Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Kusel · Updated on 14 November 2026
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg) walk
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg) is a walk of 403.2 km from Kusel that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 514 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets and 6 bike pumps.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 403.2 km
- ± 103:00 h
- ↑ 8,029 m · ↓ 8,051 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 514 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets and 6 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
22 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 14 more along the route are on the map.
Ruins
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Castle
Castle
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Photo: Awilms · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 8,029 m
- Down
- ↓ 8,051 m
- Highest point
- 687 m
- Lowest point
- 152 m
- 5-10% slope · 85.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.1 km
- 19 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
403.2 km in total- Track: 261 km
- Path: 60.3 km
- Street: 44.2 km
- Road: 26.5 km
- Busy road: 6.2 km
- Footpath: 1.1 km
- Stairs: 19 stairs
- Cycleway: 600 m
- Unknown: 750 m
Surfaces
403.2 km in total- Asphalt: 95.6 km
- Unpaved: 70.3 km
- Gravel: 61 km
- Paved: 12.9 km
- Natural: 10.6 km
- Unknown: 151.3 km
About the walking route Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg) is a circular walk of 403.2 km from Kusel: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 8,029 m in total and descend 8,051 m. There are 19 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 103:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (261 km), path (60.3 km) and street (44.2 km). Of the surface, 95.6 km asphalt and 70.3 km unpaved. For 151.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 514 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets and 6 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Franken-Hessen-Kurpfalz-Weg Teil 2Hard · From A to B125.7 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Rotes W (Potzberg-Burg Lichtenberg-Weg)Hard · Circular walk35.1 km
- Schwarzer Punkt auf weißer ScheibeHard · From A to B44.1 km
- Veldenz WanderwegHard · From A to B61.2 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - LautereckenHard · From A to B95.8 km
- Pfälzerwald Roter BalkenHard · From A to B45.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Grand-WasigensteinCastle · 1 km from the route - 2
Château du Petit ArnsbourgCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 3
Château de HohenbourgCastle · 338 m from the route - 4
Château du LoewensteinCastle · 567 m from the route - 5
Château de FleckensteinAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 6
Neudahn CastleCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 7
Château de FrœnsbourgCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 8
Château de WittschloesselCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 9
TeufelstischAttraction · 5 km from the route - 10
WeckersburgCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 11
Rothenburg CastleCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 12
Château du Vieux-WindsteinCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 13
Château de GendersbergCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 14
Helfenstein Castle ruinesRuins · 8.3 km from the route - 15
Falkenstein CastleCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 16
Ouvrage du Hochwald - BA901Attraction · 8.9 km from the route - 17
Schloss Bad BergzabernCastle · 10 km from the route - 18
Burg WilensteinCastle · 96 m from the route - 19
Burg TansteinCastle · 109 m from the route - 20
Burg FalkensteinCastle · 112 m from the route - 21
PotzbergturmObservation tower · 130 m from the route - 22
Burg GrafendahnCastle · 156 m from the route - 23
Burgruine DrachenfelsCastle · 179 m from the route - 24
Burg AltdahnCastle · 194 m from the route - 25
Burg LichtenbergCastle · 236 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg) is 403.2 km long. Allow ± 103:00 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 Kusel.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 8,029 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 26 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 10 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burgruine Michelsburg (Remigiusburg), Ritterstein 57 "Dreiherrenstein" and Wartturm.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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