Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Lembach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg walk
Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg is a walk of 26.5 km from Lembach that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 34 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 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.
- 26.5 km
- ± 7:25 h
- ↑ 919 m · ↓ 929 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 34 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 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: Steffen 962 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: The original uploader was Dokape at German Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 919 m
- Down
- ↓ 929 m
- Highest point
- 549 m
- Lowest point
- 210 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 665 m
- 4 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
26.5 km in total- Path: 14.6 km
- Track: 11 km
- Street: 475 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Busy road: 75 m
Surfaces
26.5 km in total- Unpaved: 13.3 km
- Gravel: 5.2 km
- Natural: 1.3 km
- Asphalt: 775 m
- Paved: 133 m
- Unknown: 5.5 km
About the walking route Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg is a circular walk of 26.5 km from Lembach: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 919 m in total and descend 929 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 7:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (14.6 km), track (11 km) and street (475 m). Of the surface, 13.3 km unpaved and 5.2 km gravel. For 5.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 34 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Pfälzerwald Grün-Gelber BalkenHard · From A to B138.4 km
- Pfälzerwald Roter BalkenHard · From A to B138 km
- Saar-Rhein-WanderwegHard · From A to B153.6 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk403.2 km
- Pfälzerwald Rot-Gelber BalkenHard · From A to B58 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Château de WittschloesselCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 2
Château du Vieux-WindsteinCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 3
Rothenburg CastleCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 4
Ouvrage du Hochwald - BA901Attraction · 7.9 km from the route - 5
Helfenstein Castle ruinesRuins · 8.7 km from the route - 6
Falkenstein CastleCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 7
KuhnenkopfViewpoint · 595 m from the route - 8
Erzgrube Sankt-Anna-StollenMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 9
Château de WineckCastle · 3 km from the route - 10
Burgruine DrachenfelsCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 11
Burgruine Klein-FrankreichCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 12
Musée gallo-romainMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 13
BerwartsteinAttraction · 7.4 km from the route - 14
Burg TansteinCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 15
Burg GrafendahnCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 16
Burg AltdahnCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 17
JungfernsprungAttraction · 9.9 km from the route - 18
Burg GuttenbergCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 19
Château de LutzelhardtCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 20HerzogshandMemorial · 9.2 km from the route
- 21MaimontMemorial · 198 m from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 1.7 km from the route
- 23Château de SchoeneckCastle · 2.7 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 4.2 km from the route
- 25Château du Nouveau-WindsteinCastle · 4.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg?
Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg is 26.5 km long. Allow ± 7:25 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 Lembach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 919 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets 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 Château du Petit Arnsbourg, Blumenstein and Château de Fleckenstein.
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