Madenburg Castle Ruins – Kaiserbach loop from Eschbach

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Madenburg Castle Ruins – Kaiserbach loop from Eschbach

Hard

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Madenburg Castle Ruins – Kaiserbach loop from Eschbach

01:27

11.6km

440m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.05 km

Madenburg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

A jewel among the Palatinate castles. Well restored, with an excellent castle tavern and a view that can otherwise only be enjoyed from the Landeck. On clear days you can …

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3.37 km

Start of the Ascent to Madenburg

Highlight • Trail

3.48 km

Kaiserbach

Highlight • River

3.99 km

At the Foot of Treutelskopf

Highlight • Forest

5.49 km

Bergfried

Castle

6.73 km

Heidenschuh rock ledge (with view of Madenburg)

Highlight • Viewpoint

This lookout point is located on a secured rock near the Heidenschuh ruins.
From here you can see e.g. the Madenburg.

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6.92 km

The Heidenschuh Fortification Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Very beautiful rock formations around the Heidenschih with two lookout rocks nearby

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11.5 km

Pietà cottage at the Madenburg hiking parking lot

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice little chapel at the entrance or at the end of the Cramer path. The forest chapel is located in the Eschbach district.

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11.5 km

Ritterstein No. 43: Cramer Path 1904

Highlight • Monument

The well maintained by the PWV Ritterstein should remember the government director Cramer, who was the care of the Palatinate Forest at heart. In his honor, this really beautiful path …

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11.6 km

End point

Parking

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