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Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg) walk
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg) is a walk of 35.1 km from Kusel that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 31 benches and 2 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 35.1 km
- ± 9:25 h
- ↑ 960 m · ↓ 957 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 31 benches and 2 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Ruins
Castle
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 960 m
- Down
- ↓ 957 m
- Highest point
- 561 m
- Lowest point
- 197 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.4 km
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
35.1 km in total- Track: 24.4 km
- Street: 7 km
- Path: 1.9 km
- Busy road: 850 m
- Road: 775 m
Surfaces
35.1 km in total- Asphalt: 16.9 km
- Unpaved: 4.4 km
- Paved: 3.1 km
- Gravel: 2.7 km
- Natural: 775 m
- Unknown: 7.1 km
About the walking route Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg) is a circular walk of 35.1 km from Kusel: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 960 m in total and descend 957 m. Allow ± 9:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (24.4 km), street (7 km) and path (1.9 km). Of the surface, 16.9 km asphalt and 4.4 km unpaved. For 7.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 31 benches and 2 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Musikantenland-Wanderweg)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Burg LichtenbergCastle · 236 m from the route - 2
Musikantenland-MuseumMuseum · 298 m from the route - 3
Jüdischer Friedhof HinzweilerMemorial · 4.9 km from the route - 4
SelbergturmObservation tower · 5.6 km from the route - 5
Burg Neu-WolfsteinAttraction · 7.3 km from the route - 6
Jüdischer Friedhof Steinbach am GlanAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 7
Talbrücke OberkirchenAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 8
HeidenburgwarteObservation tower · 8.3 km from the route - 9
Westpfälzer MusikantenmuseumMuseum · 9.2 km from the route - 10
EulenkopfturmObservation tower · 9.7 km from the route - 11
AltenburgCastle · 116 m from the route - 12FutterturmObservation tower · 188 m from the route
- 13GeoskopMuseum · 348 m from the route
- 14AuswanderermuseumMuseum · 749 m from the route
- 15SprengelburgViewpoint · 3.3 km from the route
- 16Observation towerObservation tower · 4.9 km from the route
- 17ZinßmeistersteinMemorial · 5.8 km from the route
- 18Burg Alt-WolfsteinAttraction · 7.3 km from the route
- 19Mineralogisches Museum OberkirchenMuseum · 8.1 km from the route
- 20HeidenburgCastle · 8.3 km from the route
- 21Jüdisches MuseumMuseum · 8.6 km from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 8.8 km from the route
- 23Observation towerObservation tower · 8.8 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 8.9 km from the route
- 25Observation towerObservation tower · 8.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg)?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg) is 35.1 km long. Allow ± 9:25 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Kusel.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 960 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burgruine Michelsburg (Remigiusburg), Michelsburg and Potzbergturm.
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