Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe Viewpoint – Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim) loop from Bad Dürkheim
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe Viewpoint – Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim) loop from Bad Dürkheim
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe Viewpoint – Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim) loop from Bad Dürkheim
01:39
12.7km
480m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 24, 2026
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Your route passes through protected areas
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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.56 km
Schäferwarte
Viewpoint
4.25 km
Kriemhildenstuhl Roman Quarry and View over Bad Dürkheim
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4.50 km
Stone Cairns in Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve
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4.75 km
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe Viewpoint
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5.42 km
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6.17 km
Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim)
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"A silent witness still rests on the same spot and alone,
where it fell from the Lord of Hell,
on a high mountain - the Devil's Stone."
Last verse of the poem from "The Picturesque and Romantic Palatinate" by Franz Weiss.
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6.82 km
Schlagbaum Trailhead, Bad Dürkheim
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7.94 km
Gayer Spring and Rest Area
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He "had a rapid career as a forestry scientist and his main places of work were in Aschaffenburg and Munich, where he rose to become rector of the university. He was the first forester to hold this top position, once achieved world fame with his forestry science findings and continues to have an impact today, especially since he provides answers to many current forest questions. This father of scientifically based forestry demanded that site conditions and the advantages of mixed forests be taken into account even then and introduced the concept of sustainability as an ecological dimension into forestry science."
He worked as district manager in Weisenheim (Berg) from 1851 to 1855.
There is a memorial to him in the Salinenhof of the University of Munich. "In addition, streets in Munich and Weisenheim am Berg now bear his name. [...] In addition, the Faculty of Forestry and the BUND regularly award 'Karl Gayer Medals' for services to natural forestry in the spirit of Gayer."
Source (quoted verbatim): "Die Rheinpfalz" (DÜW edition) dated December 28, 2022
rheinpfalz.de/lokal/bad-duerkheim_artikel,-weisenheimer-revierförster-als-pionier-der-nachhaltigkeit-_arid,5448317.html
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8.27 km
Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf
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Information about opening hours can be found here: tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/de/punkt/kiosk/bismarckturm/2933417.
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12.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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6.41 km
5.45 km
658 m
153 m
Surfaces
5.21 km
4.02 km
1.70 km
1.24 km
502 m
< 100 m
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Monday 13 July
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22°C
72 %
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