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View of Elmstein Castle Ruins – Gelterswoog loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

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Road cycling routes
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate

View of Elmstein Castle Ruins – Gelterswoog loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

Hard

9

riders

View of Elmstein Castle Ruins – Gelterswoog loop from Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken

03:39

77.4km

1,010m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 82 m for 29 m

After 77.4 km for 29 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

6.58 km

Rothe Hohl Pass and Saint George Monument

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Hill top near Kaiserslautern. Easy ascent on both sides. There is a parking lot with a fountain at the top of the pass.

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2

19.7 km

Johanniskreuz Junction

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Contact point for a lot of motorcyclists. Very busy, lots of traffic.

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3

30.0 km

View of Elmstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view of the ruins as you drive towards Neustadt.

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4

31.8 km

Old Tower, Appenthal

Highlight • Monument

The "Old Tower" in Appenthal belonged to a respectable
Sandstone church built in the late 15th century
became. After the church as early as the 16th century
had fallen into …

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5

35.1 km

The route is characterized by very little traffic. Not for nothing that is the Zufahrststraße to the "silent valley". Along the watercourses of the Helmbachs and Iggelbachs the slope is on average 3%

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41.9 km

View of Iggelbach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you can enjoy the view again before the climb and gather strength if necessary.

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7

54.1 km

8

74.7 km

Gelterswoog

Highlight • Lake

Surrounded by the beautiful Palatinate Forest, the Gelterswoog is a pearl of a lake in the middle of nature. Here you can ride a great bike and swim in summer. …

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77.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.7 km

11.1 km

2.92 km

2.37 km

320 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

75.9 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Friday 17 July

27°C

14°C

45 %

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