The start is at the fountain hall. From here, we walk into the spa park. At the next opportunity, we turn right to follow the Isenach. At the end of the spa park, we turn left into Weinstraße Nord. At the Gerberstraße intersection, we go down the stairs to walk along the Isenach to the Old Tannery. Here, we turn right and go under the B37. From here, we continue through Gartenstraße, Hinterbergstraße, Vigilienstraße, and over the stairway path to the forest edge. Here, the path continues to rise to the “Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe.” From here, you enjoy a beautiful view of the Palatinate Forest and Limburg Monastery Ruins. We continue hiking along the Heidenmauer to the Kriemhildenstuhl. The view from here is magnificent and can be enjoyed from two stacked levels. Under the sign of the dragon, the path goes down the slope to the "Schaeferwarte" viewpoint. A vineyard path leads over the Giant Barrel (refreshment stop) back to the starting point.

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Spa Gardens
Le Café - Das Dürkheimer Kaffeehaus
Quelltopf der Isenach
Café Tempel
Restaurant La Taverna
Gerberhaus
Weinstube Zur Keschdedell
Kochsruhe
Kaiser-Wilhelms-Höhe
Keltischer Ringwall Heidenmauer
Römischer Steinbruch "Kriemhildenstuhl"
Schaeferwarte
Dürkheimer Steinberg
Öffentliche Toilette Wurstmarktplatz
P01 Riesenfass (Wurstmarktplatz)

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Bad Dürkheim station, follow the pedestrian guidance system to Tourist Information or fountain hall or take bus lines 485, 488, or 489 to the "Wurstmarktplatz" stop. From here, it is only a few hundred meters to the fountain hall at the spa park.

Directions

Coming from the A 650 from the east (direction Mannheim / Ludwigshafen):

- A 650 towards Bad Dürkheim- Follow the sign Bad Dürkheim spa facilities/saline/salinarium- After about 5 km, the Bad Dürkheim town sign- On the right side, a hill with a small chapel, on the left side the graduation tower- After the graduation tower, you see a large parking lot, the "Wurstmarktplatz"- Turn left into the parking lot at the roundabout- Starting point at the southern end of the square (Schlossgartenstraße towards the spa park)

Coming from the B 37 from Kaiserslautern:

- B 37 straight into Bad Dürkheim, past the giant barrel to the WuMarktkreisel roundabout- Turn right into the parking lot at the roundabout- Starting point at the southern end of the square (Schlossgartenstraße towards the spa park)

Parking

At the Wurstmarktplatz Bad Dürkheim, St. Michaels-Allee

Coordinates

49.464187, 8.171751

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49°27'51.1"N 8°10'18.3"E

UTM

32U 439985 5479389

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Author’s map recommendations

1. Map "Hiking between forest and wine"

2. Pietruska Verlag (ed.): Bad Dürkheim and surroundings 1:25,000: hiking, cycling, and leisure map with main hiking trails, cycling routes, sights, and rescue points

Both maps are available from:

Tourist Information Bad Dürkheim

Kurbrunnenstraße 14

67098 Bad Dürkheim

Tel.: 06322 935 4500

info@bad-duerkheim.de

www.bad-duerkheim.de

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Equipment

What you must take with you and what you might be able to do without we tell you in the section "Brief & Clear".

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Difficulty

easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

4.8 km

Duration

1:30 h

Ascent

176 m

Descent

176 m

Highest point

275 m

Lowest point

115 m

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