Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Merzalben · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pfälzerwald Blau-Weißer Balken walk
Pfälzerwald Blau-Weißer Balken is a walk of 180.3 km from Merzalben. Along the way you'll find 180 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 2 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.
- 180.3 km
- ± 45:55 h
- ↑ 3,496 m · ↓ 3,632 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 180 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 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: pfalz39 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
Ruins
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Photo: H. Schreiber · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Memorial
Memorial
Observation tower
Attraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,496 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,632 m
- Highest point
- 573 m
- Lowest point
- 149 m
- 5-10% slope · 39.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 906 m
- 15 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
180.3 km in total- Track: 110.9 km
- Path: 42.8 km
- Street: 15.7 km
- Road: 4.8 km
- Busy road: 3.3 km
- Footpath: 1.6 km
- Stairs: 15 stairs
Surfaces
180.3 km in total- Unpaved: 54.2 km
- Gravel: 37.1 km
- Asphalt: 28.1 km
- Paved: 3.9 km
- Natural: 2.3 km
- Unknown: 54.1 km
About the walking route Pfälzerwald Blau-Weißer Balken
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzerwald Blau-Weißer Balken is a walking route of 180.3 km that starts in Merzalben. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,496 m in total and descend 3,632 m. There are 15 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 45:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (110.9 km), path (42.8 km) and street (15.7 km). Of the surface, 54.2 km unpaved and 37.1 km gravel. For 54.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 180 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk403.2 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Burgen Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk110 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Pirminius-Wanderweg)Hard · From A to B107.5 km
- Pfälzerwald Grünes KreuzHard · From A to B97.4 km
- Pfälzerwald Blau-Roter BalkenHard · From A to B125.1 km
- Pfälzer WaldpfadHard · From A to B142 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Hambacher SchlossAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 2
Grand-WasigensteinCastle · 1 km from the route - 3
Château du Petit ArnsbourgCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 4
Château de FrœnsbourgCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 5
Château de FleckensteinAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 6
WeckersburgCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 7
Château de WittschloesselCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 8
Château de HohenbourgCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 9
Château du LoewensteinCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 10
TeufelstischAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 11
Château du Vieux-WindsteinCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 12
Rothenburg CastleCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 13
Château de GendersbergCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 14
Helfenstein Castle ruinesRuins · 8.2 km from the route - 15
Neudahn CastleCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 16
Falkenstein CastleCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 17
Burg GräfensteinCastle · 112 m from the route - 18
Eisenbahnmuseum der PfalzMuseum · 117 m from the route - 19
Ritterstein 305 "Lellebebbel-Pädel"Attraction · 177 m from the route - 20
CasimirianumAttraction · 185 m from the route - 21
LuitpoldturmObservation tower · 251 m from the route - 22
Haardter SchlossAttraction · 336 m from the route - 23
WolfsburgCastle · 399 m from the route - 24
NollenkopfViewpoint · 403 m from the route - 25
Burgstall Alt-ScharfeneckRuins · 426 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzerwald Blau-Weißer Balken?
Pfälzerwald Blau-Weißer Balken is 180.3 km long. Allow ± 45:55 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 Merzalben.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,496 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 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 Ritterstein 57 "Dreiherrenstein", Blumenstein and ehemalige Kapelle St. Joseph.
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