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Körborn - Lichtenberg Castle and Fritz Wunderlich

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A beautiful circular hiking route to Lichtenberg Castle.

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moderate

Distance 7.2 km

2:00 h

183 m

407 m

237 m

We start in Körborn at the village entrance (coming from Dennweiler-Frohnbach) on "Hauptstraße". We are on the path marked with "Yellow-Red Bars". At the fountain/water container at the height of the "High Path", the path marked with "Yellow-Red Bars" intersects with the path marked with "Red Bars". The path leads past Eichelberg and Segelsberg to Diedelkopf. There the path intersects with the path marked with the "Red Cross". We follow this path to Lichtenberg Castle. A visit to Lichtenberg Castle is worthwhile. The castle, with a length of 425 m, is the longest castle ruin in Germany and the ideal place to take a break. Now the path intersects with the path marked with "Yellow-Red Bars", which we follow back to Körborn to our starting point.

Author’s recommendation

Visit Lichtenberg Castle. With a length of 425 m, it is the longest castle ruin in Germany and offers beautiful views over the Palatinate Forest.

Author

Maike Stolz/Juergen Wachowski

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Pfälzer Bergland Tourismus GmbH

Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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Highest point

407 m

Lowest point

237 m

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1.3 km

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2.6 km

Forested/wild trail

2.9 km

Road

346 m

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Rest stops

Hotel Burgblick

Safety information

NOTE:

We strive to announce all closures caused by forestry work, hunting parties, or similar on our hiking trails in the region on this platform.

However, there are situations where hiking trails are closed and we were not informed.

Any hiker walking through closed areas (barrier tape, "Caution hunting", etc.) even on weekends acts with gross negligence and is personally responsible for their actions!

Good footwear is required.

Especially in autumn, take care that fallen leaves on the ground can cover unevenness, roots, stones, or holes in the path.

You must expect such path impairments when undertaking a hike.

If you believe certain sections of the path are not passable for you, you should avoid them.

Especially in adverse weather conditions, natural paths can become muddy and slippery.

Tips and suggestions

Municipal Association Kusel-Altenglan (Tourism)

Marktplatz 1, 66869 Kusel

Tel.: 06381 / 6080123

Internet: https://vg-kusel-altenglan.de/vg/tourismus/

eMail: Tourismus@vgka.de

www.pfaelzerbergland.de

http://burg-lichtenberg.de/

Roadbook

Starting point on "Hauptstraße" in Körborn - We are on the path marked with "Yellow-Red Bars" - at the crossing with the path marked with "Red Bars" we follow this one - in Diedelkopf the path crosses with the path marked with the "Red Cross" - we follow this path to Lichtenberg Castle - now the path crosses with the path marked with "Yellow-Red Bars" - we follow this path - starting point reached again

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Hotel Burgblick
Pre-historic museum Geoskop
Burgrestaurant
Pfälzer Musikantenlandmuseum, Burg Lichtenberg
Jugendherberge Burg Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg Castle
Veldenztor mit Infotafel. Thallichtenberg
Bushaltestelle Burg Lichtenberg, Thallichtenberg
Wohnmobilstellplatz Burg Lichtenberg, Thallichtenberg
Haus am Sonnenhügel
Aussicht auf Kusel und Burg Lichtenberg, Ruthweiler
Vitalbad Pfälzer Bergland, Kusel
Kreisverwaltung Bürgerbüro, Kusel
Fritz Wunderlich Gedenkzimmer & Stadt- und Heimatmuseum, Kusel
Wohnmobilstellplatz An den Tuchfabriken, Kusel
Bahnhof, Kusel
Auswanderermuseum, Oberalben

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Public-transport-friendly

www.vrn.de

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Körborn - Lichtenberg Castle and Fritz Wunderlich

Parking

Parking in the village of Körborn

Coordinates

49.566277, 7.373337

DMS

49°33'58.6"N 7°22'24.0"E

UTM

32U 382378 5491680

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Book recommendation by the author

Tourist Information Kusel-Altenglan

www.veldenzwanderweg.de ;

Free flyer "Veldenz Hiking Trail" - touristinformation@kv-kus.de ;

KOMPASS Hiking Guide - "Northern Palatinate Forest and Rheinhessen" ;

www.pfaelzerbergland.de ;

Author’s map recommendations

Tourist Information Kusel-Altenglan

Topographic map 1 : 25,000 "West Palatinate Center" (Palatinate Forest with West Palatinate Moor Lowlands);

Free overview map "Hiking in the Palatinate Forest" - tourismusinformation@kv-kus.de ;

www.pfaelzerbergland.de ;

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Equipment

Hiking equipment and sturdy footwear are required.

Hiking poles are recommended

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Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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Open

Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

7.2 km

Duration

2:00 h

Ascent

183 m

Descent

183 m

Highest point

407 m

Lowest point

237 m

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