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Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Oberotterbach

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Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Oberotterbach

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Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Oberotterbach

06:02

21.1km

500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Am Hasenberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

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6.81 km

Dörrenbach Historic Village Center

Highlight • Settlement

A small, cozy place in the valley that is worth exploring on foot (the road ends here as a dead end). It can also be reached by bus almost every hour from the German Wine Gate or Bad Bergzabern.

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6.92 km

Dörrenbach Town Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

Next to the main street is the Renaissance-style town hall, built in 1590. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the Palatinate. Opposite the town hall and a …

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8.97 km

Stäffelsberg Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Be sure to climb the stairs. A wonderful view of the Rhine plain, the Palatinate Forest and the Northern Vosges compensates for this and is the highlight in the truest sense of the word.

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9.36 km

Rapunzel Sculpture – Dörrenbach Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Trail

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful figure on the fairy tale trail.

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9.61 km

Cave Entrance

10.1 km

Westwall bunker ruins near Oberotterbach

Highlight • Historical Site

On this part of the way, there are old bunker remains with information boards

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17.4 km

Alfred Wasner Square – Little Wine Gate on the German Wine Route

Highlight • Monument

Beautifully designed "small wine gate" just before the end of the Pfälzer Weinsteige. Here you can remember some places along the wine route and the hiking trail.

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18.3 km

German Wine Gate (Deutsches Weintor)

Highlight • Monument

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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20.0 km

View of Oberotterbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice bench with a view of Oberotterbach, which invites you to take a short break.

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20.5 km

Alte Wäschbank

Lake

21.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

3.56 km

3.35 km

598 m

481 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.85 km

5.51 km

3.77 km

2.86 km

2.70 km

222 m

216 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

31°C

15°C

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Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Oberotterbach

Dörrenbach Historic Village Center

Dörrenbach Town Hall

Stäffelsberg Tower

Rapunzel Sculpture – Dörrenbach Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Trail

Westwall bunker ruins near Oberotterbach

Alfred Wasner Square – Little Wine Gate on the German Wine Route

German Wine Gate (Deutsches Weintor)

View of Oberotterbach

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