Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Birkweiler · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 6 walk
Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 6 is a walk of 18.3 km from Birkweiler. Along the way you'll find 39 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet 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.
- 18.3 km
- ± 4:30 h
- ↑ 253 m · ↓ 267 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Birkweiler
0 km165 m
Water point
165 m9.5 km · 8 benches
Water point
9.6 km1.1 km · 3 benches
Nikolauskapelle
10.7 kmAttraction
883 m · 2 benches
August-Becker-Museum
11.6 kmPublic toilet
3.9 km · 22 benches
Bike pump
15.5 km2.2 km · bench
Water point
17.7 km577 m · 2 benches
Finish
18.3 kmAt the finish: Schloss Bad Bergzabern.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 11.7 kmBetween 0 km and 11.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The 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.
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 10.7 km
Museum · after 11.6 km
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Photo: Rudolf Stricker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 18.3 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 253 m
- Down
- ↓ 267 m
- Highest point
- 280 m
- Lowest point
- 170 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.2 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
18.3 km in total- Track: 8.9 km
- Street: 4.9 km
- Busy road: 2.2 km
- Footpath: 900 m
- Road: 900 m
- Path: 425 m
Surfaces
18.3 km in total- Asphalt: 9.2 km
- Paved: 5.5 km
- Gravel: 400 m
- Unpaved: 350 m
- Natural: 225 m
- Unknown: 2.6 km
About the walking route Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 6
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 6 is a walking route of 18.3 km that starts in Birkweiler. It does not end where it starts. You start in Birkweiler and finish in Bad Bergzabern. Along the way you pass Nikolauskapelle (after 10.7 km), August-Becker-Museum (after 11.6 km) and Schloss Bad Bergzabern (after 18.3 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 253 m in total and descend 267 m. Allow ± 4:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (8.9 km), street (4.9 km) and busy road (2.2 km). Of the surface, 9.2 km asphalt and 5.5 km paved. For 2.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 39 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet and 1 bike pump. You can fill your bottle after 165 m, after 9.6 km and after 17.7 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Pfälzer Mandelpfad
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Maison du selAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 2
Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 3
Kloster KlingenmünsterAttraction · 110 m from the route - 4
SlevogthofMuseum · 436 m from the route - 5
Burg LandeckAttraction · 539 m from the route - 6
MadenburgAttraction · 547 m from the route - 7
AttractionAttraction · 554 m from the route - 8
Burgruine NeukastelAttraction · 747 m from the route - 9
Aussichtsturm Bad BergzabernObservation tower · 831 m from the route - 10
HeidenschuhAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 11
HohenbergturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 12
MartinsturmObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route - 13
Kleine KalmitViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 14
Burg ScharfenbergAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 15
Ritterstein 221 "Windhof"Attraction · 2.6 km from the route - 16
AnebosAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 17
Reichsburg TrifelsAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 18
RehbergturmObservation tower · 3.5 km from the route - 19
Burgstall Alt-ScharfeneckRuins · 3.6 km from the route - 20
StäffelsbergturmObservation tower · 4.1 km from the route - 21
AsselsteinAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 22
Museum unterm TrifelsMuseum · 4.4 km from the route - 23
Landauer FortCastle · 5 km from the route - 24
NeuscharfeneckCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 25
Altes KaufhausAttraction · 5.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 6?
Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 6 is 18.3 km long. Allow ± 4:30 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 runs from Birkweiler to Bad Bergzabern.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Birkweiler.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 253 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 11.7 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 Nikolauskapelle, August-Becker-Museum and Schloss Bad Bergzabern.
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