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Wooden Sculpture Trail – Otto-Schaffler Bench loop from Winnweiler

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Wooden Sculpture Trail – Otto-Schaffler Bench loop from Winnweiler

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4.8

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Wooden Sculpture Trail – Otto-Schaffler Bench loop from Winnweiler

07:00

25.1km

470m

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: June 29, 2026

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1.95 km

Wooden Horse Sculpture on the Hinkelsteinweg

Highlight • Monument

The horse is still being worked on, the remains of wood are still on the ground. A really beautiful wooden sculpture.

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1.99 km

Wooden Sculpture Trail

Highlight • Trail

The wood carvings are made of natural materials - unfortunately they are destroyed from time to time.

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2.49 km

Wooden Fisherman Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

There are many creative wooden sculptures on this section of the Hinkelstein Nordroute.
So does the angler with the fish on the line.

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2.99 km

Wooden Guitarist Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

funny wooden figure with guitar at the intersection.

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6.76 km

Otto-Schaffler Bench

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nice large bench with a table

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14.2 km

Menhir "Hinkelstein" Menhir is an originally Breton name for a monolith erected several meters in length and means "long stone" (maen = stone, hir = long) In the German-speaking world, menhirs have been carrying the popular name Hinkelstein since the Middle Ages "Hinkelstein" met the dominions of Falkenstein, Kurpfalz and Schallodenbach until the French Revolution, and today the mighty Hinkelstein is still a three-star rock, along which the borders of the municipalities of Otterberg, Höringen and Heiligenmoschel meet.Hinkelstein was first documented in 891 in Roman times 2.20 meters high and 1.50 meters wide and is flanked by two hewn landmarks.The hiking trail "Hinkelsteinweg" leads past here.A seating group invites you to linger.

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17.2 km

Enchanted Forest Wooden Sculptures

Highlight • Structure

23.8 km

Igelborner Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Delicious food and drinks at reasonable prices!
Opening hours:
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Thursdays 2:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Fridays 2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Saturdays 2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Sundays 11:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

igelbornerhuette.de

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25.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

3.58 km

1.96 km

1.49 km

Surfaces

15.0 km

2.87 km

2.72 km

2.21 km

1.98 km

251 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

29°C

19°C

59 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

February 12, 2022,Hinkelsteinweg Nordroute Winnweiler

I discovered the tour with Susanne and Michael last year and actually found a flyer about it at home. Today we made our way to the Igelborner Hütte car park near Winnweiler.
Already at the hut you have a wonderful panoramic view of the Donnersberg. From here we always followed the marking "Black Hinkelstein on a white background". Passing the …

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October 28, 2023,Winnweiler, P Igelborner Hütte - Potzbach - Drehenthalerhof - Birotshof - Hinkelstein - Höringen - P Igelborner Hütte [HINKELSTEINWEG NORDSCHLEIFE] am 28.10.2023 (23,0 km *** 662 m rauf / runter *** siehe 1. Kommentar)

23.0 km *** 662 m up / down

7:30 h including / 6:29 h excluding breaks

Hike through beautiful forest and across beautiful open spaces with some beautiful panoramic views. We walk on wide paths and narrow paths; The climbs are moderate, but the last one behind Höringen in particular can seem strenuous, which it may be for some people …

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August 21, 2021,Hinkelsteinweg Nordroute

The route runs mostly on forest roads and you cross a few villages. Therefore not the first choice for lovers of small, fine trails (which I definitely count too), but a very beautiful circuit with great views and, especially in summer, very beautiful sections with paths lined with flowering shrubs and bushes.
The route is very well marked almost everywhere …

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February 12, 2022,Hinkelsteinweg Nordroute

In glorious weather we went on the Hinkelsteinweg north route today.
We started at the parking lot below the Igelborner Hütte. After a little uphill, it went steadily downhill through the forest to Höringen. In the village, turn right up to a beautiful mountain path with a clear view of the surroundings and then into the forest, where many old …

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September 13, 2024,Hinkelsteinweg - Teil 2 Das Finish

How komoot came up with 3:57 hours is a mystery to me. Walking time was 5:20 hours

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May 21, 2023,Hinkelsteinweg(Nordschleife) ab Igelborner Hütte

Today 2nd part Hinkelsteinweg and what can I say, as with the Südschleife hardly any highlights. There were some wooden works of art to admire and of course the menhir. Otherwise everything was very uneventful.

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October 3, 2022,Hinkelsteinweg-Nordroute ab Igelborner Hütte

Scrolled through my to-do list this morning...somehow I had trouble making decisions...I had already tried the round from Potzbach and wasn't so convinced...wrongly. Great autumn forest, beautiful views, lots 🍄 🍄 and often absolute silence... that was good... A real recommendation for everyone who likes it quiet 👍
Ah, I abbreviated a bit at the Drehtalerhof...

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June 25, 2021,Hinkelsteinweg: Etappe 2 - Nördlicher Teil

I liked the northern part of the Hinkelstein path even better than the southern part. The landscape is often very open and there are wonderful views. 😍
However, there are several sections with gravel paths between Leithöfe and Höringen (approx. 1.5 km in total); that is less beautiful and also quite uncomfortable for the feet 😏
Shortly after the rest …

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Wooden Sculpture Trail – Otto-Schaffler Bench loop from Winnweiler

Wooden Horse Sculpture on the Hinkelsteinweg

Wooden Sculpture Trail

Wooden Fisherman Sculpture

Wooden Guitarist Sculpture

Otto-Schaffler Bench

Menhir "Hinkelstein"

Enchanted Forest Wooden Sculptures

Igelborner Hut

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