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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Rumbach

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Rumbach

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Rumbach

08:57

28.4km

1,030m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Zeppelinhalde

Brauntal

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.58 km

Mäuerle

Peak

13.1 km

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

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The highest castle in the Palatinate, at 571 meters above sea level, is located right on the border with Alsace in France. It impresses with a very well-preserved upper castle …

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13.2 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

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Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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14.0 km

Hohenbourg Castle

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Quite well preserved castle with a beautiful view of Fleckenstein Castle and, in the other direction, of Wegelnburg.

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14.3 km

Löwenstein Castle (also called Lindenschmitt and Löwenburg) was first mentioned in the 13th century. The castle was destroyed in 1386 due to robber barons and was probably not rebuilt.

A very beautiful ruin with a wonderful view from both platforms.

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15.3 km

Sentier des Roches (Felsenpfad)

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Breathtaking rock formations and steep paths overgrown with roots require a lot of sure-footedness and fitness. But the sight is worth every drop of sweat.

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15.7 km

Besucherzentrum Burg Fleckenstein

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From here you have a great view of the castle, a ticket to get into the castle costs 5€

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20.8 km

Pfaffenfelsen (with long ladder)

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Once you have climbed the narrow ladder, you can enjoy the great view of Schönau!

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25.2 km

Key Rock

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Interesting rocks on the German-French castle path. Not to be confused with the highest, the same name rock formation at Drachenfelsen, near Daahn, which with approx. 60 meters wall height is the highest in the Palatinate Forest.

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26.8 km

Brauntal

Nature Reserve

28.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

8.83 km

3.78 km

2.16 km

332 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

6.51 km

3.46 km

3.20 km

2.26 km

1.41 km

233 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

32°C

16°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 14, 2025,Felsenland Sagenweg_Etappe 3

...from Bundenthal to Schönau (Palatinate). I planned the tours in advance using the official GPX data from the tourist information office. However, we repeatedly noticed that the data differed from the signs. So far, we've been following the signs. Today, the markers were quite sparse in some sections, so we strayed from the official route twice. But even these trails …

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March 27, 2022,👻 Felsenland Sagenweg - Etappe 3 ( Schönau - Bundenthal)

After an overnight stay in Dahn, the third stage continued today. Very nice tour 👍

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September 6, 2024,🇩🇪 Etappe 3 Felsenland Sagenweg: Bundenthal - Schönau (Pfalz)

4/5 ⭐, because the first 4 km took us along monotonous forest paths. After that, the path became more varied, more picturesque and one highlight followed the next. After climbing the Mäuerle on wonderful forest paths, we climbed up to the highest castle ruin in the Palatinate, the Wegelnburg, and just a few minutes later we reached the Hohenburg and …

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June 1, 2022,Felsenland Sagenweg 🍀🌸🌳🪨☀️🐾

Good evening and Bonsoir! 😍 Today I was on a stage of the Felsenland Sagenweg. This is a total of 86 km long and can be hiked in 5 stages. I looked for these because I was able to start walking from our place Rumbach. Normally he starts in the neighboring town of Bundenthal. We left early, the sun was …

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May 2, 2024,Felsenland-Sagenweg 2. Etappe

After an overnight stay in a beautiful shelter, we continued on to stage 2.
Many meters of elevation that ended at the Blumenstein castle ruins, where we spent the second night in a room well protected from the rain.

Unfortunately, no ghosts, only a few spiders kept us company.

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April 21, 2023,Dahner Felsenland Sagenweg: von Hirschthal bis Bundenthal plus Grenzgängerweg als Bonus

The third stage on the Dahner Felsenland Sagenweg. The weather is playing along and the surroundings are fabulous. Since the daily goal was relatively close, the border crossing path was installed and it was really worth it.

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April 21, 2023,Dahner Felsenland: Sagenweg | Hirschthal bis Bundenthal + Grenzgängerweg

Breathtakingly beautiful stage in the best weather. Castle ruins of Löwenstein, Hohenburg and Wegelnburg offer great views and the most beautiful photo opportunities. A detour to the Krappenfels a little off the path is absolutely worthwhile. A small extra round, the Grenzgängerweg from Nothweiler, was also included. And before you know it, 950 meters of altitude difference!

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Rumbach

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

View from Wegelnburg Castle

Hohenbourg Castle

Château du Loewenstein

Sentier des Roches (Felsenpfad)

Besucherzentrum Burg Fleckenstein

Pfaffenfelsen (with long ladder)

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