Vauban Lock on the Queich River – Old Trading House, Landau loop from Landau (Pfalz) Hauptbahnhof

Hiking trails & Routes

Südpfalz

Vauban Lock on the Queich River – Old Trading House, Landau loop from Landau (Pfalz) Hauptbahnhof

Easy

4.5

(48)

209

hikers

Vauban Lock on the Queich River – Old Trading House, Landau loop from Landau (Pfalz) Hauptbahnhof

01:48

7.00km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

415 m

Vauban Lock on the Queich River

Highlight • Monument

After the Thirty Years' War, the city was placed under French protection and then awarded to France. So in 1697, the French fortress builder Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban came …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

848 m

Outlet sluice No. 71 (Schleusenstraße Bridge), Landau

Highlight • Bridge

Here was the exit lock. It served to let in water through the main wall and to dam up the queich. The lock house is also available.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.53 km

Old Trading House, Landau

Highlight • Historical Site

The old department store from the 15th century served in the Middle Ages and in modern times for the city the supervised and taxed intermediate trade. In the 19th century …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.73 km

Rathausplatz with Equestrian Statue of Prince Regent Luitpold, Landau

Highlight • Monument

The Town Hall Square is the center of the city center. Here, the weekly market and some events take place. It was built in the 17th century as a parade …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.14 km

Martin Luther Monument on Stiftsplatz

Highlight • Monument

The Martin Luther monument on Stiftsplatz in Landau is a monument that commemorates the reformer.
It is a bronze sculpture by the sculptor Martin Mayer. In contrast to many heroic …

Showing Translation

Tip by

2.35 km

Landau Town Hall and Book‑Burning Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

The French town hall, built in 1691, was destroyed along with the entire district in the explosion of a nearby armory.
The new town hall was built in 1827 as …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.54 km

Located on the fort's northern rampart, it was the third gate into the fortress, though access was reserved for military personnel, medical staff, and midwives.

Source: pfalz.de/de/sehenswuerdigkeit/nussdorfer-tor

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.34 km

Landau collegiate church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Evangelische Stiftskirche in Landau in der Pfalz is one of the city's most significant historical buildings and its distinctive tower shapes the cityscape.

Showing Translation

Tip by

7.00 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.66 km

2.23 km

1.47 km

390 m

249 m

Surfaces

5.03 km

1.25 km

704 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

12°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

January 12, 2024,Bismarckturm und Stiftskirche Runde von Landau

The Landau Zoo is small but worth seeing for young and old

Showing Translation

July 18, 2023,Einmal Landau erkunden

Landau is not only known as an old fortress town, the South Palatinate metropolis is also known by evocative nicknames such as university town, wine town, garden town and shopping town. Landau is the geographic center of the Southern Wine Route holiday region.
Despite the war damage, Landau in der Pfalz has an old town that has been well preserved …

Showing Translation

October 21, 2021,2021-10-21 Stadtrunde Landau (Pfalz)

Due to the storm, no forest tour was possible today, so I went to the old French fortress town and Bavarian garrison town of Landau and was not disappointed. On the contrary: I have seldom seen such a lively, architecturally diverse and spacious city with a perfect infrastructure. We should be grateful to the fortress builder Vauban who laid the …

Showing Translation

November 13, 2021,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶‍♀️Kleine Stadttour in Landau mit süß-salzigem Ausgang

Actually, we wanted to eat steamed noodles on the Mehlinger Heide. Unfortunately, it will be closed there from November. So Schlofwandler invited us to Landau, because there are some in the middle of the city. We combined it with a short tour of the city and were spoiled with culinary delights. Since I grew up without steamed noodles and a …

Showing Translation

October 16, 2021,Historischer Stadtrundgang👍🥾🌞 Landau in der Pfalz

Today I made a historical city tour in Landau - highly recommended: tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/s/FzOmO 👍🌞😊👍

Showing Translation

December 2, 2025,Landau in der Pfalz Thomas-Nast-Nikolausmarkt🎅🎄

A spontaneous trip to the Palatinate...
To Landau for the Christmas market 🎄🎅🌟
We planned a bit beforehand... we needed some exercise.

The stalls and exhibition spaces were quite varied.

The Palatinate mulled wine 🍷 was delicious... and the bus 🚆 quickly brought us back home.

Showing Translation

August 23, 2021,Landau in der Pfalz: Stadtspaziergang

The weather was announced as inconsistent, so I planned a city tour. This is a short tour through Landau in der Pfalz with the city center and fortress. The tour was very interesting in terms of culture and history.

Showing Translation

October 20, 2024,🥾 Federweißenfest und verkaufsoffener Sonntag in Landau in der Pfalz

This weekend in Landau there is the "Festival of 🍷 Federweißer" and 🛍️ Sunday shopping.

My wife was a little more interested in the "Sunday shopping" than I was. I preferred to take a 🥾 walk and look at some of the buildings worth seeing.

Showing Translation