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Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Stelzenberg

Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

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Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Kaiserslautern

Stelzenberg

Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

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Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

06:22

23.3km

360m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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3.47 km

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Highlight • Natural

The Moosalbe has created an impressive valley over its 26 kilometers to where it flows into the Schwarzbach. It was once the basis for the operation of numerous hammer mills, …

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4.59 km

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge you will find beautiful resting places by the babbling stream every few meters

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4.61 km

The rock face with the metal plaque commemorates the meeting that took place here in 1862 between the then Bavarian King Ludwig I, the Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke Ludwig III and the Austrian Archduchess Hildegarde.

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4.72 km

Karlstal Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful trail along the Mosbachalp. You cross to the other side via beautiful wooden bridges. At the end of the gorge, stop for refreshments at the Klugschen Mühle.

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5.10 km

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The "Karlstal" is located near Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
- nature reserve
- There is a path right by the stream
- "created around 1790
- designed …

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5.41 km

Hacke Monument with Stone Table

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Franz Karl Ludwig Wilhelm von Hacke entered the service of his native Electorate of the Palatinate. He became a Privy Councilor and Government Councilor and also held the rank of …

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5.48 km

Entrance to Karlstal Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

In the Karlstal Gorge, you walk along narrow paths beside a natural, rushing river. Accompanied by rock formations and idyllic spots, you repeatedly cross the river, a beautiful experience.

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18.5 km

Pavilion in the Karlstal gorge

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Beautiful pavilion in the middle of the Karlstal Gorge on the Moosalpe

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23.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

10.3 km

1.28 km

351 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

4.79 km

1.61 km

1.20 km

888 m

704 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Tuesday 1 September

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March 11, 2022,2.Etappe Pfälzer Waldpfad 🌳

We took the 160 bus from Kaiserslautern to the Finsterbrunnertal junction.
Then we walked to the Naturfreundehaus Finsterbrunnertal and from here the 2nd stage of the Palatinate Forest Path began.
Great the Karlstal with its little river, which we have often hiked.
Rural it goes through the long valley of the Moosalb to its source.
A relatively steep climb follows …

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September 13, 2024,Von Johanniskreuz - Nach Trippstadt und durchs Karlstal

The tour leads from Johanniskreuz to Trippstadt. From there on the Palatinate Forest Trail through the Karlstal. This also leads through the Moosalbe valley, past the spring, back to the starting point.
The most beautiful section of the tour is the gorge in the Karlstal between Klug'sche Mühle and Oberhammer. There are parking spaces and access to the gorge at …

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May 27, 2023,Pfälzer Waldpfad #2 Bhf Schopp/Finsterbrunnertal nach Johanniskreuz

The long Pentecost weekend will be used for the next three stages. Actually, arrival and departure should be by train, since both Schopp and the end point Rodalben are reasonably well integrated into local transport. In the short term, however, it was necessary to switch to traveling by car, as the railways informed about several train cancellations at the weekend. …

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March 14, 2023,Finsterbrunnertal -> Johanniskreuz

Relaxed tour through the Palatinate Forest with initial rain and overall rather mixed weather.

Nevertheless, a very nice tour through a deserted forest.

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June 5, 2023,Karlstalschlucht - Grosse Runde um Trippstadt

The starting point is the parking lot behind the school. There, in the direction of the Schlosspark, follow the signs to the Karlstal Gorge. A nature experience, water, rocks, paths. What more do you want. I then went in the direction of Johanniskreuz and thus extended the lap. Nice rest stop at the Moosalbsprung.

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April 26, 2024,Trippstadt - Johanneskreuz

We've been wanting to go to the Karlstal Gorge together for ages and today it finally worked out. A leisurely walk first on the Palatinate Forest Trail along the babbling Moosalbe. After about 7.6 km we left the Palatinate Forest Trail because of announced tree felling work and walked up the road to Johanneskreuz, then returned to Trippstadt on mostly …

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September 20, 2023,Karlstalschlucht mit Badestopp am Sägmühlweiher ab Johanniskreuz

A friend from Kaiserslautern gave us the tip to visit the Karlstal Gorge. So we planned a tour around it. It started at St. John's Cross. Initially mainly on wide forest paths and past one or two impacts. A good kilometer before the Sägemühlweiher the landscape became beautiful. The pond with its bathing opportunity was our first highlight. With the …

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September 4, 2023,Etappe 2: Vom Finsterbrunnertal zum Johanniskreuz – Pfälzer Waldpfad

Unbelievable, after more than ten hours of sleep, we have breakfast in the youth hostel atmosphere and set off hiking under blue skies. Instead of the official hiking trail, we take the pioneer path slightly above the road. We go through the forest again, but almost alone today. In Johanniskreuz we buy a cake in the cafe kiosk at our …

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Moosalb Spring Biotope – Karlstal Gorge loop from Stelzenberg

Moosalb Spring Biotope

Riverside rest area in the Karlstal Gorge

Three Majesties Rock

Karlstal Gorge

Moss-covered boulders in the Karlstal Gorge

Hacke Monument with Stone Table

Entrance to Karlstal Gorge

Pavilion in the Karlstal gorge

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