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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Esthal

Esthaler Brunnenweg - Palatinate Forest

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Esthal

Esthaler Brunnenweg - Palatinate Forest

Moderate

4.7

(107)

302

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Esthaler Brunnenweg - Palatinate Forest

04:16

15.1km

330m

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: July 31, 2024

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Start point

Parking

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1.34 km

Straufelsbrunnen

Highlight • Monument

In the Esthaler Straufelstal, below the cemetery, is the Straufelsbrunnen fountain. The fountain consists of five troughs and four knocking stones. A very large fountain.

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6.89 km

View of Esthal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of Esthal. The cows invite you to linger.

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9.19 km

Römerbrunnen Natural Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Roman fountain was supposed to be used to supply drinking water to the Esthal community due to its natural gradient. The plan was abandoned because of the low water …

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10.7 km

Gold Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Gold Well is an artesian well or spring. The water pushes through the sand from below. This means that the surface is very calm, even though the spring delivers a lot of water.

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13.1 km

Wolf Gorge Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A beautiful hut with good, hearty Palatinate food and very reasonable prices. There is a small playground for children and the stream is perfect for splashing around. The large swing is a hit.

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14.4 km

Schelmenteich Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The fountain is named after the former pond. It is a washing and cattle watering fountain.

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15.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.87 km

3.37 km

2.16 km

1.14 km

448 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.17 km

4.51 km

1.85 km

729 m

434 m

363 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

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13°C

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Comments

January 31, 2026,Esthaler Brunnenweg

On Saturday, I hiked the Esthal Fountain Trail. As the name suggests, the trail leads past quite a few fountains, many of which were used as washing fountains or watering troughs for livestock. There's also an audio tour for the western half of the trail, which I hadn't downloaded beforehand. So it wasn't too bad that I hiked half the …

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February 27, 2022,Brunnenweg - Prädikatswanderweg in Esthal

Inspired by hiking friends from the Palatinate, we finally made it to the furthest corner of the Palatinate Forest today. We had planned this for a long time, but to be honest we couldn't imagine that you can get there by public transport in a reasonable way (except for the Kuckucksbähnel, which runs to the neighboring valley every few weeks). …

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May 1, 2025,Pfälzerwald - Esthaler Brunnenweg

A wonderful route with lots of nature and tranquility.
You have to drive deep into the Palatinate Forest, but the tour is worth it.

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February 19, 2022,Nuggets im Goldbrunnen - Prädikatswanderweg in Esthal

Today I was out with my favorite hiking group and Natalie was also at the start. It was a bit of peeping and yelling until we finally got to the hut, but of course that was a great theatrical performance by my fellow hikers, who challenged me as a hiking guide to my best :-) What a beautiful, entertaining, funny …

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May 21, 2022,Brunnenwanderung Esthal

Nice partly exhausting tour from a certain age. But you can make two tours out of it. We moved the starting point a bit because of the parking lot.

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March 17, 2026,Esthaler Brunnenweg

Before heading home, I made a detour into the Palatinate Forest; the Esthal Fountain Trail has been on my list of planned hikes for a long time.

Esthal lies sleepily in the heart of the Palatinate Forest. The hike, a constant up and down, leads, as the name suggests, along a series of historic fountains, which were formerly used mainly …

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January 25, 2025,Esthal Brunnenweg

We dared to do the tour today - despite the weather forecast - and didn't get wet. On the contrary, it was a very nice tour. Very well signposted (we just couldn't find the starting point in the town straight away). But the paths are very varied, and there is a place to sit at every fountain for a short …

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October 29, 2022,⭐️ Brunnenweg Esthal

The Brunnenweg leads over two circuits around Esthal, and its many different fountains used to be used for cattle watering and washing fountains.
In addition, the Catholic Church is located in the village. Parish Church of St. Konrad - formerly St. Catherine (13th century), St. Peter (around 1500) - which was included in the list of the Way of the …

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Straufelsbrunnen

View of Esthal

Römerbrunnen Natural Spring

Gold Spring

Wolf Gorge Hut

Schelmenteich Fountain

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