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Ascent of the Kalmit – Totenkopfstraße loop from Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Landkreis Bad Dürkheim
Elmstein

Ascent of the Kalmit – Totenkopfstraße loop from Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve

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5.0

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Ascent of the Kalmit – Totenkopfstraße loop from Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve

03:10

57.7km

1,210m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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After 19.6 km for 138 m

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18.4 km

Scenic curve with a view of the Palatinate Forest

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the track has many curves, also with almost 180°.

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2

19.7 km

Totenkopfhütte (PWV Maikammer)

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Good place for a quick rest on a busy tour

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3

29.0 km

Picnic spot with a view of the vineyards and Hambach Castle

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Beautiful path through the vineyards with a view of Hambach Castle a must for hikers, walkers and mountain bikers. Best in autumn when the leaves of the vines are colored.

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4

33.9 km

Ascent of the Kalmit

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Beautiful climb and little traffic - I'll be back :)

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5

34.4 km

Kalmithöhenstraße Upper Junction

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As a Palatinate native, you must have cycled up the Kalmit at least once in your life: a steady but moderate incline – but exhausting...

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6

36.6 km

Totenkopfstraße

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Extremely beautiful, narrow road right through the Palatinate Forest. Perfect in conjunction with the Kalmit increase. Fortunately for motorcycles locked in the summer but she can be quite busy at …

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47.0 km

Helmbachweiher and Scenic Road to Iggelbach

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The route is characterized by very little traffic. Not for nothing that is the Zufahrststraße to the "silent valley". Along the watercourses of the Helmbachs and Iggelbachs the slope is on average 3%

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57.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.4 km

1.07 km

819 m

377 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

57.5 km

138 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 20 October

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6°C

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