The Hohe Loog, is a mountain, , in the Haardt, the eastern rim of the

Palatine Forest The Palatinate Forest (; ), sometimes also called the Palatine Forest, is a low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in the Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The forest is a designated nature park () covering 1,771&n ...

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. The mountain lies within the borough of

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in the southern part of the state of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) 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 sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

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 tourists ...

, 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 Conciliation is an alternative dispute resolution process whereby the parties to a dispute rely on a neutral third-party known as the conciliator, to assist them in solving their dispute. The conciliator, who may meet with the parties both sep ...

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

Hambach Castle Hambach Castle () 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 was held there in 1832. ...

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 () 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 ''Verbandsgemeind ...

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

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Taubenkopf (Haardt) The Taubenkopf is a hill, , in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of the mountain chain of the Haardt in the Palatine Forest and lies in the municipal territory of Diedesfeld in the borough of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Geo ...

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Location

Routes to the summit

See also

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