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#Hiking, day trips, #Palatinate, #Wolfstein, #Königsbachweg (approx. 10 km, 338 m) & #Leienbergweg (approx. 9 km, 363 m)... After a somewhat longer train journey from Cologne, the hiking socks start their two-day hiking adventure in the North Palatinate mountains today and experience, in the course of the two selected local hiking trails, the two castle ruins of Neu-Wolfstein and Alt-Wolfstein, which are located close to each other, the picturesque Blaue Halde, the wild and romantic Königsbachtal, the recommended but unfortunately currently closed refreshment stop at the Reckweiler Hof, very different paths, forests and trails, a pleasing density of huts, a very exclusive youth hostel for old hiking socks, the pretty historic old town of Wolfstein an der Lauter, a monument to traveling musicians, very different animal encounters with owls, wolves, sheep and donkeys, a steep and adventurous Porphyry scree slopes, traces of centuries of mining history and, even in gloomy December, beautiful views of the beautiful Lautertal and the surrounding North Palatinate mountains. Castles, Wolves and Wandersocken: Two days in the North Palatinate mountains Hiking, Day tours, Germany, Palatinate, Wolfstein, Königsbachweg (approx. 10 km, 338 m elevation gain) & Leienbergweg (approx. 9 km, 363 m elevation gain)... After a slightly longer train journey from Cologne, the Wandersocken start their two-day hiking adventure in the North Palatinate Highlands today and experience eg on the two selected local hiking trails the two nearby castle ruins of Neu-Wolfstein and Alt-Wolfstein, the picturesque Blaue Halde, the wild and romantic Königsbachtal valley, the refreshment stop recommended to us at Reckweiler Hof, which was unfortunately closed at the moment, very different paths, forests and trails, a pleasing density of huts, a very exclusive youth hostel for old Wandersocken, the pretty historic old town of Wolfstein on the Lauter, a monument to hiking musicians, a variety of animal encounters with owls, wolves, sheep and donkeys, a steep and adventurous porphyry scree slope, traces of centuries of mining history and views of the beautiful Lauter valley and the surrounding North Palatinate mountains that are still worth seeing even in gloomy December.