Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Bergzabern · Updated on 13 November 2026
Jakobswege Pfalz walk
Jakobswege Pfalz is a walk of 267.3 km from Bad Bergzabern. Along the way you'll find 597 benches, 25 water fountains and refill points, 32 public toilets and 7 bike pumps.
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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.
- 267.3 km
- ± 11:10 h per stage
- ↑ 4,617 m · ↓ 4,946 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 597 benches, 25 water fountains and refill points, 32 public toilets and 7 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
30 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 22 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Immanuel Giel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: BlueBreezeWiki · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Archäoautor · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: atreyu · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Friedrich Haag · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Timo Forchheim (Tzign) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Stages (6)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 4,617 m
- Down
- ↓ 4,946 m
- Highest point
- 491 m
- Lowest point
- 95 m
- 5-10% slope · 41.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 863 m
- 24 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
267.3 km in total- Track: 176.6 km
- Path: 58.9 km
- Street: 58 km
- Road: 23.9 km
- Busy road: 12.2 km
- Footpath: 7 km
- Cycleway: 3.4 km
- Stairs: 24 stairs
- Unknown: 300 m
Surfaces
267.3 km in total- Asphalt: 119.7 km
- Unpaved: 50.7 km
- Gravel: 40.1 km
- Paved: 24.3 km
- Natural: 1.8 km
- Unknown: 105.1 km
About the walking route Jakobswege Pfalz
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobswege Pfalz is a walking route of 267.3 km that starts in Bad Bergzabern. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 4,617 m in total and descend 4,946 m. There are 24 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:10 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (176.6 km), path (58.9 km) and street (58 km). Of the surface, 119.7 km asphalt and 50.7 km unpaved. For 105.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 597 benches, 25 water fountains and refill points, 32 public toilets and 7 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Saar-Pfalz-WegHard · From A to B266.1 km
- Wanderweg Deutsche WeinstraßeHard · From A to B96.2 km
- August-Becker-WegHard · Circular walk70.8 km
- Pfälzer Weinsteig - Etappe 11Moderate · From A to B15.1 km
- Pfälzer Mandelpfad - Etappe 7Moderate · From A to B10 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Bockenheim - Schweigen-RechtenbachHard · From A to B168.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Technik Museum SpeyerMuseum · 803 m from the route - 2
Dom zu SpeyerAttraction · 107 m from the route - 3
Hambacher SchlossAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 4
Speyer Jewry-CoutAttraction · 117 m from the route - 5
Ouvrage SchoenenbourgMuseum · 8.9 km from the route - 6
Synagogue SpeyerRuins · 129 m from the route - 7
Maison du selAttraction · 812 m from the route - 8
Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulAttraction · 825 m from the route - 9
Grand-WasigensteinCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 10
Château du Petit ArnsbourgCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 11
Neudahn CastleCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 12
WeckersburgCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 13
Merowinger GräberfeldArchaeological site · 2.2 km from the route - 14
Château de HohenbourgCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 15
Château du LoewensteinCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 16
Château de FleckensteinAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 17
TeufelstischAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 18
Château de FrœnsbourgCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 19
Château de GendersbergCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 20
Château de WittschloesselCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 21
Ouvrage du Hochwald - BA901Attraction · 8.3 km from the route - 22
Rothenburg CastleCastle · 8.7 km from the route - 23
Château du Vieux-WindsteinCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 24
Burg WilensteinCastle · 96 m from the route - 25
Kloster KlingenmünsterAttraction · 100 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobswege Pfalz?
Jakobswege Pfalz is 267.3 km long, in 6 parts of 44.6 km on average. Allow ± 11:10 h per part 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 Bad Bergzabern.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 770 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 32 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 25 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Archäologisches Schaufenster, Domnapf and Museum Herxheim.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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