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Pfälzerwald Grünes Kreuz walk
Pfälzerwald Grünes Kreuz is a walk of 97.4 km from Freinsheim. Along the way you'll find 63 benches, 1 water point, 4 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.
- 97.4 km
- ± 24:45 h
- ↑ 1,862 m · ↓ 1,561 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 63 benches, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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.
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Photo: Awilms · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,862 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,561 m
- Highest point
- 594 m
- Lowest point
- 129 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 979 m
- 7 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
97.4 km in total- Track: 56.3 km
- Path: 32 km
- Street: 4.6 km
- Road: 3.1 km
- Busy road: 700 m
- Stairs: 7 stairs
- Unknown: 25 m
Surfaces
97.4 km in total- Unpaved: 25.6 km
- Asphalt: 10.5 km
- Gravel: 7.2 km
- Natural: 2.7 km
- Paved: 2.4 km
- Unknown: 48.6 km
About the walking route Pfälzerwald Grünes Kreuz
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzerwald Grünes Kreuz is a walking route of 97.4 km that starts in Freinsheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Freinsheim and finish in Erlenkopf.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,862 m in total and descend 1,561 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (56.3 km), path (32 km) and street (4.6 km). Of the surface, 25.6 km unpaved and 10.5 km asphalt. For 48.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 63 benches, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Wanderweg Deutsche WeinstraßeHard · From A to B96.2 km
- Via Sancti Martini HW-37-04 Bad Dürkheim - GrünstadtModerate · From A to B16.1 km
- Pfälzerwald Roter BalkenHard · From A to B53.8 km
- Pfälzerwald Grüner PunktEasy · From A to B7.2 km
- Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 3Hard · From A to B18.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Château du Petit ArnsbourgCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 2
Grand-WasigensteinCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 3
TeufelstischAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 4
Neudahn CastleCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 5
Rothenburg CastleCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 6
Helfenstein Castle ruinesRuins · 8.4 km from the route - 7
Falkenstein CastleCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 8
WeckersburgCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 9
Château de WittschloesselCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 10
Eingangsportal zur KlosteranlageAttraction · 156 m from the route - 11
SpielzeugmuseumMuseum · 658 m from the route - 12
Burg AltleiningenCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 13
JägerkreuzMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 14
WestwallmuseumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 15
Burg LembergCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 16
RuppertsteinCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 17
LuitpoldturmObservation tower · 2.2 km from the route - 18
Bismarckturm KallstadtObservation tower · 2.3 km from the route - 19
BlitzröhrenAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 20
Burgruine FrankensteinCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 21
Burg BattenbergCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 22
Ritterstein 57 "Dreiherrenstein"Attraction · 2.6 km from the route - 23
Hofruine WeilachAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 24
Burg SchlosseckAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 25
DynamikumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzerwald Grünes Kreuz?
Pfälzerwald Grünes Kreuz is 97.4 km long. Allow ± 24:45 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 Freinsheim to Erlenkopf.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Freinsheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,862 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Haus der Nachhaltigkeit, Observation tower and Burg Gräfenstein.
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