Timber Rafting Experience Path Legelbachtal (medium route) 8.4 km

Just some information upfront. The route starts at the parking lot with information board 2. Those who want to start at information board 1 must cross the country road (L499) via a small path from the parking lot. Once there, you can see an old information board about the timber rafting experience. We cross the small bridge and turn left onto the path. Information board 1 is located there (approx. 150m). Then you return to the hiking parking lot and information board 2.

We start our hike from the hiking parking lot "Alte Schmelz". From the parking lot, you can already see information board 3. Then you go up a few sandstone steps, where the path leads us past the Altschmelzklause and information board 4. We continue along the "large Legelbach", past information boards 5 and 6. Under a shelter area (shortly before information board 7), the path goes steeply uphill to the right. We follow the path, which leads us along the slope above until we reach the road down below. We go right, first on asphalt, along the small Legelbach and at the fork in the path to the left to the Trockentalklause (information board 11). At the hut (not managed), the path leads left past it to the spring and then rather abruptly up the mountain to a forest road. Here you go briefly left and then follow the right forest road further uphill. At the T-junction, go right and at the fork left to the Nibelungenhaus. This house is privately owned by the Ludwigshafen Nibelungen Association.

With the Nibelungenhaus in view, the left path leads back into the Legelbachtal. At the next fork, go right and at the next path junction, follow the path to the left. This leads over the old quarry directly to the L504 and where the middle and large rounds meet at the Ludwigsklause.

Then continue downstream. Once again near the road, a forestry road first goes right and then shortly afterward curves left to continue uphill. The small effort is more than rewarded with a view of the Gandertklause (information board 13). This is located a little above the charcoal burner’s hut (tipi). A resting place with tables and benches also invites you to linger.

Behind you is a small path opposite the facility that mystically leads back into the valley. When you see the road again, a small path leads right to the Johannis spring (information board 14), a sensitive spring biotope, and further until you must cross the road again diagonally downstream to reach the Nibelungenfelsen (*). A rest is also recommended here. Around the rock, the path continues back to the starting point. On this 1 km section, the road must be crossed downstream again, and shortly after, follow the entrance path where information board 8 is located to the Altschmelzklause.