Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Bad Bergzabern

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Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Bad Bergzabern

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Dörrenbach Town Hall – Stäffelsberg Tower loop from Bad Bergzabern

07:10

25.0km

580m

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: August 4, 2026

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After 433 m for 246 m

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After 24.4 km for 246 m

Deliveries only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.01 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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6.06 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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6.45 km

Rapunzel Sculpture – Dörrenbach Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Trail

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful figure on the fairy tale trail.

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6.70 km

Cave Entrance

7.20 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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14.3 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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15.2 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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16.9 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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17.4 km

Alte Wäschbank

Lake

21.1 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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25.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

5.21 km

3.79 km

1.13 km

687 m

216 m

110 m

Surfaces

6.21 km

5.68 km

5.52 km

4.10 km

2.81 km

469 m

216 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

10°C

17 %

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Comments

October 31, 2021,Von Dörrenbach über 🏰Ruine Guttenberg zum Deutschen🍷 Weintor

A varied tour through the forest, vineyards, castle ruins, fairy tale trail and parts of the Wetswall.
We were able to buy a few more bottles of wine from the winemaker on the tour .. after a previous tasting🍷🥴🤣

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August 16, 2021,Dörrenbach: Kolmerbergkapelle, Stäffelsbergturm, Burgruine Guttenberg, Westwall, Schweigener Weintor, Oberotterbach

Nice hike that has a lot to offer in terms of cultural history. Starting from Dörrenbach, it goes up to the Kolmerberg chapel - a very beautiful church from the outside, but unfortunately closed. Small paths continue to the Stäffelsberg tower, along the way there are some stops on the fairy tale trail. Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm are …

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October 10, 2021,Dörrenbach, Märchen und Geschichte

The Brothers Grimm fairy tale trail leads with lovingly designed stations through the forest to the Stäffelsberg tower - up there you have a perfect all-round view. Then it goes on the Westwallweg on the Schlossberg to the ruin Guttenberg, unfortunately not much has remained here, but still a beautiful place with a wonderful view and plenty of space in …

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February 12, 2023,Pfälzer Weinsteig Etappe 11 annerschrum Schweigen/Rechtenbach- Bad Bergzabern

FERTSCH, after almost 2 years, completed the last stage of the Weinsteig today. Better than expected, wide hiking trails alternate with narrow paths again and again.

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February 26, 2022,Pfälzer Weinsteig (Etappe 11 - von Bad Bergzabern nach Schweigen-Rechtenbach)

Over 200 photos again - that can't be true 😱. If only it weren't so beautiful in the Palatinate (then there wouldn't be so many pictures either 😂).

The Palatinate Wine Trail has 11 stages and we chose the last one first. The route leads from Bad Bergzabern via Dörrenbach to Schweigen-Rechtenbach, where the German Wine Route begins (or ends, …

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July 20, 2023,20230720 Pfälzer Weinsteig Etappe 11: Von Bad Bergzabern nach Schweigen Rechtenbach

Today we actually walked the last stage of the Weinsteig. We're not going in order at the moment, the tenth will come tomorrow...Since we started from our hotel, the hike was a bit shorter. (We then walked the remaining 1.5 km from the train station to the hotel this evening.) We really liked this stage. The paths were good and …

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August 29, 2023,Pfälzer Weinsteig: Finale Etappe 12 von Bad Bergzabern zum Deutschen Weintor in Schweigen-Rechtenbach

Done 🥳😃
Yes, it's done...the Palatinate Weinsteig has been walked from north to south, hurray! It took a lot longer than expected, but I'm still proud, especially of the last 4 days in a row, where I started every stage with heel spur problems...except today, because of yesterday's visit to the thermal baths was a real fountain of youth...
But …

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May 19, 2023,Pfälzer Weinsteig: Etappe 11 - Von Bad Bergzabern nach Schweigen-Rechtenbach

My last stage began at the Kurpark in Bad Bergzabern and Fritz spontaneously decided to accompany me on my last hike. After a leisurely run-in stretch through the city's newly created park, we hiked into the vineyards. We passed a shelter hut in the forest and then along the Wiesengrund reached Dörrenbach, one of the most beautiful places on the …

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