Pälzer Keschdeweg / 1st stage Hauenstein - Annweiler

From your accommodation, walk to your starting point at the Shoe Museum in Hauenstein and hike southeast out of the village. At the end of the street "Am Weimbergsberg," turn right into the forest. Passing the Wachtfelsen, the youth campsite, and the shooting house, after about 2 km you will reach the Lourdes Grotto. Then you come to the German Shoe Road (L495), which you cross at the height of the Luger sports field and thus reach the Saarstraße via Günther-Bauer-Straße. Follow Saarstraße to the end of the street and then take a short distance on Hauensteiner Straße to reach the church in the center of Lug. From here, turn into Mühlstraße, then left into Bergstraße, and after about 500 m along the forest edge turn right into the forest.

After about 2.5 km, you have the option to take a detour to the Geiersteine (about 1 km). Back to the main path, continue following the trail marked 36. On a paved path (Kapellenstraße), past a small chapel, you reach the village of Wernersberg. In the village center, shortly before the end of Kapellenstraße, turn left into the street "Auf der Acht." At the end of the street, turn right and then immediately left again, arriving on Mühlstraße. From here, walk a short distance and then turn right again into the street with the same name, Mühlstraße. Then it goes right into the forest below Rothenberg toward Annweiler am Trifels. Hike through the forest following the "Pälzer Keschdeweg" trail marker until you arrive in Annweiler am Trifels. You can now decide whether to first return to your accommodation or first explore the historic town center of Annweiler am Trifels.

Along your way, always follow the symbol of the sweet chestnut.