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Westwallweg

Westwallweg

Ulli planned a hike

August 22, 2022

Westwallweg

Moderate

04:43

11.4km

2.4km/h

330m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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86 m

Kneipp basin, Oberotterbach

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice little Knepp basin, which means wonderful cooling and relaxation for your feet, especially at the end of a long hike. A real blessing after a few km and many …

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913 m

reclining bench

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Comfortable bench with a view of Oberotterbach.

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1.25 km

Westwall Info Bestattung der Gefallenen

Memorial

1.29 km

Westwall Memorial and Information Boards

Highlight • Historical Site

The west wall or what is left of it is still very impressive. The debris of the blown up bunkers are lying around everywhere. Easy-to-understand information boards explain the function …

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2.97 km

Hunting Cabin on the Westwall Trail

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Old cottage on the Westwall way. Looks pretty quirky.

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3.35 km

World War II Bunker Ruins

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Destroyed bunker from World War II.

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3.64 km

Vordere Drei Eichen Shelter

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A well-tended refuge and a larger rest area with plenty of seating.
Here you can also find out a lot about the Otterbach section of the West Wall. On the …

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4.28 km

Westwall bunker ruins near Oberotterbach

Highlight • Historical Site

On this part of the way, there are old bunker remains with information boards

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4.34 km

Water Reservoir for Bunker Construction

Highlight • Structure

From here the water was pumped into the basin on the Farrenberg, see rgebhard.de/seite1396.html

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4.73 km

Unbelievable what was poured in concrete and carted up the mountain for leaders of the people and fatherland. For nothing, only ruins...
An impressive memorial to the madness of war. The climb is tough but worth it.

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5.74 km

Westwall Trail Information Böllenborn–Reisdorf

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Also for runners a chance to get their pulse down a bit and find out about the history.

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6.02 km

Westwall Information Point Drei Eichen

Highlight • Historical Site

Anyone interested in the history of the West Wall can learn a lot about the building and its problems.

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6.48 km

Regelbau 10 bunker ruins with Zerschellerschicht

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Standard building 10 group shelter with attached fighting room with "Zerschellerschicht", see rgebhard.de/seite1396.html

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6.64 km

One-man bunker against tanks

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If you read in and try to understand what happened there - unimaginable.

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7.31 km

Ritterstein No. 24: At the wayside shrine

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Here stands next to the Ritterstein 24 'Am Bild' a statue column from the year 1756. A shrine is often provided with a statue of Mary, image or relief. The …

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10.9 km

Historical Plaques and Baptismal Font of Oberotterbach

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Historical objects at the back of the house - a replica of an old (Bavarian!) Place-name sign and a font and other equipment. A short stop is worthwhile for historically interested hikers!

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11.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.06 km

933 m

571 m

478 m

199 m

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.02 km

2.74 km

1.32 km

997 m

226 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Westwallweg

View of Oberrotterbach Church

Kneipp basin, Oberotterbach

reclining bench

Westwall Memorial and Information Boards

Hunting Cabin on the Westwall Trail

World War II Bunker Ruins

Vordere Drei Eichen Shelter

Westwall bunker ruins near Oberotterbach

Water Reservoir for Bunker Construction

Old Westwall Bunker

Westwall Trail Information Böllenborn–Reisdorf

Westwall Information Point Drei Eichen

Regelbau 10 bunker ruins with Zerschellerschicht

One-man bunker against tanks

Ritterstein No. 24: At the wayside shrine

Historical Plaques and Baptismal Font of Oberotterbach

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