The Hohe Loog, is a mountain, , in the

Haardt The Haardt () is a range of wooded, sandstone hills in the state of Rhineland Palatinate in southwestern Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous c ...

, the eastern rim of the Palatine Forest in

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. The mountain lies within the borough of

Neustadt an der Weinstraße Neustadt an der Weinstraße (, formerly known as ; lb, Neustadt op der Wäistrooss ; pfl, Naischdadt) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With 53,300 inhabitants , it is the largest town called ''Neustadt''. Geography Location T ...

in the southern part of the state of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

Location

The Hohe Loog lies west of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and 1.7 km northeast of the

Kalmit The Kalmit is the highest peak in the Palatinate Forest and the second highest (after the Donnersberg) in the Palatinate region of Germany. It is and located south of the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The mountain attracts many touris ...

, the highest mountain in the Haardt. Its name is derived from ''Loog'' ("border sign").Grenzzeichen, Untergänger und "Geheime Zeugen"
(pdf; 368 kB), Karl-Heinz Hentschel, retrieved 17 October 2011 On its entirely wooded summit are several sandstone rock outcrops, but the tree cover means that no views of the surrounding area are possible from here. To the east of the summit is a flat area, almost 2 square kilometres in area, called the ''Hohe-Loog-Ebene'' ("Hohe Loog Plain") at a height of about . The Hohe Loog has a northeastern outlier, the Rutschsteinberg. Its southeastern counterpart is the Rittersberg, with its

conciliation cross A conciliation cross, also known as a roadside cross, is a stone cross, which was set up in a place where a murder or accident had happened. Purpose In medieval times, they were sometimes handmade by the murderer as a symbol of conciliation with t ...

(''Sühnekreuz''); the Rittersberg in turn leads to the Schlossberg, the hill on which

Hambach Castle Hambach Castle (german: Hambacher Schloss) is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is considered a symbol of the German democracy movement because of the Hambacher Fest which ...

stands. To the north the Hohe Loog drops into the valley of ''Kaltenbrunnertal''. Near the summit is the Hohe Loog House, managed by the Palatine Forest Club, which has an outstanding view of the Kalmit massif and the Rhine Valley.

Routes to the summit

The Hohe Loog may be climbed on several signed trails established by the Palatine Forest Club. From Neustadt the route runs along the ''Kaltenbrunner Tal'' or via the Nollenkopf. The mountain is also accessible from Diedesfeld via

and the Rittersberg. Another ascent is possible through the ''Klausental'' valley from

Maikammer Maikammer ( pfl, Maikomma) is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the German Wine Route, approx. 5 km south of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Maikammer is the seat of the ...

. The shortest route to the summit runs from the hiker's car park on the ''Hahnenschritt'' saddle below the

. File:2012 Pfälzerwald 472 Hohe Loog Gipfel.JPG, The summit File:2013 Pfälzerwald 069 Hohe Loog Gipfel.JPG, The summit File:2010 Pfälzer Wald 103a Hohe-Loog-Haus.jpg, The Hohe Loog House File:2013 Pfälzerwald 060 Sühnekreuz.JPG, The conciliation cross on the Rittersberg File:2013 Pfälzerwald 005 Hohe Loog.JPG, The Hohe Loog seen from the Taubenkopf (Haardt)

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Location

Routes to the summit

See also

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