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Sandwiesen Pond – Hesselbach Hut loop from Maikammer

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Sandwiesen Pond – Hesselbach Hut loop from Maikammer

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Sandwiesen Pond – Hesselbach Hut loop from Maikammer

02:09

7.51km

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: July 29, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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417 m

Barefoot Trail at the Lake in Biosphere Reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Highlight • Trail

Especially if you got some little peeps along, it’s different stations along the lake.

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599 m

Sandwiesen Pond

Highlight • Lake

Interesting to walk with children. With many possibilities for varied games and discoveries.

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4.28 km

Hesselbach Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Refuge with rest stop at the foot of the Hochberg

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4.86 km

House at the Firs

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hut of the Palatinate Forest Association, the house on the pines is for everyone.
The hospitable restaurant with cordial service can accommodate up to 95 people. The cozy adjoining …

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4.89 km

Verein der Grünen St. Martin Memorial and Pond

Highlight • Monument

5.34 km

Schafkopf Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Another source is behind the roadhouse An den Fichten, the Schafkopfquelle. She is beautifully framed.

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6.36 km

Aurochs Feeding Area

Highlight • Natural

Here, the oxen can be seen very close to eating the laid out straw during our visit.

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6.67 km

Grill Hut St. Martin

Highlight • Mountain Hut

There are also delicious cakes

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7.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.63 km

975 m

873 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.88 km

2.55 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 27 August

24°C

17°C

73 %

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Comments

May 1, 2024,Wanderung St. Martin Auerochsenweg

Want to do this tour as a family hike...not really convinced after the first visit, the barefoot path around the lake is certainly attractive for young and old, the aurochs path is a bit boring for children, I would have liked more information boards or something similar.
For dog owners, only the large circular path remains, dogs are not allowed …

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August 12, 2021,Kleine Runde über den Auerochsenweg

We thought the aurochs were extinct. At the very end of the tour we discovered a few more specimens 👍😉 ...

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April 30, 2025,St. Martin: Auerochsenweg

On the Ochsentour in the St. Martin Valley: This easy circular trail with gentle inclines circles the aurochs' grazing grounds in the forest and open areas near the Sandwiesenweiher pond.

The Aurochs Trail is an easy hiking trail that's also suitable for children. It mostly runs along wide trails, with picnic areas (Hesselbachhütte), refreshment stops (grill hut, Haus an den …

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July 31, 2024,Auerochsenpfad und Grillhütte

The ice cream parlor in Maikammer may not be part of the tour, but it is definitely part of the day 😄

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March 17, 2024,Wo sind die Auerochsen?

Not in the right place at the right time 😢
Today we were a little disappointed. Many
muddy paths, little sun, little green, little warmth, few aurochs 😢
It's definitely more interesting to come here in summer. Then you can also use the barefoot path.
Since we had a dog with us, we couldn't get across the enclosure (but that's …

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Sandwiesen Pond – Hesselbach Hut loop from Maikammer

Barefoot Trail at the Lake in Biosphere Reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Sandwiesen Pond

Hesselbach Hut

House at the Firs

Verein der Grünen St. Martin Memorial and Pond

Schafkopf Spring

Aurochs Feeding Area

Grill Hut St. Martin

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