"Area One" (monument zone) – Rumberg Towers loop from Ludwigswinkel

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"Area One" (monument zone) – Rumberg Towers loop from Ludwigswinkel

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"Area One" (monument zone) – Rumberg Towers loop from Ludwigswinkel

02:44

9.80km

180m

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: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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200 m

Barefoot trail

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They are finally getting out of their shoes, the otherwise battered feet are allowed to feel, sense, touch. The barefoot path is a good 1.6 kilometers long and leads in …

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1.79 km

"Area One" (monument zone)

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Former, Disused Special Weapon Camp of U.S. Pat. Armed forces from the Cold War era. An interest group ensures the preservation and documentation of this "modern castle". There is a …

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3.99 km

Pointed Rock with rest area

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Interesting climbing rock made of federal sandstone below the Rumberg towers.
The rock is on the Rumbergsteig.

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5.09 km

Rumberg Towers

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Great to see and beautiful trails 🙂

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5.78 km

Rumberg Rock Arch

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Would be a possibility to stay overnight 😂

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6.21 km

Picnic Table With View of the Palatinate Forest

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In this place you can take a break and enjoy the peace and quiet. A beautiful view is part of it.

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6.90 km

Rumberg Trail and Rumberg Towers

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from here it is a bit steeper up the mountain. First gentle, later steeper and serpentine-like. For the experienced Palatinate Forest hiker, however, this is not a problem at all.

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8.08 km

Area One Nuclear Weapons Bunker

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This is where NATO's nuclear weapons were stored during the Cold War. The site has been a monument zone since 2012 and can be visited on an information trail. The …

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9.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.77 km

1.29 km

621 m

119 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

2.54 km

1.95 km

1.25 km

704 m

157 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

August 12, 2022,Durch die Area 1 über die Rumbergtürme

Morning dog walk past the Rumberg towers.
Between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. you are usually alone here and can enjoy the rock formations in peace and quiet.

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April 24, 2025,Rumbergfels (mit Elsass-Blick) – Sägmühlweiher (Dorfweiher) Runde von Ludwigswinkel

A beautiful hike with amazing rock formations along the way.
Area 1 has a bit of an apocalyptic feel, definitely worth seeing.

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September 13, 2022,Rumberg Türme

Via Aera one, a former US arms depot from the Cold War for a leisurely rest under the Rumbach rock needles. Back via Rösselweiher to Ludwigswinkel.

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September 21, 2024,Area One und Rumbergfelsen bei Fischbach / Ludwigswinkel

Today we went to the southern Palatinate to visit Area One. Very close to the edge of Ludwigswinkel there is a car park next to the K43, which is an ideal starting point.
Area One (or Area 1) was a special NATO weapons depot during the Cold War, where nuclear weapons were probably also stored. The site is freely accessible …

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September 24, 2021,Rumbergsteig und Area 1, Felsen in Perfektion 😍

Already planned for three years, today the time had come, the Rumbachsteig should be. I also planned the large, former US armed forces warehouse. The eerie silence grabbed me in spite of the sunny weather. Who really knows what was stored in 96 bunkers 🤔😏. A bunker is freely accessible, an oppressive feeling crept into me, every step echoed in …

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May 28, 2024,Ludwigswinkel - Rumberg Steig, verkürzt

Hmmmm, yes, these rock formations were impressive, no question about it. But the paths in the forest of Ludwigswinkel were a bit monotonous and boring. Almost all of them were farm tracks, some of them even tarred. That was rather disappointing. But of course, because of Area 1, a lot of things were different than expected. The natural idyll that …

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September 21, 2024,Area 1 und drumrum

Today we were going to a monument that felt like a lost place, a cleanly swept lost place.
Area 1

@Frank 2020 and I were both nervous, very nervous.

I...
...because it was my turn to ride.

Frank...
...because it was my turn to ride.

Petra had quickly shown me the clutch and accelerator when we set off.

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July 11, 2022,Rumbergfels und Rumbergtürme – Runde von Ludwigswinkel

Last day of vacation, but today again up to the rocks. Same starting point as yesterday in Ludwigswinkel. Fascinating again and again in their mightiness and their austere beauty, which have become natural works of art through erosion.

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