Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hinterweidenthal · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck walk
Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck is a walk of 23.9 km from Hinterweidenthal. Along the way you'll find 36 benches and 3 public toilets.
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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.
- 23.9 km
- ± 6:10 h
- ↑ 533 m · ↓ 407 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Hinterweidenthal
0 km4.9 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
4.9 km5.6 km · 4 benches
Ruppertstein
10.6 kmCastle
12.6 km · 22 benches
2 public toilets
23.1 km768 m · 8 benches
Finish
23.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 18.2 kmBetween 4.9 km and 23.1 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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: myself · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 10.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 533 m
- Down
- ↓ 407 m
- Highest point
- 475 m
- Lowest point
- 221 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.1 km
- 3 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
23.9 km in total- Street: 7.7 km
- Path: 7.2 km
- Track: 7 km
- Road: 825 m
- Footpath: 535 m
- Busy road: 375 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
23.9 km in total- Asphalt: 7.2 km
- Unpaved: 6.4 km
- Gravel: 760 m
- Paved: 550 m
- Natural: 175 m
- Unknown: 8.7 km
About the walking route Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck is a walking route of 23.9 km that starts in Hinterweidenthal. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Ruppertstein (after 10.6 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 533 m in total and descend 407 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (7.7 km), path (7.2 km) and track (7 km). Of the surface, 7.2 km asphalt and 6.4 km unpaved. For 8.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 36 benches and 3 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.2 km. 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
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Gelbes W (Burgen Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk110 km
- Pfälzerwald Gelber PunktHard · From A to B48.5 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Grünes W (Wasgau-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk109.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
TeufelstischAttraction · 579 m from the route - 2
Neudahn CastleCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 3
WeckersburgCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 4
Burg LembergCastle · 187 m from the route - 5
WestwallmuseumMuseum · 466 m from the route - 6
DynamikumMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 7
Burg GräfensteinCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 8
HeidelsburgCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 9
JungfernsprungAttraction · 5.6 km from the route - 10
Burg TansteinCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 11
Burg GrafendahnCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 12
Burg AltdahnCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 13
Ritterstein 57 "Dreiherrenstein"Attraction · 7.8 km from the route - 14
Deutsches Schuhmuseum HauensteinMuseum · 8 km from the route - 15
SteinenschlossRuins · 8.1 km from the route - 16
LuitpoldturmObservation tower · 8.1 km from the route - 17
FalkenburgCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 18Menhir von PirmasensAttraction · 1.5 km from the route
- 19KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 4.1 km from the route
- 20Observation towerObservation tower · 5.1 km from the route
- 21WachturmObservation tower · 5.1 km from the route
- 22Aussichtsturm Großer EybergObservation tower · 8.1 km from the route
- 23LuitpoldturmObservation tower · 8.1 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route
- 25HühnersteinViewpoint · 9.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck?
Pfälzerwald Rotes Dreieck is 23.9 km long. Allow ± 6:10 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 Hinterweidenthal.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 533 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Ruppertstein.
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