Malscher views

The Malscher Gorges

South of Malsch, towards Muggensturm, halfway up on the left, there are several gorges; the largest are: the small Münchwingertklamm, the Aspenklamm and the Heckelbachklamm. The Münchwingertklamm and the Klausenheck hollow road or Bruchweg are used as agricultural roads. The gorges are narrow cuts in the terrain, often without a stream, i.e. without a water supply. These are geologically rare and something special for Malsch, even enchanted, and the latter are hardly accessible. In the 1980s there were efforts to fill the gorges. On the initiative of the environmental protection association they were cleaned and protected as "area natural monuments". As refuges for wild animals they should not be entered, and only the first one and the road can be walked on.

Münchwingertklamm

Aspenklamm

Between Germen and Glöcklesberg the Aspenklamm stretches into the Klingenwald where there are further gorges.

The Aspenklamm is steep and barely accessible due to fallen wood, which is why it is often used as a retreat for wild animals.

Heckelbach Gorge

The Heckelbachklamm is the largest and longest of the gorges and also has a stream.

To protect against flooding, the idea came up to drill underground from the WPW and use it as a sewer. !?

The path

The "path", the direct route from Malsch to Völkersbach, is a sporting challenge. The incline after the mule track is considerable and an achievement even for experienced hikers with "fitness" and suitable footwear. A detour to the "Malschauen" lookout point shows a wonderful panorama of the Rhine Valley over the Palatinate to Alsace and invites you to linger for a while. But the "path" also has historical significance for Malsch: for example, the ancestors of the Jewish Maier family, as documented in the book, transported the scraps of fabric that they had collected from the tailors in the high-altitude villages here. Many families in the high-altitude villages have sewn uniforms for the post office, railway and police in past centuries, especially in winter.

St Cyriak built from the stones of the Waldenfels ruins. -

We don't yet know for sure whether the Romans once passed through here and built a temple on the "Kirchenbuckel"; but the Romans were certainly here. The natural elevations were always a point of attraction, such as the Michaelsberg above Untergrombach.

If you would like to know more, you can read it on the website of Heimatfreunde eV:

https://www.heimatfreunde-malsch.de/historisches/denkmale/seit-1075-kirche-malsch/