Palatine Watershed
In the southern Palatine Forest, the German part of the Wasgau, the Palatine Watershed begins on the French border in the area of the Erlenkopf hill (473 m above NHN), where it is a continuation of the watershed in the northern Vosges. Always generally running from southwest to northeast it initially heads eastwards past Eppenbrunn and Pirmasens over the Großer Schiffelskopf () and reaches the region of Gräfenstein Land. From there it runs up the Hortenkopf () in the central Frankenweide. Several kilometres it passes through the hamlet of Johanniskreuz (), one of the highest settlements in the Palatine Forest. The watershed then reaches the area west of Waldleiningen in the Lower Frankenweide.
Walking routes in the Palatine Forest
Red dot: the path from Hertlingshausen (Carlsberg) along the Haardt to the French border runs via Kieskautberg and Rahnfels to Bad Dürkheim, then from Wachenheim via the Heidenlöcher to Deidesheim, and through the Mühltal valley up to the Stabenberg. From there through the Benjental and over the Weinbiet (Palatine Forest Club or PWV hut) past the ruins of Wolfsburg Castle to Neustadt an der Weinstraße. From the central station the path runs over the Nollen Saddle up to the Hohe Loog and then on to the Kalmit (673 m), past the ruins of Kropsburg to the Palatine Forest Club hut of "Hüttenbrunnen". The route then runs past the ruinos of Rietburg, via Weyher, through the Modenbach valley, to "Drei Buchen" and Ramberg. Passing the ruins of Ramburg, the Palatine Forest Club huts - the "Böchinger Hut" and "Siebeldinger Hut" - the path climbs the Almersberg, and drops again into the Wellbach valley to Rinnthal. Via the "Buchholzfelsen" and Spirkelbach it continues to Hauenstein, past the "Kreuzfelsen" rocks to the PWV's hut Wasgau Hut. Finally the "red dot" trail runs via Darstein, the "Lindelbrunn" Hut, Lauterschwan, the "Hirzeck" Hut, to Bobenthal and then through the Klaffental valley to the border crossing of Kehlingen (Petit Wingen).
White dot: this waymark is found where link paths have been established between the main routes and walking trails. It is possible to switch to another route. These signs are, however, rather uncommon.