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Bismarck Oak (Natural Monument) – Heilbach Trail loop from Niederotterbach

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Südpfalz

Bismarck Oak (Natural Monument) – Heilbach Trail loop from Niederotterbach

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Bismarck Oak (Natural Monument) – Heilbach Trail loop from Niederotterbach

03:57

15.6km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 24, 2026

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5.14 km

One-man bunker (Koch bunker) in Bienwald

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In the Bienwald on the Westwallweg there is still a small shelter as a reminder of the Second World War. This was designed as a fighting device and firing position. …

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6.33 km

Two single-person bunkers (within sight)

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I can't even imagine how the soldier must have felt in this lonely grave ...

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6.71 km

Demolition bunker type B1/13 on the main combat line in the Bienwald

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Here the bunker type B1 / 13

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7.15 km

Bismarck Oak (Natural Monument)

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Here is a very old knotty oak, also a natural monument.

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7.20 km

Heilbach Trail

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Idyllic forest path along the stream; sometimes you almost feel like you are in the jungle

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8.12 km

Heilbach Trail

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The Heilbach Path is a narrow forest path next to the Heilbach and is wonderful to wander with its arches

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11.1 km

In the Turc graves lie buried 5 French colonial soldiers who fell in the Battle of Weißenburg in 1870.
A fence marks the graves.
See also: pwv-schaidt.de/wanderwege/kleiner-westwallrundweg/turkograeber/index.html

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13.8 km

Tank trench near Schaidt

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Anti-tank ditch of the west wall. The wet Panzergraben extends between the sports field on the outskirts and the Bienwald. The ditch was earlier longer, but a part was filled, …

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.64 km

4.79 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.34 km

3.53 km

3.06 km

1.83 km

1.52 km

258 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 31 August

24°C

13°C

30 %

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Comments

June 23, 2024,Mückenschlacht am Westwallweg Steinfeld

Today it was supposed to be a flat tour, so I discovered this tour, which I once stole from @Sandsteinklippe and modified. Thank you very much.
At the moment, however, I cannot recommend the tour. It was quite muddy in places and I was constantly battling countless mosquitoes - at times I even considered abandoning the tour.

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February 10, 2022,Dunkle Geschichte bei passendem Wetter - Westwallweg bei Schaidt

The Westwallweg in the southern Palatinate has been on our list for a long time. Due to a longer journey with us in the extended version (coupled Schaidt and Steinfeld).
The start was at the sports center in Schaidt, the path is well signposted as a premium hiking trail and leads past the Bildeiche to one-man bunkers, several regular bunkers …

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August 20, 2023,Schaidter Westwallweg + Westwallweg 20.08.2023

Start/finish Schaidt at the sports field.
I combined the two tours Schaidter Westwallweg and the Westwallweg. The two paths overlap and can be easily combined. The Westwallweg actually starts in Steinfeld.

In addition to the remains of the West Wall, when also encounters other historical events.
Most Westwall bunkers were blown up by French occupying forces after World War II. …

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November 26, 2022,Schaidter Westwallweg ab Parkplatz Bildeiche👍😎

Beautiful round from the parking lot Bildeiche with great forest paths and a great trail along the Heilbach.

I copied the tour from @Markus Meyer and modified it a bit. Thank you very much Mark. 👍👋

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February 4, 2023,Schaidter Westwallrunde am 04.02 2023

Today, by sheer coincidence, there was a round with many interesting impressions of the West Wall near Schaidt. But you can also go right past the cactus land in Steinfeld. The best part was the route along the Heilbach, the old blown up and the still preserved one-man bunker.

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January 15, 2022,Westwallweg bei Schaidt und Steinfeld

Today I did a hike that had been on my plan for a long time, a hike with history. It's horrible to see military installations that were there to keep a regime alive for a little longer, thank God at least most of Europe have learned something new since then.
The whole tour was accompanied by the cold, wet fog …

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Bismarck Oak (Natural Monument) – Heilbach Trail loop from Niederotterbach

One-man bunker (Koch bunker) in Bienwald

Two single-person bunkers (within sight)

Demolition bunker type B1/13 on the main combat line in the Bienwald

Bismarck Oak (Natural Monument)

Heilbach Trail

Heilbach Trail

Turko Graves

Tank trench near Schaidt

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