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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)

  1. J4°-1°77
  2. F6°-1°61
  3. M9°2°68
  4. A13°4°51
  5. M18°9°67
  6. J21°12°63
  7. J23°14°66
  8. A23°14°64
  9. S19°11°65
  10. O14°7°81
  11. N8°3°74
  12. D5°0°90

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Saarbrücken-Schafbrücke – Homburg – Landstuhl – Kaiserslautern – Frankenstein – Bad Dürkheim – Neustadt a. d. Wstr. – Forsthaus Heldenstein – Albersweiler – Bad Bergzabern – Wörth – Rülzheim, Am Stadion

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Trail facts

Mapped length
265 km · 165 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Germany
Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
SPW
Operator (OSM)
Pfälzerwald-Verein
Route centre
49.2233, 7.6706
Route start
49.2277, 7.0490
OpenStreetMap
relation 128284
Wikidata
Q131989730
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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