Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Imsbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg) walk
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg) is a walk of 60.2 km from Imsbach. Along the way you'll find 118 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 60.2 km
- ± 15:30 h
- ↑ 1,272 m · ↓ 1,479 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 118 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
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: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Castle
Observation tower
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Photo: Mosbach&frey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,272 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,479 m
- Highest point
- 687 m
- Lowest point
- 197 m
- 5-10% slope · 16.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 907 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 605 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
60.2 km in total- Track: 35.1 km
- Path: 14 km
- Street: 6.1 km
- Road: 3.7 km
- Busy road: 575 m
- Footpath: 300 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
60.2 km in total- Unpaved: 13.2 km
- Gravel: 12.7 km
- Asphalt: 11.5 km
- Paved: 700 m
- Natural: 650 m
- Unknown: 21.2 km
About the walking route Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg) is a walking route of 60.2 km that starts in Imsbach. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,272 m in total and descend 1,479 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (35.1 km), path (14 km) and street (6.1 km). Of the surface, 13.2 km unpaved and 12.7 km gravel. For 21.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 118 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk403.2 km
- Pfälzer HöhenwegHard · From A to B116.8 km
- Pfälzerwald Weißes Dreieck #3Easy · From A to B6.9 km
- Pfälzerwald Weißes KreuzHard · From A to B137.9 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Rheinland-PfalzHard · From A to B114.1 km
- Pfälzerwald Blauer PunktHard · From A to B28.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Burg FalkensteinCastle · 406 m from the route - 2
Burg TannenfelsCastle · 498 m from the route - 3
Schloss KirchheimbolandenCastle · 648 m from the route - 4
HeimatmuseumMuseum · 653 m from the route - 5
Burg WildensteinCastle · 806 m from the route - 6
PfrimmtalviaduktAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 7
KriegerdenkmalViewpoint · 1.9 km from the route - 8
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 2.1 km from the route - 9
Museum WinnweilerMuseum · 2.4 km from the route - 10
LangensteinArchaeological site · 3.4 km from the route - 11
Burg RandeckRuins · 7.6 km from the route - 12
Ehrenmal ZellertalMemorial · 9 km from the route - 13
Motorrad- und Technikmuseum Leiningerland e.V.Museum · 9.1 km from the route - 14
SattelbergturmObservation tower · 9.4 km from the route - 15
Pfälzisches SteinhauermuseumMuseum · 10 km from the route - 16
Burg HerkulesbergArchaeological site · 156 m from the route - 17Nordpfälzer HeimatmuseumMuseum · 214 m from the route
- 18DonnersberghausMuseum · 332 m from the route
- 19EremitenklauseAttraction · 785 m from the route
- 20FrauensteinCastle · 1.2 km from the route
- 21Synagogen-GedenksteinMemorial · 2.6 km from the route
- 22BabensteinMemorial · 4.2 km from the route
- 23Uhl'sches HausMuseum · 4.6 km from the route
- 24GlockenturmObservation tower · 6.7 km from the route
- 25Burg StaufRuins · 6.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg)?
Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg) is 60.2 km long. Allow ± 15:30 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 Imsbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,272 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 Wartturm, Hohenfels and Schneckenturm.
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