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Waldgeisterweg Oberotterbach – View of Oberotterbach loop from Schweigen-Rechtenbach

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Schweigen-Rechtenbach

Waldgeisterweg Oberotterbach – View of Oberotterbach loop from Schweigen-Rechtenbach

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Waldgeisterweg Oberotterbach – View of Oberotterbach loop from Schweigen-Rechtenbach

03:48

13.2km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Haardtrand - Am Hasenberg

Haardtrand - Am Wachtberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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904 m

Alfred Wasner Square – Little Wine Gate on the German Wine Route

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Beautifully designed "small wine gate" just before the end of the Pfälzer Weinsteige. Here you can remember some places along the wine route and the hiking trail.

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1,000 m

View of Schweigen-Rechtenbach and the Rhine Plain

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There are many beautiful days in the southern Palatinate when you can let your gaze wander over the Rhine plain, like here, and then end the day with a good glass of wine.

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2.09 km

Historic Border Stones of 1826 (France–Bavaria)

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Very nice, old landmarks!

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7.52 km

End of the Waldgeisterweg

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The Eichental is also the end of the Waldgeisterweg.

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8.00 km

Seating at the forest spirits

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Nice place for a break.

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9.07 km

Waldgeisterweg Oberotterbach

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Funny wooden figures along the way. Not just fun for kids.

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9.73 km

Oberotterbach Shooting Lodge

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Nice rest stop and I can order something and take it with me. Have now open 😳

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10.6 km

Alte Wäschbank

Lake

11.2 km

View of Oberotterbach

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Nice bench with a view of Oberotterbach, which invites you to take a short break.

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.04 km

2.37 km

1.93 km

401 m

399 m

Surfaces

4.32 km

2.79 km

2.23 km

1.98 km

1.71 km

107 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (200 m)

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Waldgeisterweg Oberotterbach – View of Oberotterbach loop from Schweigen-Rechtenbach

Alfred Wasner Square – Little Wine Gate on the German Wine Route

View of Schweigen-Rechtenbach and the Rhine Plain

Historic Border Stones of 1826 (France–Bavaria)

End of the Waldgeisterweg

Seating at the forest spirits

Waldgeisterweg Oberotterbach

Oberotterbach Shooting Lodge

View of Oberotterbach

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