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Dilsberg Fortress – Neckar promenade Neckarsteinach loop from Neckarsteinach

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Dilsberg Fortress – Neckar promenade Neckarsteinach loop from Neckarsteinach

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Dilsberg Fortress – Neckar promenade Neckarsteinach loop from Neckarsteinach

04:04

13.8km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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3.66 km

Bockfelsen Hut — View over the Neckar, Kleingemünd and Dilsberg

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The small rest hut stands on an exposed point high above the Neckar valley. There is a small, treeless plateau around the hut and therefore you have a fantastic view …

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5.34 km

Viewpoint

9.98 km

Dilsberg Gate Tower (gate tower)

Highlight • Historical Site

Great location for a youth hostel and recommendation from my own experience.
Organized a family reunion there a few years ago and the hostel operators were very accommodating and friendly.

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10.1 km

Dilsberg Fortress

Highlight • Castle

Most of the castle fortress is freely accessible. Only the castle ruins, with their magnificent view, require admission. There, you can also get the key to the mysterious castle well.

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11.6 km

Barrage/lock weir (1931/1957)- Neckarsteinach

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Only possible to cross on foot / by bike.

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12.1 km

View of Castles on the Neckar River

Highlight • Viewpoint

Along the Neckar River near Neckarsteinach, four castles lie exceptionally close to one another—a true gem for history and nature lovers. These four castles are wonderfully accessible on a hike along the Neckarsteig trail.

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12.2 km

View of the Three Castles and the Neckar in Neckarsteinach

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are several castles and castle ruins along the Neckar River. But here, four of them can be explored within a few meters. And each historic building is a little different.

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12.4 km

Neckar promenade Neckarsteinach

Highlight • River

The Neckar Promenade in Neckarsteinach runs directly along the riverbank 🌊 and offers magnificent views of the Neckar River and the four castles 🏰. With benches, small parks, and cafés, …

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13.2 km

View of the Schwalbennest Castle (Burg Schwalbennest)

Highlight • Castle

The four castles are easily accessible via the Burgenweg. I even saw young families with prams on the path.

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.31 km

2.69 km

2.22 km

755 m

360 m

325 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.62 km

3.08 km

3.02 km

2.44 km

1.23 km

209 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

39°C

22°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

May 12, 2025,🏨 Neckarsteig (7b/8/9a): Neckarsteinach - Neckargemünd 🎟️ #themay50k

A bumpy start due to landscaping work with a wood chipper 😶‍🌫️.

The route I took yesterday to Neckarsteinach wasn't so "off the beaten track" after all: While I was drawn to the café, the Neckarsteig trail turns away from the town and climbs up to the Hinterburg ruins. Up there, a fantastic view of the Neckar River 🤩 rewards …

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April 19, 2026,NECKARSTEIG > Neckargemünd nach Neckarsteinach - Etappe 2

- Am Kastanienberg
- Bockfelsenhütte
- Heidelbeerbank
- Panoramaliege
- Tillystein
- Mühlwaldweg
- Brunnenstubenweg
- Hofwaldweg
- Herrbach
- Herrbachbrücke
- Neckarsteig-Sitzbank
- Neuhof
- Dilsberger Torturm
- Rosenplatz
- Gasthaus "Zur Burg"
- Burghofweg
- Feste Dilsberg
- Staustufe Neckarsteinach
- Vierburgenblick
- Nibelungengarten
- Neckar

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March 8, 2025,Neckarsteig - Etappe 2: Von Neckargemünd bis Neckarsteinach

Today we started our new project: The Neckarsteig.
As my darling is not quite fit yet due to a dental operation, we postponed the first stage from Heidelberg with the Himmelsleiter and started with the second stage.
We parked in Neckargemünd near the swimming pool and then went up the Neckarsteig to the Bockfelsenhütte with its beautiful view and then …

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September 20, 2024,Blick auf die drei Burgen – Vier Burgen Tour Runde von Neckargemünd Altstadt

Today we went on another hike.

This time our starting point was Neckargemünd and we walked around and through Dilsberg.

75% of the route took us along the Neckarsteig with lovely, narrow, natural paths and past 4 castles. We were particularly taken with the Hinterburg - you could look at everything up close and you were completely alone. Wonderful - …

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April 25, 2023,Neckarsteig Etappe 2 - Neckargemünd -> Neckarsteinach

Whenever I'm visiting the south, a stage from the Neckarsteig. That's the plan.

Today we went in Neckargemünd at the train station in stage 2 and directly uphill. Nothing changes in the forest soon after. But fortunately there is often a bench or hut to take a breather.
But as always, once you've made it to the top, the view …

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July 5, 2023,Burgen Runde von Neckargemünd Altstadt

The view from the castle ruin wall in Dilsberg is impressive. With the entrance to the castle wall there is also the possibility to get a key for the well tunnel. Then you can go through this approx. 80m to the fountain shaft in the middle of the castle ;-)
Nice adventure.

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September 20, 2024,⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Neckargemünd (Bhf) - Neckarsteig - Dilsberg - Neckarsteinach - Burgenweg - Neckargemünd (Bhf)

Condition: 🥾🥾🥾
Demand: 🥾🥾 - 🥾🥾🥾
Strength endurance: 🥾🥾🥾
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️
Pure travel time approx. 220 minutes

😱 I had already written a detailed tour description, unfortunately Komoot swallowed the second part of the description! I don't feel like rewriting it right now ✍️ maybe later!
But to anticipate my conclusion... this hike was SUPER 👍

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February 27, 2022,2. Etappe Neckarsteig von Neckargemünd nach Neckarsteinach

Relaxed little hike. Great path and stop at Zum Schwanen in Neckarsteinach

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Dilsberg Fortress – Neckar promenade Neckarsteinach loop from Neckarsteinach

Bockfelsen Hut — View over the Neckar, Kleingemünd and Dilsberg

Dilsberg Gate Tower (gate tower)

Dilsberg Fortress

Barrage/lock weir (1931/1957)- Neckarsteinach

View of Castles on the Neckar River

View of the Three Castles and the Neckar in Neckarsteinach

Neckar promenade Neckarsteinach

View of the Schwalbennest Castle (Burg Schwalbennest)

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