A Walk In The Woods

Saufelsen or Pigs Rock

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:45:17 GMT

Saufelsen or Pigs Rock

The hiker cannot help but be in awe of the size and colour of these majestic rocks.

A Shady Place

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:41:47 GMT

A Shady Place

But not for too long as one swears to hearing the rock groan.

A sign of mans existence

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:37:51 GMT

A sign of mans existence

No, not a black and white image as can be seen by the slight green coloured moss on top of the middle ground rock. The darkness represents the presence of man and the polution that he creates.

Felsen (Rock) overhang

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:34:45 GMT

Felsen (Rock) overhang

As the Wanderweg (Hiking Route) winds it's way around the perimeter of the town Rodalben there are several overhangs to be quickly navigated. Can you hear the overhang groan?

Feeling Thirsty?

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:31:50 GMT

Feeling Thirsty?

One of the VERY few man made intrusions into this otherwise natural environment. The naturally flowing stream is non the less a welcome sight to the thirsty traveller, especially to those who have forgotten to bring a water bottle along with them.

Felsen (Rock) on the Rodalben Wanderweg (Hiking Route)

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:27:00 GMT

Felsen (Rock) on the Rodalben Wanderweg (Hiking Route)

Good representation of the Wanderweg (Hiking Route) itself with just one of the many varied and coloured Rock Faces. Just keep following the 'F' sign.

Loose Rock

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:21:49 GMT

Loose Rock

A piece of Felsen (Rock) that has long since broken away from the larger piece above. Notice the symetary and colour of the rock with the moss giving an indication that this rock is facing North.

Typical Felsen (Rock) view

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:19:00 GMT

Typical Felsen (Rock) view

Bruderfelsen or Brother Rocks

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:51:26 GMT

Bruderfelsen or Brother Rocks

Even at night these rocks appear majestic and dominate the town of Rodalben over which they look. This example is of the Bruderfelsen or Brother Rocks and overlook the town to the southeast.

Big is beautiful

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:48:35 GMT

Big is beautiful

When viewed close up it's hard to tear oneself away and continue with the hike. This image, in fact no image, can do justice to the size and colourfulness of these magnificent rocks.

Alter Bierkeller (Old Beer Cellar)

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:45:07 GMT

Alter Bierkeller (Old Beer Cellar)

The stone work around this flowing stream was created by the Brewary of the town of Rodalben and was used in the creation of ice blocks with which to keep the beer cold in the adjacent beer vaults. The vaults themselves are huge cave-like holes carved out of the Felsen (rocks). In WW2 these vaults (caves) were also used as shelters by the inhabitants of Rodablen against the allied bombings of that period.

Rodalben Felsen Wanderweg

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:53:36 GMT

Rodalben Felsen Wanderweg

The Felsen Wanderweg, or roughly translated, the Rocks Hiking Route/Trail is a well known and visited hiking trail which surrounds the small town of Rodalben in the south of Germany. It is 45km long and these huge rocks, all having been assigned different names, are to be seen along the route. The colours and vegetation (if any) vary on the rocks dependent upon which weather side they are exposed to. This particular rock faces North and is therefore heavily encrusted with moss.

Let's Go This Way

Alan Ingham — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:13:09 GMT

Let's Go This Way

For those who want to rendezvous with Nature and distance themselves from everyday stress then look no further than the Rodalber Felsenwanderweg in the Pfälzerwald Nature Park. This Wanderweg, or Hiking Route/Way is approx 45 km long and contains numerous examples of coloured Felsen (Rocks). This small sample of images in the 'Rodalben Felsenwanderweg' album will give you a small taste of a much larger landscape. Enjoy. PS Google coordinates for Rodalben are 49° 14' 26.72" N 7° 37' 59.79"E Please note that the images contained within the Rodalben Felsenwanderweg Album have all been taken using a Canon G5 compact camera. They are not of the quality of a dSLR and were not expected to be so. The images posted here are not intended for critical review (although always welcome :-))but instead to share my love of hiking in this beautiful part of southern Germany. Besides which, how would you like to carry a full dSLR kit around for over 45 km's? :-)