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Family Cycle Tour Palatinate Forest
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Photo: Christian Fernandez Gamio, Bilderarchiv Tourismusverein SÜW Annweiler e.V.
The family bike tour sends young and old on a discovery tour through Annweiler, the Trifelsland and the surrounding area.
The cycle tour starts at the Museum unterm Trifels in Annweiler, first runs through the romantic old town of Annweiler and along the small river Queich. At the Trifelsbad, the path briefly turns onto Zweibrückerstrasse, then leads alongside the road to Sarnstall and Rinnthal. In the village, you have to use the road most of the time. Behind Rinnthal, the trail crosses under the B10 and leads along the edge of the forest to Wilgartswiesen. Below the ruins of Falkenburg Castle, you reach the shoe village of Hauenstein, which invites you to make a stop at the shoe museum, the Josef Seibel adventure centre or the shoe mile. From Hauenstein you need to be in good shape, you will be cycling uphill and downhill for quite a while. Then you cycle through Schwanheim forest and meadows, past Lug to Völkersweiler. Before entering the village, the path turns left and follows the cycle path to Wernersberg. At the car showroom in the centre of the village, keep to the right and cycle through the Palatinate Forest back to Annweiler to the starting point of the tour.
UFFBASSE! - Campaign for considerate coexistence in nature
- Always behave in a forward-looking, friendly and considerate manner towards everyone you meet along the way.
- Respect nature, do not destroy plants and always stay on the paths. Try to avoid excessive noise and leave the forest before dusk.
- Remember to bring a rubbish bag for the road and take rubbish home with you.
- Please keep your dog on a lead at all times. Other visitors and animals will thank you.
- For your own safety, observe all road closures, even at weekends.
- Park only in designated parking areas. Leave space for emergency vehicles and agricultural machinery.
- Please give priority to agricultural and forestry traffic.
Author’s recommendation
The Josef Seibel Shoe Museum and Experience Centre in Hauenstein and the Museum unterm Trifels in Annweiler are well worth a visit.
Track types
Rest stops
Ristorante da AngeloZur alten Gerberei
Hotel Am Hirschhorn
Landgasthof-Hotel "Zum Ochsen"
Zum alten Nussbaum
Paddelweiher-Hütte
L'Antica Ruota (Zum alten Wasserrad)
Bäckerei Glaser
Bäckerei Burkard
Bäckerei Neu
Wanderheim "Dicke Eiche"
Bäckerei & Konditorei Kilian Müller
Wasgauhütte
Dorfcafé Bayer
Café & Conditorei Escher
Gaststätte - Pension Trifelsblick
Safety information
Often our cycling routes run along paths that we share with others. We therefore ask for considerate and friendly cooperation at all times. Winegrowers, farmers and foresters use the farm roads through fields, forests and vineyards for their daily work (also at weekends) and therefore always have priority. Due to work and/or weather conditions, these paths may also be more heavily soiled at times. Special care should also be taken when travelling along the (mostly quiet and less frequented) roads in and around the Palatinate villages.
Tips and hints
Office for Tourism Annweiler am Trifels in the holiday region Trifelsland
Messplatz 1
76855 Annweiler am Trifels
Phone 06346 2200
Help us to be a sustainable and environmentally friendly holiday region!
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Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
The cycle tour starts at the Museum unterm Trifels in Annweiler, first runs through the romantic old town of Annweiler and along the small river Queich. At the Trifelsbad, the path briefly turns onto Zweibrückerstrasse, then leads alongside the road to Sarnstall and Rinnthal. In the village, you have to use the road most of the time. Behind Rinnthal, the trail crosses under the B10 and leads along the edge of the forest to Wilgartswiesen. Below the ruins of Falkenburg Castle, you reach the shoe village of Hauenstein, which invites you to make a stop at the shoe museum, the Josef Seibel adventure centre or the shoe mile. From Hauenstein you need to be in good shape, you will be cycling uphill and downhill for quite a while. Then you cycle through Schwanheim forest and meadows, past Lug to Völkersweiler. Before entering the village, the path turns left and follows the cycle path to Wernersberg. At the car showroom in the centre of the village, keep to the right and cycle through the Palatinate Forest back to Annweiler to the starting point of the tour.
Tip: it is best to use mountain bikes and gears for this tour and you should definitely be an experienced cyclist. Not a beginner's tour, especially for children!
Note
Public transport
Sustainable travel by public transport in Trifelsland.
Take the train on the Queichtal line Landau-Pirmasens to the railway station Annweiler. The train runs hourly.
Timetable information: www.vrn.de
Getting there
via B10 exit Annweiler am Trifels
Parking
P10 Villa Gotthold
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Equipment
For our cycling routes we recommend the following equipment as standard:
- (touring) bike, on hillier tours more gears or electric assistance provide more comfort.
- Bicycle helmet
- clothing suitable for cycling, also for bad weather
- Bicycle bag, for stowing equipment and provisions
- Sunglasses or goggles, also protect against insects.
- Smartphone with the Rhineland-Palatinate app for navigation and information on places of interest, places to stop along the route, etc.
- Most important tools and spare parts, if necessary charging accessories for e-bike
- Sun protection, especially for tours through fields & vineyards
Statistics
- 34 Waypoints
- 34 Waypoints
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