Bad Bergzabern Castle – View of the German Wine Gate loop from Oberotterbach

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Bad Bergzabern Castle – View of the German Wine Gate loop from Oberotterbach

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Bad Bergzabern Castle – View of the German Wine Gate loop from Oberotterbach

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20.4km

290m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.79 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.51 km

Bad Bergzabern Town Center

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Bad Bergzabern is located on the German Wine Route and is a good starting point for many cycling tours.

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4.82 km

Bad Bergzabern Castle

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The sight of Bad Bergzabern; the castle serves as town hall and registry office at the same time.

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11.2 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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11.4 km

View of the German Wine Gate

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View towards Schweigen-Rechtenbach with Weintor

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12.8 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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15.2 km

Half-Timbered Houses of Wissembourg

Highlight • Historical Site

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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17.1 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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18.5 km

View of the Pfarrwingert Vineyard and Church

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Great location on the cycle path from Bad Bergzabern to Weissenburg

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.25 km

6.04 km

5.20 km

1.89 km

868 m

179 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

2.92 km

1.16 km

107 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

20°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 7, 2024,Südpfalzrunde: Bergzabern—Deutsches Weintor—Wissembourg 🇫🇷

Was lucky again on today's South Palatinate tour, nice round - as always, sometimes exhausting for me as a "biobiker" - on foot up the hill😝 -, but wonderful landscape full of interesting highlights. Info on the side: From Bergzabern towards Oberotterbach behind the Edith Stein Clinic (after the 2nd photo) you can't go any further through the vineyards. There …

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