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Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer) – View of Höllischtal Valley loop from Maikammer

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Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer) – View of Höllischtal Valley loop from Maikammer

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Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer) – View of Höllischtal Valley loop from Maikammer

01:16

4.37km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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103 m

Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good place for a quick rest on a busy tour

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939 m

Forest path in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

slightly downhill. Nice lookout bench at the end.

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2.08 km

Hellerplatz Ritter Stone No. 247 (478 m)

Highlight • Monument

This is one of the over 300 knight stones of the Palatinate Forest Association.
It stands directly to the right of the Hellerhütte or the Hellerplatzhaus. "Hellerplatz" is derived from …

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2.12 km

Ritterstein No. 190 — Memorial to Karl Wertz

Highlight • Monument

This is one of over 300 knight's stones of the Palatinate Forest Association.
It stands on the left behind the Hellerhütte - in memory of the volunteer hut warden Karl …

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2.48 km

View of the Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Super nice view, well suited for a short rest.

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2.60 km

View of Höllischtal Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

This bench looks fairly new; for the great view, a path was cut into the forest 🌳.

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3.01 km

Singletrack trail in Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve

Highlight • Trail

good to drive, but watch out for stones and roots (ok, that probably applies to the entire Palatinate Forest)

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3.90 km

Fritz Walter Memorial Bench

Highlight • Monument

One of the biggest ⚽️idols of German football.⚽️🏆

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4.37 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.44 km

1.68 km

239 m

Surfaces

3.76 km

298 m

297 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

26°C

11°C

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Comments

September 22, 2024,1. Herbst🥾🥾 Totenkof- zur Hellerhütte 🌞

After a loooooong forced break (🚗accident) 🥺 we went a bit through the Palatinate Forest on Sunday 🥾🥾 ..
Great tour to mark the start of AUTUMN 🍂🍁🌞...we started off in a good mood from the car park at the Totenkopfhütte. Our destination was the Hellerhütte 😊 ...when we got there we had something to quench our thirst🥃🥃 in a …

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September 24, 2023,Totenkopfhütte - Hellerhütte und zurück

A dream weather. I was allowed to invite the loved ones from PWV. accompany the piece. Always so beautiful.

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Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer) – View of Höllischtal Valley loop from Maikammer

Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer)

Forest path in Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Hellerplatz Ritter Stone No. 247 (478 m)

Ritterstein No. 190 — Memorial to Karl Wertz

View of the Palatinate Forest

View of Höllischtal Valley

Singletrack trail in Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve

Fritz Walter Memorial Bench

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