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Blown-Up Westwall Bunker – Kirkel Forest Hut loop from Kirkel

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Blown-Up Westwall Bunker – Kirkel Forest Hut loop from Kirkel

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Blown-Up Westwall Bunker – Kirkel Forest Hut loop from Kirkel

01:59

7.37km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

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Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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809 m

Westwall Bunker with Stalactites

Highlight • Cave

The Kirkeler forest is a hiking Mecca in every season

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1.66 km

Bench

Highlight • Rest Area

There are plenty of benches here ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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2.00 km

Old Bunker in Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve

Highlight • Monument

Contemporary history seems to me to be the right title. A walled-up bunker.

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3.62 km

Blown-Up Westwall Bunker

Highlight • Monument

He's really worth seeing 👍

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5.71 km

Kirkel Forest Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Rest, chill and relax with a great cyclist.

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6.61 km

Bench

Highlight • Rest Area

7.37 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.97 km

1.65 km

622 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.80 km

884 m

774 m

443 m

387 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 30 July

31°C

17°C

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Comments

February 7, 2023,Westwallweg 📅 7.2.23; 16.40 🕰

I saw the tour at @Doris, the length and duration just fitted into my concept. Mainly quite wide paths, no real mud today. Some bunker ruins, except for one where one wall or the top slab is still a few meters vertically into the sky, nothing special, but the light between the trees and the hair ice on an appealing …

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May 9, 2025,Kirkel WW Weg

Great afternoon tour. As a training exercise with a heavy pack of 19 kg.

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July 19, 2023,Rekonvaleszententreffen - Westwallweg

Due to various ailments (brutalities from the dentist and life-threatening male flu), a short walk in the forest had to be taken to restore the life and work strength of those involved. The Westwallweg in Kirkel had an optimal geographical location. At the beginning it was still a promising soft forest path, from about the first heap of bunker debris …

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January 20, 2023,Westwall Weg

I have already seen the way with some komoot users. I walked it today, was a bit disappointed, you have to walk half the distance to get to the first bunker. There is a nice bunker path here in Neuweiler, there is a bunker every 100 m.

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January 24, 2026,Westwall Weg

Saturday: A walk with the family to get some fresh air.

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December 23, 2022,Westwall Weg 23.12.22

At Meo I saw this tour and today in the rain it was really fitting. I was also able to try out my new rain jacket. They keep you really dry, I just forgot the rain pants🤣 But it doesn't matter....the temperature is pleasant today

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October 30, 2022,Westwall-Weg

Not yet open, signage not yet complete. But... it's still worth it 😃

The apple has a different distance and a different time again, but... time and space is relative 😉

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Blown-Up Westwall Bunker – Kirkel Forest Hut loop from Kirkel

Westwall Bunker with Stalactites

Bench

Bench in the forest

Old Bunker in Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve

Blown-Up Westwall Bunker

Old Westwall Bunker

Kirkel Forest Hut

Bench

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