The Palatine Forest Mountain Bike Park (german: Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald) in the Palatinate Forest is a

mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ...

trail network in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, in the centre of the

biosphere reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

of the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges. The network was opened in April 2005.

Routes

The signposted, single-track routes differ in the grade of challenge: * Route 1, starting at

Rodalben Rodalben () is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approx. 5 km northeast of Pirmasens. Rodalben is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective munic ...

, 54 km, with a 9.8 km, single-track section * Route 2, starting at

Waldfischbach-Burgalben Waldfischbach-Burgalben ( pfl, Waldfischbach-Bojalwe) is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km northeast of Pirmasens. Waldf ...

, 48 km, with a 6.8 km single-track section * Route 3, starting at

Schopp Schopp is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Schopp station lies on the Biebermühl Railway. History The place was first mentioned in documents in 1345. In the Middle Ages Schopp, tog ...

, 67 km, with a 9.7 km single-track section * Route 4, starting at

Hochspeyer Hochspeyer is a municipality in the Kaiserslautern (district), district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern. Hochspeyer was the se ...

, 64 km, with a 14.3 km single-track section * Route 5, starting at Lambrecht, 74 km, with a 12.5 km single-track section

Responsibility

The Tourist Board of the Palatinate Forest regi

especially the municipalities of

Kaiserslautern-Süd Kaiserslautern-Süd is a former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. On 1 July 2019 it was merged into the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Landstuhl. It was situated in the Pal ...

, Lambrecht,

, and

, developed the project with the support of the regional forest commission and the

University of Kaiserslautern Technical University of Kaiserslautern (German: ''Technische Universität Kaiserslautern'', also known as TU Kaiserslautern or TUK) is a public university, public research university in Kaiserslautern, Germany. There are numerous institutes arou ...

. The park's administrative headquarters are in the

collective municipality A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verbandsgemeinden) is a low-level administrative unit in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A Verbandsgemeinde is typically composed of a small group of villages or towns. Rhineland- ...

of Kaiserslautern-Süd.

External links

Home page of the Mountain Bike Park
Mountain biking venues Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate Tourist attractions in Rhineland-Palatinate Parks in Germany {{cycling-venue-stub