The Waterway trail on the Moosalbe (German: Gewässerwanderweg an der Moosalbe) is one of seven themed walks on the subject of hydrology in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The path runs for over 33 km along the Moosalbe and Hirschalbe streams through the Palatine Forest and has 23 way stations.
| Waterway trail on the Moosalbe German: Wässerwanderweg an der Moosalbe | |
|---|---|
 The Moosalb(e) in the Karlstal valley | |
| Length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Location | Palatine Forest |
| Trailheads | Klug'sche Mühle near Trippstadt, DE-RP |
| Use | Hiking |
| Highest point | 473 m, Johanniskreuz |
| Lowest point | ca. 300 m, powder mill near Schopp |
| Difficulty | easy |
| Season | all year round |
| Waymark | No, circular path |
| Maintained by | Thematic trail of the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry Rhineland-Palatinate |
Documentation by the State Ministry for the Environment and Forests[1] describes the route and gives detailed information on the geology, hydrology und climate of the area.
Route
editThe following significant water management stations connected with mills, weirs, wells, springs, waterbodies and ecosystems lie on the route:
- Klug'sche Mühle, a mill with weir and mill pond
- Fischweiher source (source of the Karlstal)
- Fish breeding ponds
- Unterhammer, with a weir for driving the iron hammer mill
- Hummocky meadow (Buckelwiesen), an irrigation scheme
- Weir (Stauwehr)
- Iron smelting (Eisenschmelz)
- Stelzenberg Waterworks and spring
- Friends of Nature house of Finsterbrunnertal
- Rolling mill (Walzwerk)
- Borehole (Tiefbrunnen) III
- Engtalbach waterway management (Gewässerausbau) near Krickenbach
- Old Pumphouse (Altes Pumpwerk) in the parish of Schopp
- Natural section of the Moosalbe near Schopp
- Powder mill pond (Pulvermühlweiher)
- Powder mill (Pulvermühle), ruins of the old factory that produced black powder
- Hirschalb valley and mill (Hirschalbtal and Hirschalbmühle)
- Source of the Moosalbe
- Tiefenteich spring
- Submerged spring (Grundquelle), near Tiefenteich
- Langspateliges Laichkraut
- Oberhammer Waterworks with Boreholes 1 and 2 (near Trippstadt)
- Karlstal Gorge with its cave house and the Amseldell
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ministerium für Umwelt und Forsten Rheinland-Pfalz. "Gewässerwanderwege". Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 16 June 2008.