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Palatinate Forest
Landkreis Kaiserslautern
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Legendary Forest Trail – Elendsklamm loop from Bruchmühlbach-Miesau

Moderate

4.7

(17)

61

hikers

Legendary Forest Trail – Elendsklamm loop from Bruchmühlbach-Miesau

02:06

7.38km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

Waypoints

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117 m

Fritz Claus Hut (PWV Martinshöhe)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very rustic hut. You feel right at home in this cozy cabin. The staff is friendly and the food is tasty.

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799 m

Rautendelein Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hello, the story of the origin of the word Rautendelein that is described on the plaque is absolute nonsense. My father, who was born in 1897 (he was already 61 …

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1.02 km

Interesting point on the hike. A wall can now be seen from the former quarry.

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2.68 km

Elend Cave

Highlight • Cave

You should have a flashlight with you. 😊

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4.00 km

Legendary Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

The "legendary forest path complete is 16.4 km long and has 360 m. It is divided into 3 sections and has access from Bruchmühlbach, Vogelbach, Lambsborn and the Fritz-Claus-Hütte in Martinshöhe.

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4.21 km

Tausendmühle

Highlight • Historical Site

The Mill has its own farm shop, here you can find different kinds of flour u.v.m. be acquired.

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4.27 km

Elend Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

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5.03 km

Elendsklamm

Highlight • Gorge

Along the Elendsklamm there are small cascades, waterfalls and all sorts of special rock formations to discover. In the history of the gorge had repeatedly political and religious boundary function. …

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7.38 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.78 km

3.09 km

264 m

172 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.31 km

2.05 km

394 m

365 m

222 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Comments

June 17, 2024,Elendsklamm& Bärenhöhle, coole Sache🤩
I'm currently tidying up the garage and the garden house. This afternoon I just didn't feel like it anymore🙊. I remembered the tour from @Fritz 🌲🌳 and I couldn't stop thinking about it😁. Even though it was already 2 p.m., we set off😅. Oh, the start was so great. After all the rain, the moss and ferns shone so beautifully …

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Wonderfully green forest and only short meadow sections await us on this small tour. Especially the misery gorge is cool and inviting and quiet.
The interior of the cave is very interesting, as there are several niches in the rooms. If I had to live in a cave, I would love it here.
However, we go back to our vehicle …

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