Old Windstein Castle – New Windstein Castle loop from Nehwiller-près-Wœrth

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Old Windstein Castle – New Windstein Castle loop from Nehwiller-près-Wœrth

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Old Windstein Castle – New Windstein Castle loop from Nehwiller-près-Wœrth

03:46

13.2km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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4.85 km

Old gun bunker

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Old bunker that can perhaps still be accessed with a little effort. However, the access is very narrow.

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4.89 km

View of Château du Nouveau-Windstein

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7.22 km

Old Windstein Castle

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Altwindstein consists of two independent systems that lie on a common rock ridge that is approximately 160 meters long in a north-south direction and are separated by an artificially widened, …

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7.58 km

View of the Old Windstein

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You can climb to the lower rock of the castle. A fantastic view. Also impressive is the deep well.

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8.26 km

New Windstein Castle

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A very beautiful ruin with a magnificent view.
You can climb up the castle's interior via newly installed metal stairs. However, if you're afraid of heights, don't look down... the …

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10.3 km

Abandoned bunker

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Small walk-in bunker

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10.7 km

Ruins of the Jaegerthal forge

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This authentic, historic place is one of the cradles of the metalworking industry.
Relics of the De Dietrich family around 1890.

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13.2 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.17 km

1.81 km

1.18 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.51 km

3.87 km

1.87 km

954 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

March 17, 2023,Château du Vieux - Château du Nouveau Windstein 🇨🇵🧢🥾🚶‍♂️🐿🍁

you should choose another starting point because there were hardly any parking spaces, so I had to improvise and then to the car wash 🥴🥴🥴 wonderful tour, but still partly lower ground 🥴🥴🥴 a few weeks later it will definitely be even nicer

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