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Ascent of the Kalmit – Totenkopfstraße Descent loop from Insheim

Ascent of the Kalmit – Totenkopfstraße Descent loop from Insheim

Moderate

4.6

(14)

145

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Ascent of the Kalmit – Totenkopfstraße Descent loop from Insheim

02:44

60.4km

670m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Mittleres Modenbachtal

Haardtrand - Am Wingertsberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.52 km

Offenbach–Dreihof Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Along the road it goes on a great asphalt bike path. Through the roundabout at Dreihof I am on the road in the direction of Essingen, as the bike path …

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10.7 km

Rural road through vineyards between Essingen and Großfischlingen

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Beautiful country road through the fields and vineyards.

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18.3 km

Kirrweiler Village Fountain

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The village fountain in Kirrweiler is great for a little break. Take a look up at the town hall roof. There is a stork's nest. Is currently occupied

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26.8 km

Ascent of the Kalmit

Highlight • Climb

Beautiful climb and little traffic - I'll be back :)

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27.3 km

Kalmithöhenstraße Upper Junction

Highlight • Mountain Pass

As a Palatinate native, you must have cycled up the Kalmit at least once in your life: a steady but moderate incline – but exhausting...

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27.5 km

Totenkopfstraße Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Even slope, no sharp turns and great road surface

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41.3 km

Vineyard Road Between Flemlingen and Hainfeld

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful road through the vineyards from/to Flemlingen ↔ Hainfeld.

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44.0 km

Oil Pump Jack near Böchingen and Essingen

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Great section of the route - with a beautiful view of the Rheineben and the Palatinate Forest - from/to Böchingen ↔ Essingen, via Walsheim and Knöringen.

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60.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.4 km

5.10 km

1.84 km

1.53 km

470 m

128 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.6 km

483 m

226 m

100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

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