Freinsheim Iron Gate – Historic Old Town of Freinsheim loop from Wachenheim (Pfalz)

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Wachenheim an der Weinstraße

Freinsheim Iron Gate – Historic Old Town of Freinsheim loop from Wachenheim (Pfalz)

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Freinsheim Iron Gate – Historic Old Town of Freinsheim loop from Wachenheim (Pfalz)

02:23

38.3km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.69 km

Vineyard Cycle Path in the Palatinate

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Beautiful path through the vineyards.

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11.9 km

Freinsheim Iron Gate

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Out of the ordinary. Great. Before that there is a great little café.

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12.0 km

Historic Old Town of Freinsheim

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Freinsheim enchants with its beautiful old town, which invites you to stroll and linger. Everywhere there are cozy restaurants and wine taverns, some in idyllic backyards, where you can stop off well and taste a regional Riesling, for example.

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13.3 km

View of the Palatinate Vineyards

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Beautiful bike path with great views of the vineyards, the Haardtrand, the Bismarckturm and more.

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13.4 km

Panorama Cycle Path Freinsheim–Kirchheim

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Beautiful panoramic cycle path through the vineyards, from/to Freinsheim ↔ Kirchheim.

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17.6 km

Eckbach Mill Trail

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Beautiful, varied bike path with no steep inclines.

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26.3 km

View of Battenberg Castle

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From here you have the best view along the cycle path of the castle

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31.7 km

View of Kallstadt, the Rhine Plain, and the Odenwald

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When we discovered this bank, we almost stopped breathing. Such a beautiful view over Kallstadt to the Odenwald. A break that's worth it!

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38.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

8.27 km

8.26 km

7.34 km

758 m

Surfaces

31.0 km

4.02 km

3.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Tuesday 27 October

14°C

6°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

October 8, 2021,Pfalz - Kleiner Auftakt ins Wein - Wochenende

Bad luck! If there are 3 couples in the circle of friends, the wine is running out at the same time. Reason enough for a weekend together for wine tasting and shopping in the Palatinate! With bicycles, of course. After the Federweißer reception at the winery, a first short tour leads us back to Kirchheim via Bad Dürkheim and Freinsheim. …

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October 23, 2021,Bunte Aussicht: Battenburg ab Bad Dürkheim

It was sooo cold. I had actually planned a longer route, but I was happy when I got back on the train in Bad Dürkheim and was able to warm up.
The highlights of the tour were the Roman winery (along the Eckbach), where the reconstructions give you an idea of what it looked like in the past. The Eckbach-Mühlenwanderweg, …

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October 1, 2024,Rundtour auf der Weinstraße nördlich von Bad Dürkheim

We started from the campsite in Bad Dürkheim. Then to Leistadt, Wiesenheim am Berg, Bockenheim am Berg, Kleinkarlbach, Kirchheim and on to the very pretty town of Freisheim. Then we went back to the campsite. A lovely tour through beautiful vineyards with good views and quaint villages.

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April 29, 2022,Kleine Radtour von Bad Dürkheim nach Weisenheim am Berg und Freinsheim

Except for the through-roads, the tour leads almost exclusively on well-signposted and easy-to-navigate bike paths.

Our first stop was in Weisenheim am Berg, where we had lunch on the lively terrace of the "Holz-Weisbrodt Stammhaus" restaurant. There was a lot going on here on Friday afternoon. I found the atmosphere of the restaurant nice, but apart from the secco with …

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