Barbarossa Cycle Route

Requirement: Longer climbs are only to be overcome on the approx. 5 km long section in the Palatinate Forest between the Eiswoog and Alsenborn. Otherwise, consistently flat route or very evenly moderate climbs.

Route guidance:

• Predominantly on forest and farm roads
• Rail trail sections: approx. 5 km between Heppenheim and Worms-Zollhaus (bound gravel surface, former railway line Grünstadt – Worms)

Surface qualities:

• Mostly asphalted sections, in the Palatinate Forest foothills north of Kaiserslautern as well as between Alsenborn and Ramsen also partially coarser bound gravel surfaces.

Route overview:

• Glan-Münchweiler - Kaiserslautern 27 km: "Northern Palatinate Highlands in a gentle version": Through the Mohrbach valley between the northern foothills of the Palatinate Forest and the southern hills of the Northern Palatinate Highlands, the Barbarossa Cycle Route takes its predominantly moderate course.
• Kaiserslautern - Eisenberg 32 km: "Mineral resources stage": Between the Palatinate Forest and the region around the Donnersberg, mineral resources have been mined since time immemorial, and there is a long tradition of smelting. The cycle route touches some of these locations and challenges you noticeably over the last hill before the Rhine valley section.
• Eisenberg - Worms 29 km: "Vineyards and Rhine plain": Initially still dense forests, then wide vineyards and finally the garden landscapes in the Rhine plain shape this stage.

The route in the cycle network: The Barbarossa Cycle Route connects the Rhine Cycle Route in the east with the Glan-Blies Cycle Route in the west and thus provides a connection to Saarland. To the north, it connects to the Lauter Cycle Route and Alsenz Cycle Route; to the south, to the Sickinger Mills Cycle Route, Palatinate Forest route, and German Wine Route with the Kraut-und-Rüben Cycle Route.

Source and further information: www.radwanderland.de