Lichtenfelser Chapel – Lichtenfels Castle Ruins loop from Rastenfeld

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Lichtenfelser Chapel – Lichtenfels Castle Ruins loop from Rastenfeld

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Lichtenfelser Chapel – Lichtenfels Castle Ruins loop from Rastenfeld

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2.28km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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85 m

Rocky Cove at Ottenstein Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

At low water level, a rocky bay is formed. At high water level, a rocky island emerges from the water.

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Lichtenfelser Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

22.04.2019 - In commemoration of the bridge collapse at the Purzelkamp, it was a disaster when building the bridge over the reservoir Ottenstein on October 24, 1956. In this ten construction workers lost their lives.

Source: regiowiki.at/wiki/Br%C3%BCckeneinsturz_am_Purzelkamp

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Lichtenfels Castle Ruins and Lake

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The Lichtenfels castle ruins rise picturesquely on a peninsula in the Ottenstein reservoir. Before the construction of the reservoir (1954-1957) and the erection of the federal road B38 with the …

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Lichtenfels Castle Ruins

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22.04.2019 - A remarkable castle ruin showing a variety of architectural details and picturesquely perched on a peninsula of the reservoir Ottenstein. The site is freely accessible through the campsite, …

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1.49 km

Lichtenfels Campground

Highlight (Segment) • Rest Area

22.04.2019 - is very nice on a peninsula in the reservoir. Typical Schwedenhaus, a former film set by Henning Mankell's, the return of the piano teacher, that can be hired. …

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2.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

798 m

744 m

724 m

Surfaces

778 m

736 m

441 m

202 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

6°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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July 10, 2026,Zur Burgruine Lichtenfels und Campingplatz (10.7. #1)

On a peninsula in the Ottenstein reservoir, the Lichtenfels castle ruins rise picturesquely. Before the construction of the reservoir (1954-1957) and the building of the B38 federal road with the bridge completed in 1957, the Lichtenfels castle, first mentioned in 1248, was located solitarily on a rocky ridge high above the Kamp. Here in the 13th century sat an important …

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