View of the Lauter loop from Barbelroth

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View of the Lauter loop from Barbelroth

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View of the Lauter loop from Barbelroth

02:32

40.9km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 24 m for 6 m

After 16.2 km for 1 m

After 41.0 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.2 km

Alte Wäschbank

Lake

16.9 km

View of Schweigen-Rechtenbach and the vineyards

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From this point you have a good view of Schweigen-Rechtenbach and the Rhine plain.

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18.5 km

German Wine Gate (Deutsches Weintor)

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The Deutsche Weintor marks the beginning of the German Wine Route. It was built in the Third Reich to make the wine-growing region better known. Even today, an imperial eagle …

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18.9 km

France Border Crossing – Biosphere Reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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just before the border crossing - great area

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20.8 km

Half-Timbered Houses of Wissembourg

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Beautiful to look at. In some cases you can read the year they were made... there are some that are already 400 years old.

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21.0 km

View of the Lauter

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It's worth taking a look at the Lauter from the many bridges. The perspectives are always different.

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21.1 km

Wissembourg Old Town and Canals

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One of the most worth seeing buildings in Wissembourg is the salt house from the 15th century with its striking roof. The Salt Road also ran through Wissembourg early on.

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30.4 km

Höckerlinie Antitank Barrier

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The Bumpkin Relic is located southwest of Steinfeld (Southern Palatinate). The cusp line is a reinforced concrete tank barrier. Was built in 1938, as part of the Western Wall from …

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38.2 km

Picnic Area With View of the Palatinate Vineyards

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Nice place to rest!

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40.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

8.85 km

7.76 km

5.93 km

135 m

112 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

13.3 km

680 m

311 m

212 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Tuesday 10 November

13°C

6°C

67 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

October 5, 2024,Deutsches Weintor, Südpfalz – Wissembourg Runde von der Hopfestubb aus.

Today we drove from the Hopfestubb to France. Wonderful. We were welcomed as foreigners. The German Wine Gate was built during the National Socialist era. Hopefully that time will never come again.

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August 22, 2026,🇩🇪 🇫🇷 über Wissembourg durchs Deutsche Weintor 🍇

This picturesque circular tour took us from Dierbach in the Southern Palatinate first to Wissembourg in Alsace (France) with its half-timbered houses, which invited us to linger. From there, we returned to Germany via the German Wine Gate (Deutsche Weintor) near Klingenmünster – a symbolic gate marking the transition into the German wine region. The route combined rural idyll, vineyards, …

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August 16, 2025,Von Dierbach nach Wissembourg

Today we went from the Geiger Winery via Bad Bergzabern to Wissembourg.
After a beer, we headed back to Germany, to Kakteenland for something to eat 😋.
After the refreshment, we made our way back rather heavily.

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