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Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

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Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Freinsheim

Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

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4.7

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Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

01:00

3.72km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 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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Start point

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376 m

Ganerbenweg Trail

Highlight • Trail

Ganerbenweg also goes at Christmas

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738 m

Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf

Highlight • Monument

Monumental observation tower made of Palatinate Bunter Sandstone, erected in 1902 in honor of Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. During opening hours, you can climb the tower and enjoy a …

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1.07 km

Gayer Spring and Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

This fountain from 1874 (revised in 2002) is dedicated to the (at the time) world-famous forestry scientist Johann Christian Karl Gayer (born 1822 in Speyer; died March 1, 1907 in Munich).

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2.13 km

Below the Heidenfels rock plateau (Ganerbenweg)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be sure to take this route down. There is a lot to discover and admire here! Otherwise you will miss the real highlight.
The access is not easy (to find).

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2.19 km

Heidenfels

Highlight • Natural Monument

The view from Heidenfels is only moderate because it is overgrown. Nevertheless, the blocks are very impressive. Anyone who gets there should look for the stone steps and walk around …

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2.74 km

Lindemannsruhe

Highlight • Rest Area

Many roads lead to Lindenmannsruhe

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2.89 km

Wilhelm Trübel Memorial Stone

Highlight • Monument

There is a memorial stone for Wilhelm Trübel in a small area surrounded by stones. In keeping with Trübel's profession, the memorial stone has a very beautiful relief (animals in …

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3.53 km

Palatine Prayer at the Lindemannsruhe Rest Area

Highlight • Monument

This rest area is on the northern edge of the large parking lot at Lindemannsruhe.
To the right of these benches there is an entrance to the "Ganerbenweg" (premium circular …

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3.72 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.84 km

1.64 km

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.63 km

1.45 km

480 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 29 June

29°C

18°C

70 %

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Gayer Spring and Rest Area – Heidenfels loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Ganerbenweg Trail

Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf

Gayer Spring and Rest Area

Below the Heidenfels rock plateau (Ganerbenweg)

Heidenfels

Lindemannsruhe

Wilhelm Trübel Memorial Stone

Palatine Prayer at the Lindemannsruhe Rest Area

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