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Smuggler route

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    This 17 km circular route impresses with a change between dense mixed forests and quiet, open valley meadows. A bathing lake (Fleckensteiner Weiher) invites you to linger, as do the beautiful villages.
    moderate
    Distance 17 km
    2:30 h
    218 m
    218 m
    396 m
    197 m

    This picturesque route impresses with a change between dense forests and quiet open valley meadows. First, the circular route leads from Schönau over the German-French border past the idyllic "Fleckensteiner Weiher", which invites you to swim. It continues on the newly created bike path through a picturesque valley before passing through the villages of Niedersteinbach and Obersteinbach. The route then becomes much more demanding as it climbs steep hairpin bends to the Col de Wengelsbach, then goes downhill into the village of Wengelsbach and back to the starting point.


    UFFBASSE! - Campaign for considerate interaction in nature

    Always behave with foresight, friendliness, and consideration towards everyone you meet on the way.

    Take care of nature, do not destroy plants, and always stay on the paths.

    Remember a trash bag for the way and take your waste home with you.

    Please always keep your dog on a leash. Other visitors and animals will thank you.

    Observe all trail closures for your own safety. Also on weekends.

    Park only in designated parking areas. Leave space for emergency routes and agricultural machinery.

    Give priority to agricultural and forestry traffic.

    Author’s recommendation

    Bathing lake "Fleckensteiner Weiher"/F

    Castle ruin "Wasigenstein"/F near Wengelsbach/F

    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    396 m
    Lowest point
    197 m
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    Rest stops

    Baignade du Fleckenstein

    Safety information

    Our bike routes often run on paths where we are guests with our bikes and share them with others. Therefore, we ask for considerate and friendly interaction at all times. Farmers and foresters use the service roads through fields and forests for their daily work (also on weekends) and always have priority. Due to work operations and/or weather conditions, these paths may also be more heavily soiled at times. Special caution is also required when sharing the (mostly quiet and little-trafficked) roads in and around the Alsatian and Palatinate villages.

    Tips and suggestions

    Tourist Information Dahner Felsenland
    Schulstr. 29,
    66994 Dahn
    Tel. 06391 9196222
    www.dahner-felsenland.de

    Rental of e-mountain bikes and mountain bikes
    FBA Radsportcenter
    Am Sonneck 2 + 4,
    76891 Bundenthal

    Tel. 06394 9209474 or 0171 9835557
    www.fba-cycling.de

    Roadbook

    From Schönau, the route leads on a flat asphalted bike path to the border community of Hirschtal. It continues through mixed forest until we reach the Fleckensteiner Weiher, where a refreshing swim in the bathing lake is possible. The varied bike path passes the campsite and then the Ferme du Froensbourg until we reach the picturesque half-timbered village of Niedersteinbach/F. Here the route continues on the D3 until we turn right onto the D190 towards Wengelsbach. Now it goes steeply uphill to the Col du Götzenberg, then the route leads downhill until we reach the small village of Wengelsbach/F. From Wengelsbach/F an asphalted bike path now gently descends through an idyllic forest back to the starting point Schönau.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    By train to Bad Bergzabern or Hinterweidenthal, from there continue by RegioBus - via Dahn to Schönau. From May to October with the excursion trains "Bundenthaler" and "Felsenland-Express" on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from Mannheim/Karlsruhe to Dahn Süd, then continue by RegioBus - via Dahn to Schönau. Info: www.der-takt.de, www.bahn.de (door-to-door travel planning).

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    Directions

    B 10 to Hinterweidenthal, then continue on B 427 to Dahn-Reichenbach. There turn towards Fischbach to Schönau.

    Parking

    Parking lot Gebüger Straße 4, 66996 Schönau

    Coordinates

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    49.060417, 7.745843
    DMS
    49°03'37.5"N 7°44'45.0"E
    UTM
    32U 408379 5434929
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    Equipment

    For our bike routes, we recommend the following gear as standard:

    (Touring) bike; on hillier routes, more gears or electric assistance provide more comfort. Bicycle helmet, bike-appropriate clothing, also for bad weather, bike bag to store equipment and provisions. Sunglasses or protective glasses, also protecting against insects. Smartphone with the Rhineland-Palatinate app for navigation and information about sights, dining options along the route, and more. Essential tools and spare parts, possibly charging accessories for e-bike.

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    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    17 km
    Duration
    2:30 h
    Ascent
    218 m
    Descent
    218 m
    Highest point
    396 m
    Lowest point
    197 m
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