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Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber Balken walk
Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber Balken is a walk of 58 km from Bad Bergzabern. Along the way you'll find 75 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet and 3 bike pumps.
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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.
- 58 km
- ± 15:30 h
- ↑ 1,550 m · ↓ 1,338 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Bad Bergzabern
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
7.3 km · 26 benches
Water point
7.3 km10.4 km · 4 benches
Bike pump
17.7 km2.3 km · 6 benches
Wegelnburg
20 kmCastle
3.6 km · 8 benches
Bike pump
23.6 km4 km · bench
Blumenstein
27.6 kmCastle
4 km · 4 benches
Bike pump
31.6 km3.5 km · 2 benches
Water point
35.1 km4.5 km · 7 benches
Water point
39.6 km18.4 km · 17 benches
Finish
58 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 58 kmBetween 0 km and 58 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: The original uploader was Dokape at German Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 20 km
Castle · after 27.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,550 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,338 m
- Highest point
- 549 m
- Lowest point
- 189 m
- 5-10% slope · 14.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.8 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.6 km
- 4 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
58 km in total- Track: 36.9 km
- Path: 13.1 km
- Street: 6.1 km
- Busy road: 875 m
- Road: 500 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Footpath: 25 m
Surfaces
58 km in total- Unpaved: 22.3 km
- Asphalt: 10.4 km
- Gravel: 3 km
- Paved: 2.7 km
- Natural: 2.6 km
- Unknown: 16.8 km
About the walking route Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber Balken
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber Balken is a walking route of 58 km that starts in Bad Bergzabern. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Wegelnburg (after 20 km) and Blumenstein (after 27.6 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,550 m in total and descend 1,338 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (36.9 km), path (13.1 km) and street (6.1 km). Of the surface, 22.3 km unpaved and 10.4 km asphalt. For 16.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 75 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet and 3 bike pumps. You can fill your bottle after 7.3 km, after 35.1 km and after 39.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 58 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Saar-Pfalz-WegHard · From A to B266.1 km
- Jakobsweg Bad Bergzabern – WissembourgModerate · From A to B10.1 km
- Pfälzer Jakobsweg SüdrouteHard · From A to B68.7 km
- Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck : Bobenthal <=> Bad BergzabernModerate · From A to B14 km
- Wanderweg Deutsche WeinstraßeHard · From A to B96.2 km
- August-Becker-WegHard · Circular walk70.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Grand-WasigensteinCastle · 803 m from the route - 2
Château du Petit ArnsbourgCastle · 2 km from the route - 3
Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 4
Maison du selAttraction · 6.5 km from the route - 5
Château de HohenbourgCastle · 336 m from the route - 6
Château du LoewensteinCastle · 568 m from the route - 7
Schloss Bad BergzabernCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 8
Château de FleckensteinAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 9
Château de FrœnsbourgCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 10
Château de WittschloesselCastle · 4 km from the route - 11
Neudahn CastleCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 12
TeufelstischAttraction · 5.7 km from the route - 13
Château du Vieux-WindsteinCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 14
Ouvrage du Hochwald - BA901Attraction · 8.9 km from the route - 15
Rothenburg CastleCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 16
Burg LembergCastle · 178 m from the route - 17
KuhnenkopfViewpoint · 283 m from the route - 18
Aussichtsturm Bad BergzabernObservation tower · 459 m from the route - 19
Erzgrube Sankt-Anna-StollenMuseum · 654 m from the route - 20
StäffelsbergturmObservation tower · 915 m from the route - 21
DynamikumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 22
RuppertsteinCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 23
Burg GuttenbergCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 24
Burgruine Klein-FrankreichCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 25
BerwartsteinAttraction · 2.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber Balken?
Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber Balken is 58 km long. Allow ± 15:30 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 Bad Bergzabern.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,550 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 58 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Wegelnburg and Blumenstein.
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