4-Burgen-Blick" shelter – Rötzen Cliffs loop from Darstein

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4-Burgen-Blick" shelter – Rötzen Cliffs loop from Darstein

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4-Burgen-Blick" shelter – Rötzen Cliffs loop from Darstein

02:51

8.90km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.19 km

4-Burgen-Blick" shelter

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small refuge that is a bit off the tour. Nice view of the four castles (Ramburg, Neuscharfeneck, Trifels and Madenburg)!

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3.41 km

Rötzenberg

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The Palatinate Forest: the largest contiguous forest area in Germany is a natural Eldorado where you can observe Luckse. The mountains reach a height of about 470 meters, beautiful viewpoints …

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3.67 km

Rötzen Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great vantage point with a view into the distance. You should have a head for heights to get to the top of the rock formation (crevice)!

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3.70 km

Rock window at the Rötzenberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Spending the night here is a wonderful natural experience.

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3.98 km

Dimbach Colored Sandstone Ridge Trail Forest Trail

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A really nice hiking trail. It's great to walk here on a narrow hiking trail. It is less suitable for strollers etc.

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6.05 km

Am Horn Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Dimbacher "Horn" has a beautiful viewpoint.
From here you can see far into the Rhine plain from a height of 441m.

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6.60 km

Moss-Covered Rock Formations in the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful path dotted with numerous moss-covered rocks

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6.69 km

Rest area at the Dreiländereck (Three-Country Corner)

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Nicely designed rest area. Just do not know what it is about the tri-border region. I met a nudist hiking group here today.

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8.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.55 km

2.65 km

711 m

Surfaces

3.91 km

3.90 km

883 m

220 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

14°C

8°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

December 29, 2022,Abgesoffe uffm Rötzenfels 🤭🚶‍♀️🐆🌦🌬🌈

After the night shift, I really wanted to visit our favorite rock, the Rötzenstein, again at the end of the year. The weather was reported as very mixed. We were lucky and started in sunshine. We followed the steep path to the 4 Burgenblick. The view is really wonderful 😍. Another small climb and stormy wind welcomed us on the …

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