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Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

View of the Nahe Valley – Sponheim Castle ruins loop from Weinsheim

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

View of the Nahe Valley – Sponheim Castle ruins loop from Weinsheim

Hard

5.0

(22)

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View of the Nahe Valley – Sponheim Castle ruins loop from Weinsheim

07:12

26.1km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

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4.98 km

Relax Lounger With View of Waldböckelheim

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Nice big lounger. You can rest on it and enjoy the view of Waldböckelheim.

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7.78 km

View of the Nahe Valley

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Here is a bench high above the Nahe valley on a steep slope with a fantastic view towards Oberhausen. It is worth taking a short break here.

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8.50 km

Heimberg and Heimbergturm Viewpoint

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The Heimberg is a former volcano that got in the way of the Nahe and forced them to turn south.
You have a view of two more volcanoes, the Gangelsberg …

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10.7 km

Protestant Mountain Church Waldböckelheim

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The mountain church is the widely visible landmark of Waldböckelheim, built between 1863 and 1867.

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11.8 km

Rest Area with View of Waldböckelheim Vineyards

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Sunny rest area with table and benches and a view of Waldböckelheim.

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12.8 km

View of Burgsponheim and Castle Ruins

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From here you have a good view of Burgsponheim and the castle ruins

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15.2 km

Sponheim Castle ruins

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A very small and barely preserved castle ruin with a single tower (not always accessible). But you have a great view over Burgsponheim and the valley opposite and you get …

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17.8 km

Former Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Sponheim)

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The monastery founded by Count Stephan in 1101 was consecrated in 1123 and occupied by twelve monks from the Benedictine abbeys of St. Alban and St. Jacob near Mainz in …

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21.9 km

Archaeological Site

26.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

3.01 km

2.16 km

2.02 km

441 m

Surfaces

9.34 km

6.80 km

4.42 km

2.78 km

2.64 km

113 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

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September 23, 2022,Hildegard-von-Bingen-Pilgerwanderweg (Etappe 6 [von Schloßböckelheim nach Braunweiler])

At the beginning of autumn 2022, my dad and I are taking the sixth stage of the Hildegard von Bingen pilgrimage trail from Schloßböckelheim to Braunweiler. For around 20 km it goes through vineyards, forest and small valleys with very beautiful landscape panoramas.

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View of the Nahe Valley – Sponheim Castle ruins loop from Weinsheim

Relax Lounger With View of Waldböckelheim

View of the Nahe Valley

Heimberg and Heimbergturm Viewpoint

Protestant Mountain Church Waldböckelheim

Rest Area with View of Waldböckelheim Vineyards

View of Burgsponheim and Castle Ruins

Sponheim Castle ruins

Former Benedictine Monastery Church of St. Martin and St. Mary (Sponheim)

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