Deutsche Weinstraße Trail

Autumn in the Pfalz, the wine growing area in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate is a explosion of colours. We were pleased to have the chance to take part in a guided walk along the trail with the Mannheim Section of the Odenwaldklub. The trail itself runs for 100 km from the German Weintor on the border with Alsace near Wissembourg to Bockenheim roughly south - north along the edge of the Pfälzerwald Hills. We walked about ten km from Burrweiler to St Martin past the Ludwigshöhe, the former residence of the Bavarian Kings. Public transport is adequate in the area. We took a suburban train to Neustadt an der Weinstraße and a bus to Burrweiler. The group then followed paths through forests and vineyards to St Martin, stopping occasionally to look across the rhine Valley. We picked up a bus on the same line in St Martin to return to Neustadt.

Ludwigshöhe

St Martin