Pfaffenbrunnen – Humberg Tower loop from Trippstadt
Pfaffenbrunnen – Humberg Tower loop from Trippstadt
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Pfaffenbrunnen – Humberg Tower loop from Trippstadt
02:32
26.0km
560m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 1, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 22.4 km for 2 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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9.29 km
Pfaffenbrunnen
Highlight • Natural Monument
On the northern slope of the Letzberg, which is called Pfaffenberg, there is the with 387 meters
highest located fountain in the city.
The Pfaffenbrunnen belonged to Friedrich I, Barbarossa, since the end of the 12th century.
built Premonstratensian Canonia of the "White Order". The name of the well is only up
Emerged in the early 16th century, when the monastery was converted into a secular monastery;
their occupants became world clerics, so-called "priests". The fountain served until 1935 the
Water supply of the Bremerhof. 1984/87, the source was redesigned. The water flows over
57 Buntsandsteinblöcke in cascades down the slope and seeped in the valley floor.
The Pfaffenbrunnen has strong differences in bedding. Dry in many dry years
the source whole (episodic bed). This is because the retention in high
Mountain slopes, due to the low geological layer deposition, is low. Above the
Exit point of the Pfaffenbrunnen are only about 15 m of rock material up to the highest elevation
in the neighborhood. In addition, the catchment area, i. the area from which the water is underground
can flow together, due to the terrain (strong relief) very small.
Finally, the precipitation sum (~ 800mm / a), the precipitation variability and the
Vegetation on the ground plays a role. In spring, the trees, shrubs and herbs start again
to grow. For this they consume a very large amount over the summer until the fall
Rainwater that they get from the ground.
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9.30 km
Paffenbrunnen Shelter and Rock Formation
Highlight • Natural Monument
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10.9 km
Hindenburg Trail Flow Section
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11.9 km
Letzbachtal Trail Entrance
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13.6 km
Dreieckstein
Highlight • Monument
And you can also take a break here.
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15.1 km
Humberg Tower
Highlight • Monument
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22.0 km
Geburtstagweg below Hirschsprung
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26.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
22.0 km
2.21 km
1.02 km
828 m
Surfaces
16.4 km
6.58 km
1.72 km
646 m
571 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (440 m)
Lowest point (300 m)
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Weather
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Wednesday 26 August
31°C
16°C
19 %
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