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Rhineland-Palatinate
Südpfalz

View of Hambach Castle – Lolosruhe Pass loop from Maikammer-Kirrweiler

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Südpfalz

View of Hambach Castle – Lolosruhe Pass loop from Maikammer-Kirrweiler

Hard

4.6

(18)

84

riders

View of Hambach Castle – Lolosruhe Pass loop from Maikammer-Kirrweiler

04:42

67.5km

940m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 51.7 km for 26 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.79 km

View of Hambach Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

don't look. Driving there is the better alternative. Right in the middle instead of just on the edge!

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3.69 km

The easiest and most beautiful route to cycle from Maikammer to Neustadt.

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3

28.4 km

The Waldschänke Hornesselwiese also offers animal hikes with alpacas and donkeys.

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30.0 km

Beautiful lake / Woog in the Helmbachtal

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41.9 km

Taubensuhl Forest House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Forsthaus Taubensuhl is currently closed until further notice (gasthaus.taubensuhl.de).

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51.7 km

Heldenstein Forester's Lodge

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Very nice forester's house with good Palatine kitchen

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7

53.4 km

Lolosruhe Pass

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The road bike climbs and descents are worth a big recommendation. Idyllic streets, little traffic!

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57.3 km

Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer)

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Good place for a quick rest on a busy tour

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67.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.6 km

12.6 km

9.14 km

2.39 km

477 m

405 m

Surfaces

27.0 km

24.9 km

11.2 km

2.80 km

1.28 km

330 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Weather

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Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

80 %

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Comments

June 12, 2022,⭐Pfälzer-Wald-Gravel - NW-Taubensuhl-NW 😁
Tackled a long-planned gravel tour through the Palatinate Forest today.

Route:
NW / Elmsteiner Tal / Helmbachweiher / Hornesselwiesen / big detour to Taubensuhl / Hochstrasse / Heldenstein / Totenkopf / St. Martin / NW
➡ Alternative from Totenkopf towards NW: via the Kaltenbrunner Tal

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Great gravel tour on a lot of gravel (approx. 50%).
Please note the highlight: komoot.de/highlight/6202380
Be sure to follow suit! 👍😃

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I copied the tour from the Pfalz Gravel and optimized it for myself (start and finish at the Fest Wiese car park in Neustadt). Nice round. Once you get through Lambrecht you have the forest to yourself. There's nothing going on back there, wonderful. At km 21 I got a little lost, in the end I had 4 km more …

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Today, in very pleasant temperatures, I did a nice tour of the Palatinate Forest. 😁
On my favorite climb from the Stilles Tal to Taubensuhl (komoot.com/de-de/highlight/6202380) I was practically chased by horseflies and mosquitoes. The result: at least 10 painful bites on my thigh and back. 😕
The creatures easily pierce through the thin cycling clothes. 🤔
I guess I'm …

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