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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Johanniskreuz – House of Sustainability loop from Elmstein

Bike touring routes & trails

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Johanniskreuz – House of Sustainability loop from Elmstein

Hard

13

riders

Johanniskreuz – House of Sustainability loop from Elmstein

03:13

30.5km

840m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.0 km for 61 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

198 m

View of the Pilgrimage Church of Herz Mariä in Elmstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

2

1.67 km

Ruins of the Former Convalescent Home

Highlight • Historical Site

3

6.18 km

Brandbuche Shelter (524 m)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The small shelter stands directly by the road.

My research at the Johanniskreuz Forestry Office (Elmstein Forest District) in July 2021 revealed that the original burnt beech tree, which was …

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4

11.0 km

Waterfall at Hexlerhütte

Highlight • Waterfall

Idyllic valley, here is the peace at home.

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5

13.6 km

Johanniskreuz

Highlight • Natural Monument

Johanniskreuz is located in the center of the Palatinate Forest.

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6

14.0 km

House of Sustainability

Highlight • Rest Area

The House of Sustainability was built as a central forum for the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve and is entirely dedicated to the topic of sustainability. Not only was it built …

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7

14.5 km

Ritterstein No. 105 — Gratsohl

Highlight • Monument

It used to be a sol that has dried out. It was a depression in the soil with loamy water impermeable ground. The wild boar used these shallow places to wallow in it.

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8

18.7 km

Speyerbach Spring

Highlight • River

Always worth it to stay

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B

30.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

3.08 km

1.92 km

1.27 km

821 m

199 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

3.63 km

2.09 km

325 m

245 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Monday 2 November

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