Elmstein valley

#1394 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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The Elmstein valley runs through the central Palatine Forest region between the villages of Frankeneck and Johanniskreuz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Speyerbach stream, a left tributary of the Rhine, flows through the valley. ()

Local name: Elmsteiner Tal Length: 14.91 miDepth: 984 ftCoordinates: 49°20'48"N, 7°56'52"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Elmstein valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Helmbachweiher, Steigerkopf, Erfenstein Castle, House of Sustainability.

1.8 miSE
Nature, Lake
Helmbachweiher
45 min walk • The Helmbachweiher is a lake in the central Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies near the Helmbach stream about two kilometres from its confluence with the Speyerbach on the forest estates of the municipalities of Elmstein, Kirrweiler and Venningen.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Steigerkopf
126 min walk • The Steigerkopf, also colloquially called the Schänzel, near Edenkoben in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a mountain, 613.6 m above sea level, in the Palatine Forest.
3 miE
Forts and castles
Erfenstein Castle
76 min walk • Erfenstein Castle is a medieval spur castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein Valley at 265 m above sea level in the vicinity of the hamlet of Erfenstein in the municipality of Esthal.
5.5 miW
Museum
House of Sustainability, Kaiserslautern
142 min walk • The House of Sustainability is a project run by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection. The house is in the hamlet of Johanniskreuz in the German municipality of Trippstadt in the middle of the Palatinate Forest within the Palatine Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve.
2.4 miE
Forts and castles
Breitenstein Castle
60 min walk • The ruins of Breitenstein Castle stand on a crag, 220 metres high, on the northern side of the Speyerbach valley in the Palatine Forest in Germany.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eschkopf
126 min walk • The Eschkopf near Hofstätten in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a major hill, 608.3 m above sea level high in the Palatine Forest.
3.1 miE
Forts and castles
Burgschänke
79 min walk • Spangenberg Castle is the partially rebuilt ruin of a rock castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
0.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Elmstein Castle
20 min walk • Elmstein Castle is a castle ruin built in the High Middle Ages overlooking Elmstein in the Palatinate Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built in the 12th century.
4.2 miE
Museum
Cuckoo Railway
107 min walk • The Cuckoo Railway, in its early days the Elmstein Valley Railway, is a 12.97 kilometre long branch line in the central Palatine Forest, which runs through the region of Neustadt/Kaiserslautern from Lambrecht to Elmstein.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mosisberg
135 min walk • The Mosisberg near Hofstätten in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a hill, 608.7 m above sea level, in the central Palatine Forest.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schafkopf
131 min walk • The Schafkopf, with its height of 616.8 metres, is one of the few mountains of the Palatine Forest that exceeds the 600 metre mark.