Walking Holidays in the Western Palatinate
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Though nothing like as well known outside Germany as
the Black Forest, or the Rhine and Mosel Valleys, if you
ask German walkers where you should go for your next
walking trip, they are likely to recommend
the Western Palatinate.
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Stretching north from the French border and bounded to
the east by the vineyards and small towns of the
area round the German Wine Road, the forests of the
Western Palatinate form one of the most unspoiled and
compelling part of western Germany. Sparsely populated
and densely wooded, dotted with castles (mostly now
ruined, destroyed by the armies of the French Louis XIV
during his attempts to incorporate the area into France),
and pretty villages, most of the area is a Nature Park.
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This whole area is available to walkers via a network
more than a dozen different walking tours of varying
lengths. We reckon that the most exciting of these is
The Wasgau Trail. For some information on the
other walking tours in this area, see
Other walking Holidays in Germany.
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