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· Southern Wine Route
Viehstrich route (formerly Fassbodentour 1)
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Radtour durch die WeinbergePhoto: CC-BY-SA Pfalz Touristik, Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, Südliche Weinstraße e.V.
Viehstrich, as the northern edge of the Bienwald is called due to the once pronounced livestock farming here. An extraordinary region where time seems to stand still.
On the route, you experience meadows and vineyards, fields, and orchards. And thus many opportunities to supply yourself with wine from the winemaker and fresh regional products from the farm shops.
The starting point for the route is the station in Bad Bergzabern. Along the way, there are several picnic spots to directly enjoy the fresh purchases. A visit to the Cactus Land in Steinfeld with its huge selection of cacti and small dishes from the cactus kitchen is worth a visit. And after the cycling tour, the soothing water in the South Palatinate Spa invites you to relax.
PAY ATTENTION! - Campaign for considerate interaction in nature More information at www.pfalz.de/uffbasse
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: The cycle path will get new signage in 2025. Please do not be surprised if you encounter the two different logos on the route, as shown in the pictures.
Author’s recommendation
Enjoy a Mediterranean flair in the Cactus Land in Steinfeld and stop by the numerous farm shops and wineries along the way.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Hotel-Restaurant Pfälzer WaldSchlössl Hotel I Restaurant
Weingut Heinz & Thomas Beck
Safety information
Cycling on agricultural roads - Our cycling routes often run on paths shared with others. We therefore ask for always considerate and friendly behavior. Winemakers, farmers, and foresters use the agricultural roads through fields, forests, and vineyards for their daily work - also on weekends. Due to work deployments and/or weather conditions, the paths can sometimes be heavily soiled. Special caution is also advised when riding on roads in and around Palatinate villages. Road closures and detours must be strictly observed.
Danger situations - Should an emergency occur, quick help is needed. And even if mobiles can send GPS signals, at the classic rescue points it often goes fastest. These are located at places that are easily accessible to emergency vehicles. Remember the points with the green signs and a white cross. In an emergency, return there and give the number on the sign during your emergency call. This way, rescuers will know where to find you.
Roadbook
Start your circular route at the station in the spa town of Bad Bergzabern and always orient yourself during the tour by the signposts with the Fassboden No. 1 (symbol). If you start from the station in Bad Bergzabern, follow the signposts through the town. At Ludwigsplatz, you reach the Petronella-Rhein cycling route (symbol), which leads you to the outskirts and accompanies you for about 7 km on paved agricultural roads away from the street up to the height of Dierbach. Here you turn right, following the Fassboden symbol, and cycle through the vineyards of the southern Palatinate, through the villages of Dierbach and Niederotterbach to Steinfeld. A short visit to the Cactus Land is worth a cycling break before continuing along the railway line past the Steinfeld station until you reach Kapsweyer after about 2 km. After another 2 km, turn sharply right and continue past the station in Schweighofen and into the town. You stay on the road and pass the small settlements of Haftelhof and Heidenbrunnerhof on your circular route through the vineyard landscape. The last stretch leads you directly on the edge of the forest via the German Wine Route cycling path (symbol) back to your starting point in Bad Bergzabern.
Kiosk und Bootsverleih Schwanenweiher
Kurpark
Tourist Information Bad Bergzaberner Land
E-Bike Ladestation - Südpfalz Therme
Südpfalz-Therme spa
VR Bank Südl. Weinstraße
Martinskirche Bad Bergzabern
Bahnhof Bad Bergzabern
Rebmeerbad
Picknickplatz "An der Kreuzung"
Picknickplatz "Auf der Anhöhe"
Dierbach
Weinhaus Geiger
Weingut Stadler
Niederotterbach
Martinshof
Kakteenland
Steinfeld
Viehstrich Ei
Freibad Steinfeld
Bahnhof Steinfeld
Kapsweyer
Bahnhof Kapsweyer
Bahnhof Schweighofen
Weingut Stefan Fischer
Schweighofen
Bauernhof Kieffer
Haftelhof
Schlössl Hotel I Restaurant
Oberotterbach
Südpfalz-Destillerie
Weingut Heinz & Thomas Beck
Picknickplatz "Metzenbühl" - mit Blick auf Rheinebene
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Along the route, various train stations offer connections to local and long-distance public transport: Bad Bergzabern, Steinfeld, Kapsweyer, or Schweighofen
Timetable information: via the DB travel information and the DB Navigator app.
Bicycle transport is allowed on regional trains in the Palatinate (Rhine-Neckar transport association (VRN)) - on weekdays between 6 and 9 a.m. with a fee, otherwise free. Passengers, strollers, and wheelchairs are given priority if space is limited.
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Directions
You can reach Bad Bergzabern via the A65 motorway.
Coming from the north, leave the motorway at the Landau South exit and take the B38 towards Bad Bergzabern.
Coming from the south, leave the motorway at the Kandel North exit and follow the road towards Winden and Bad Bergzabern.
Parking
Please park only in the designated parking spaces and always keep access routes for emergency vehicles as well as working paths in the forest and vineyards clear. For overnight stays in campers & caravans, there are explicitly designated motorhome parking spaces.
The parking lot near the train station can be used well as a starting point for your cycling tour if you arrive by car.
You can use the following address for navigation devices: Station parking lot, Bahnhofstr. 5, 76887 Bad Bergzabern
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Online shop of the Southern Wine Route: cycling tours in the southern Palatinate €2,-
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions