The Schindhübel is a hill, , that rises in the middle of the
Palatine Forest in
Germany, 5 kilometres southwest of
Elmstein.
Geography
It is part of the central massif of this mountain range and also lies on the
Palatine Watershed
The Palatine Watershed (german: Pfälzische Hauptwasserscheide) forms the main drainage divide in the Palatinate between the Upper Rhine and the Middle Rhine, the two successive sections of the river Rhine that flow through the German state of R ...
. This massif stretches roughly from
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 ...
via
Johanniskreuz
Johanniskreuz is a tiny hamlet in the middle of the Palatine Forest in Germany and belongs to the municipality of Trippstadt in the district of Kaiserslautern in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Geography
Location
Johanniskreuz lies in ...
to the
B 10 federal highway near
Hauenstein
Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau.
Hauenstein is the seat of the ''Ver ...
. The region between Johanniskreuz and
Hermersbergerhof is rather like a high plateau that is bounded by deeply incised valleys.
From the
Eschkopf
The Eschkopf near Hofstätten in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Südwestpfalz county) is a major hill, high in the Palatine Forest.
Location
The Eschkopf is part of the Frankenweide, a rock massif in the centre of the Palatine ...
hill, the ridge runs northwest over the Schindhübel to the
Bloskülb
The Bloskülb is a 570-metre-high hill in the central part of the Palatine Forest of Germany. It lies about three kilometres northwest of the village of Iggelbach. It is located entirely within the territory of the municipality of Elmstein
El ...
() near the Elmstein village of Iggelbach. This ridge separates the upper tributaries of
Speyerbach and
Helmbach.
Viewing tower
On top of the Schindhübel is a 17-metre-high observation tower, which was built in 1975 by an
engineer unit from
Speyer. From here there are views of the eastern Palatine Forest as far as the
Haardt
The Haardt () is a range of wooded, sandstone hills in the state of Rhineland Palatinate in southwestern Germany. The range is some long and lies within the Palatinate Forest (''Pfälzerwald''). Its highest point is the Kalmit, near Maikammer
...
, as well as the striking mountain mass of the
Donnersberg
The Donnersberg ("thunder mountain") is the highest peak of the Palatinate (german: Pfalz) region of Germany. The mountain lies between the towns of Rockenhausen and Kirchheimbolanden, in the Donnersbergkreis district, which is named after the m ...
to the north and, in good visibility, the great
Hornisgrinde
The Hornisgrinde, 1,164 m (3,820 ft), is the highest mountain in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. The Hornisgrinde lies in northern Ortenaukreis district.
Origin of the name
The name is probably derived from Latin, and essentiall ...
mountain in the Northern Black Forest, 83 kilometres away to the south. To the west the view is limited by the nearby
Eschkopf
The Eschkopf near Hofstätten in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Südwestpfalz county) is a major hill, high in the Palatine Forest.
Location
The Eschkopf is part of the Frankenweide, a rock massif in the centre of the Palatine ...
.
Two kilometres northwest, in the direction of the Bloskülb and
Iggelbach, are the wall foundations of a forester's lodge which was allocated to the "Hunters from
Electoral Palatinate" (''Jäger aus Kurpfalz'').
References
External links
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Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate
Mountains and hills of the Palatinate Forest
Observation towers in Rhineland-Palatinate