Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Kaiserslautern · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter Balken walk
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter Balken is a walk of 65 km from Kaiserslautern. Along the way you'll find 161 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 65 km
- ± 15:50 h
- ↑ 825 m · ↓ 964 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 161 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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1 sight along the way
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Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 825 m
- Down
- ↓ 964 m
- Highest point
- 498 m
- Lowest point
- 101 m
- 5-10% slope · 11.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 327 m
- 8 stairs
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
65 km in total- Track: 39.7 km
- Path: 14.1 km
- Street: 6.2 km
- Footpath: 2.3 km
- Road: 1.3 km
- Busy road: 900 m
- Stairs: 8 stairs
Surfaces
65 km in total- Gravel: 14.8 km
- Asphalt: 11.3 km
- Unpaved: 9.3 km
- Paved: 1.9 km
- Natural: 25 m
- Unknown: 27.5 km
About the walking route Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter Balken
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter Balken is a walking route of 65 km that starts in Kaiserslautern. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 825 m in total and descend 964 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (39.7 km), path (14.1 km) and street (6.2 km). Of the surface, 14.8 km gravel and 11.3 km asphalt. For 27.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 161 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Saar-Pfalz-WegHard · From A to B266.1 km
- Pfälzerwald Grüner BalkenHard · From A to B74.7 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk94.5 km
- Pfälzerwald Roter BalkenHard · From A to B138 km
- Naturfreundewege KaiserslauternHard · From A to B24.6 km
- Pfälzer WaldpfadHard · From A to B142 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Technik Museum SpeyerMuseum · 2 km from the route - 2
Dom zu SpeyerAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 3
Hambacher SchlossAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 4
Speyer Jewry-CoutAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 5
Synagogue SpeyerRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 6
Eisenbahnmuseum der PfalzMuseum · 116 m from the route - 7
Burg SpangenbergCastle · 143 m from the route - 8
CasimirianumAttraction · 345 m from the route - 9
Sky ScreamAttraction · 530 m from the route - 10
Franz Hellinger und Ferdinand WiesmannMemorial · 531 m from the route - 11
NollenkopfViewpoint · 570 m from the route - 12
Pfälzisches BibelmuseumMuseum · 576 m from the route - 13
Haardter SchlossAttraction · 721 m from the route - 14
AltpörtelAttraction · 788 m from the route - 15
WolfsburgCastle · 897 m from the route - 16
Archäologisches SchaufensterMuseum · 908 m from the route - 17
RetscherAttraction · 1 km from the route - 18
Gedächtniskirche der ProtestationAttraction · 1 km from the route - 19
KühungerquelleMemorial · 1 km from the route - 20
DreifaltigkeitskircheAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 21
FeuerbachhausMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 22
DomnapfAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 23
Theodor-Zink-MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 24
WadgasserhofMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 25
AntikenhalleMemorial · 1.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter Balken?
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter Balken is 65 km long. Allow ± 15:50 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?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Kaiserslautern.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 825 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Erfenstein.
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