Without the Palatinate hikers' huts, the Palatinate Forest would be nowhere near as welcoming, least of all for all the hikers who drop in at them. A Palatinate institution, partly run by volunteers from the Palatinate Forest Society or by the Friends of Nature, where a dish of hearty food awaits you: "Saumagen" (stuffed pig's stomache), liver dumplings, homemade Palatinate sausage or a hearty stew.