Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Trippstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg) walk
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg) is a walk of 94.5 km from Trippstadt that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 94 benches, 1 water point, 2 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.
- 94.5 km
- ± 24:15 h
- ↑ 1,945 m · ↓ 2,044 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 94 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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
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Photo: Ulli1105 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Parklife · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Benjamin Reinhard · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,945 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,044 m
- Highest point
- 537 m
- Lowest point
- 231 m
- 5-10% slope · 24.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.4 km
- 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
94.5 km in total- Track: 56.4 km
- Path: 25.6 km
- Street: 7.4 km
- Busy road: 2 km
- Footpath: 1.4 km
- Road: 650 m
- Stairs: 7 stairs
- Cycleway: 250 m
- Unknown: 250 m
Surfaces
94.5 km in total- Unpaved: 11.3 km
- Gravel: 9.7 km
- Asphalt: 7.2 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Natural: 825 m
- Unknown: 63.4 km
About the walking route Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg) is a circular walk of 94.5 km from Trippstadt: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,945 m in total and descend 2,044 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (56.4 km), path (25.6 km) and street (7.4 km). Of the surface, 11.3 km unpaved and 9.7 km gravel. For 63.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 94 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Barbarossa-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk76.5 km
- Franken-Hessen-Kurpfalz-Weg Teil 2Hard · From A to B125.7 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk403.2 km
- Pfälzerwald Roter BalkenHard · From A to B138 km
- Pfälzer Jakobsweg (Nordroute)Moderate · From A to B12.9 km
- Jakobsweg Speyer – MetzHard · From A to B98.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Burg WilensteinCastle · 96 m from the route - 2
Burgruine FrankensteinCastle · 137 m from the route - 3
Burg BeilsteinAttraction · 170 m from the route - 4
SchindhübelturmObservation tower · 407 m from the route - 5
Burg ElmsteinCastle · 426 m from the route - 6
Elmsteiner WappenschmiedeMuseum · 480 m from the route - 7
Trippstadter SchlossCastle · 891 m from the route - 8
Ritterstein 251 "Hecker-Brücke"Attraction · 1.2 km from the route - 9
Ritterstein “Gerbersdell”Attraction · 1.6 km from the route - 10
Theodor-Zink-MuseumMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 11
WadgasserhofMuseum · 2 km from the route - 12
Burgruine PerlenbergArchaeological site · 2 km from the route - 13
Ruine GeiskopfhofAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 14
KaiserpfalzCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 15
Burg LichtensteinCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 16
Burg NeidenfelsCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 17
Burg BreitensteinCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 18
BajasseumMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 19
SchlachtenturmViewpoint · 4.4 km from the route - 20
Ritterstein 305 "Lellebebbel-Pädel"Attraction · 4.4 km from the route - 21
Burg ErfensteinCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 22
SchaudichnichtumRuins · 4.6 km from the route - 23
Ruine Wachturm MurrmirnichtvielAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 24
Burg SpangenbergCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 25
Aussichtsturm HeltersbergObservation tower · 5.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg)?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Pfalzgrafen-Wanderweg) is 94.5 km long. Allow ± 24:15 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Trippstadt.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,945 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 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, Hohenecken Castle and Ruine Diemerstein.
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