Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Eckersweiler · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Schwarzer Balken walk
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Schwarzer Balken is a walk of 56.5 km from Eckersweiler. Along the way you'll find 39 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet.
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- 56.5 km
- ± 14:10 h
- ↑ 937 m · ↓ 1,347 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 39 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet.
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1 sight along the way
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Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 937 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,347 m
- Highest point
- 583 m
- Lowest point
- 172 m
- 5-10% slope · 19 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.6 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
56.5 km in total- Track: 36.9 km
- Road: 8.3 km
- Street: 6.7 km
- Busy road: 2.8 km
- Path: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 575 m
Surfaces
56.5 km in total- Asphalt: 17.8 km
- Paved: 9.9 km
- Gravel: 9.3 km
- Unpaved: 3.3 km
- Natural: 1.7 km
- Unknown: 14.4 km
About the walking route Pfälzerwald Weiß-Schwarzer Balken
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Schwarzer Balken is a walking route of 56.5 km that starts in Eckersweiler. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 937 m in total and descend 1,347 m. Allow ± 14:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (36.9 km), road (8.3 km) and street (6.7 km). Of the surface, 17.8 km asphalt and 9.9 km paved. For 14.4 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 and 1 public toilet. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Pfälzerwald Gelb-Roter BalkenHard · From A to B148.3 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
- Veldenz WanderwegHard · From A to B61.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
WartturmObservation tower · 199 m from the route - 2
Jüdischer Friedhof Steinbach am GlanAttraction · 582 m from the route - 3
Jüdischer Friedhof HinzweilerMemorial · 667 m from the route - 4
Talbrücke OberkirchenAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 5
PotzbergturmObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 6
SelbergturmObservation tower · 3.5 km from the route - 7
Musikantenland-MuseumMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 8
Burg LichtenbergCastle · 3.7 km from the route - 9
Burg Neu-WolfsteinAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 10
MichelsburgCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 11
Westpfälzer MusikantenmuseumMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 12
EulenkopfturmObservation tower · 5.8 km from the route - 13
HeidenburgwarteObservation tower · 6.1 km from the route - 14
HöcherbergturmObservation tower · 7.2 km from the route - 15
GustavsburgCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 16
GemeindeglockenturmAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 17
Bergfried LiebenburgObservation tower · 9.7 km from the route - 18
Jüdisches MuseumMuseum · 848 m from the route - 19Observation towerObservation tower · 903 m from the route
- 20SprengelburgViewpoint · 1.5 km from the route
- 21Mineralogisches Museum OberkirchenMuseum · 2.1 km from the route
- 22ZinßmeistersteinMemorial · 2.2 km from the route
- 23FutterturmObservation tower · 2.8 km from the route
- 24GeoskopMuseum · 3.6 km from the route
- 25AltenburgCastle · 3.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzerwald Weiß-Schwarzer Balken?
Pfälzerwald Weiß-Schwarzer Balken is 56.5 km long. Allow ± 14:10 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 Eckersweiler.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 937 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route.
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 Diamantschleifer Museum.
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