Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Dobel · Updated on 14 November 2026
Westweg [02. Dobel→Forbach] walk
Westweg [02. Dobel→Forbach] is a walk of 25.9 km from Dobel. Along the way you'll find 90 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 25.9 km
- ± 6:50 h
- ↑ 630 m · ↓ 823 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 90 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: SteveK · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 630 m
- Down
- ↓ 823 m
- Highest point
- 989 m
- Lowest point
- 354 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 521 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 261 m
- 2 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
25.9 km in total- Track: 18.9 km
- Path: 6.2 km
- Street: 325 m
- Footpath: 291 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
25.9 km in total- Gravel: 17.7 km
- Unpaved: 5.5 km
- Asphalt: 641 m
- Paved: 275 m
- Unknown: 1.7 km
About the walking route Westweg [02. Dobel→Forbach]
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Westweg [02. Dobel→Forbach] is a walking route of 25.9 km that starts in Dobel. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 630 m in total and descend 823 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (18.9 km), path (6.2 km) and street (325 m). Of the surface, 17.7 km gravel and 5.5 km unpaved. For 1.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 90 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Westweg
Walks nearby
6- Westweg [01. Pforzheim→Dobel]Hard · From A to B26.5 km
- Dobel - WildseemoorEasy · From A to B9.5 km
- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg (region Schwarzwald north)Hard · From A to B113.2 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Pforzheim - ForbachHard · From A to B54.5 km
- MittelwegHard · From A to B184.9 km
- Richard-Massinger-Weg (Wanderweg Ettlingen - Bernstein)Hard · From A to B23.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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TeufelsmühlenturmObservation tower · 1.7 km from the route - 2
Großer Volzemer SteinAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 3
ZiegelmuseumMuseum · 3 km from the route - 4
WildlineAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 5
Schloss EbersteinCastle · 5.9 km from the route - 6
FriedrichsturmObservation tower · 6.5 km from the route - 7
Ruine StraubenhardtAttraction · 6.8 km from the route - 8
Fahrzeugmuseum MarxzellMuseum · 7.8 km from the route - 9
FrischglückAttraction · 8.3 km from the route - 10
Ruine WaldenburgAttraction · 8.9 km from the route - 11
MahlbergturmObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route - 12
Schloss NeuenbürgCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 13
Geroldsauer MühleAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 14
MehliskopfturmObservation tower · 9.9 km from the route - 15
Neusatzer PfützObservation tower · 1.9 km from the route - 16Aussichtsturm BaumwipfelpfadObservation tower · 4.9 km from the route
- 17RußhütteAttraction · 5.8 km from the route
- 18Aussichtsturm Schwanner WarteObservation tower · 6.2 km from the route
- 19Katz'scher GartenAttraction · 6.8 km from the route
- 20Heimat- und FlößermuseumMuseum · 6.9 km from the route
- 21Besucherbergwerk FrischglückMuseum · 8.3 km from the route
- 22FautsburgViewpoint · 9.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westweg [02. Dobel→Forbach]?
Westweg [02. Dobel→Forbach] is 25.9 km long. Allow ± 6:50 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 Dobel.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 630 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Wasserturm, Hohlohturm and Aussichtsplattform Kurzhüttensteigle.
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