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On winding paths through chestnuts, pines, and heather, mysterious places made of sandstone line up, each telling wondrous stories for both young and old.
Laura Hut: In 1845, district judge Wilhelm Retzer built this hunting hut. Krummholzer Chair: In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Romans quarried stones here for coffins and the city wall in Worms. Soup Bowl: From the 12th to 18th centuries, a boundary stone for district borders and meeting place for cheerful drinking after border inspections. Leininger Boundary Stone: Boundary stone of the counts of Leiningen-Hardenburg from 1595. Canapé: Hermitage, inhabited from the 14th to 16th centuries. Devil's Bench: A bench carved into the rock with another boundary stone of the Leininger. Devil's Wall: Rock reef in the layer of Upper Bunter Sandstone. Roman Wagon Tracks: The iron-shod wheels of the wagons heavily laden with stones from the Krummholzer Chair by the Romans have worn these nearly 2,000-year-old tracks into the rock. Love Letterbox: Old legends promise that lonely maidens who insert a leaf find a suitor. Wallet: Whoever adds a stone to this rock crevice will become rich.
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UFFBASSE! - Campaign for considerate coexistence in nature
- Always behave thoughtfully, friendly, and considerate towards everyone you meet on the way.
- Pay attention to nature, do not destroy plants, and always stay on the paths. Try to avoid excessive noise and leave the forest before dusk.
- Remember to take a rubbish bag with you and take your waste back home.
- Please keep your dog on a leash at all times. Other visitors and animals will thank you.
- Observe all trail closures for your own safety, even on weekends.
- Park only in designated parking lots. Leave space for emergency vehicles and agricultural machines.
- Please give priority to agricultural and forestry traffic.
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Valuable safety tips for hiking trails can be found in the section "Brief & Clear".
Roadbook
We start at the parking lot "Felsenberg-Berntal" always following the sign "Seven Forest Wonders: Historic Circular Hiking Route Leistadt". After crossing the L517, we walk slightly uphill towards the cemetery. We follow the left path past the cemetery uphill towards Grasweg and the weekend house area. At the end of the path, turn left through the area. Following the marking, we reach the next weekend house area "Rotsteig" after a few kilometers, which we only briefly touch as we keep right. At the boundary stone, we turn left and walk along a heath-lined path to the Laura Hut. After a few hundred meters, we turn left and walk uphill to visit the other forest wonders. At the Leininger boundary stone, but also at many other places, there are picnic groups for a rest. After we make a sharp left turn, we come downhill to the last three forest wonders: the Roman wagon tracks, the love letterbox, and the wallet. The marking leads us through the weekend house area Rotsteig through Leistadt. After crossing the main road (possibility to stop at "Lilo's Woistubb") into Freinsheimer Straße, we keep left and can see our starting point, the parking lot "Felsenberg Berntal", on the left after a few meters.
Hiking bus stop "Leistadt Gemeindehaus"
Kanapee
Suppenschüssel
Teufelsmauer
Liebesbriefkasten
Krummholzer Stuhl
Portemonnaie
Teufelsbank
Römische Wagenspuren
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Bad Dürkheim station, bus line 453 towards Grünstadt station, bus stop "Leistadt Gemeindehaus". From the stop, it is only a few meters to the Felsenberg-Berntal parking lot.
City bus timetable Bad Dürkheim
Timetable information: via the websites of Deutsche Bahn and the transport associations or the apps "DB Navigator" or "myVRN".
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, a hill with a small chapel, on the left the graduation tower
- At the roundabout, take the first exit Leistadter Str. towards Leistadt/Weisenheim/Bg.
- Continue on L517 - pass the roundabout - Follow the main street through the entire town
- At the town exit, turn right to the Berntal parking lot (in front of the "Weidenhof")
Coming from the B 37 from Kaiserslautern:
- At the "Wurstmarktkreisel" roundabout, take the first exit Leistadter Str. towards Leistadt/Weisenheim/Bg.
- Continue on L517 to Leistadt - Follow the main street through the entire town
- At the town exit, turn right to the Berntal parking lot (in front of the "Weidenhof")
Coming on the B271 from Grünstadt:
- Exit Grünstadt onto Deutsche Weinstraße towards Bad Dürkheim/Monsheim
- Turn left onto Deutsche Weinstraße/B271 (signs to Bad Dürkheim/Kirchheim)
- Turn right onto Weisenheimer Str./K1 - Turn left onto Kirchheimer Str. (2.8 km)
- Before entering Leistadt, turn left to the Berntal parking lot (in front of the "Weidenhof")
Parking
At the "Berntal" parking lot (unpaved), northern exit of Leistadt.
Please park only in the designated parking spaces and always keep access routes free for emergency vehicles as well as work paths in the forest and vineyards. For overnight stays in camper & caravan, there are explicitly designated motorhome parking spaces.
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Map "Hiking Between Forest and Wine," available from:
Tourist Information Bad Dürkheim
Kurbrunnenstraße 21c
67098 Bad Dürkheim
Tel.: 06322 935 4500
Book recommendations for this region:
Equipment
What you need to take with you and what you can possibly do without is explained in the section "Brief and Clear".
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions