Trail to Rietburg – View of the Rhine Plain loop from Rhodt unter Rietburg

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Trail to Rietburg – View of the Rhine Plain loop from Rhodt unter Rietburg

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Trail to Rietburg – View of the Rhine Plain loop from Rhodt unter Rietburg

01:58

6.38km

240m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Hinkelberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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797 m

View of the Rhine Plain near Edenkoben

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A place to rest with a view of the best Palatinate vineyards

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979 m

Trail to Rietburg

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CAUTION: This path is difficult in SOME places, namely rooty, very steep and washed out, so it is NOT suitable for all walkers!!

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1.36 km

Pavilion "Schöner Punkt" (with great view)

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Small pavilion with a view of the Rhine plain.
King Ludwig I of Bavaria liked to sit at this beautiful point.

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2.81 km

View of Edesheim and vineyards

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Definitely worth the view.

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3.46 km

"Schweizerhaus" (hut of the PWV Weyher)

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July: Wednesday / Saturday / Sunday
from 11 to 19 o'clock
In August - October:
every day except Monday and Friday
from 11 to 19 o'clock.

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4.96 km

Waldgaststätte Rietaniahütte (Rhodter Music and Hiking Club)

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A very inviting hut near the Rietburg. If you want to take a rest here, you should do so after the climb to the Rietburg, because with the delicious food …

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5.23 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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From up here you have a beautiful view over the Rhine plain

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5.79 km

Villa Ludwigshöhe

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It was not without reason that King Ludwig I decided in 1843 to have a summer villa built in the Palatinate, which was then part of Bavaria and where his …

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6.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.98 km

2.07 km

272 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.61 km

2.40 km

634 m

352 m

204 m

149 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

16°C

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Comments

March 8, 2025,Rhodt (unter Rietburg)/Weyher: Auf dem "Theresienweg" am Haardtrand entlang - mit Skulpturenpfad, Johannesbrunnen, Lourdesgrotte Weyher und Einkehr beim „Schweizerhaus“

The "Theresienweg" themed trail offered @Rehlein 🥾🥾🌳 and me a few (new) things today:
Beautiful views of the Rhine plain (somewhat clouded today by Sahara dust), great paths on the way there (including the "Sculpture Trail Weyher," which was lovingly and painstakingly "spruced up" today by volunteers organized by the PWV Weyher), but also less pleasant forestry paths on the …

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