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Klingelfels – Petit-Arnsberg Castle loop from Grand-Wasigenstein

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Klingelfels – Petit-Arnsberg Castle loop from Grand-Wasigenstein

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Klingelfels – Petit-Arnsberg Castle loop from Grand-Wasigenstein

04:19

13.4km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 17, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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1.01 km

Klingelfels

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice little rock, located right next to the parking lot so easy to get to. From the Klingenfels, it is still a relatively short distance to the Wasigenstein castle ruins.

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2.75 km

Petit-Arnsberg Castle

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The Château du PETIT ARNSBOURG was first mentioned in 1335 when the von Wasigenstein brothers received the castle from the Weißenburg Abbey as a fief. At that time it served …

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5.12 km

Bavaria–France Boundary Stone (1826)

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On many boundary stones you can still find the "B" behind the "F" and next to it the year 1826, when the Palatinate still belonged to the Bavarian kingdom

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5.32 km

Grenzturm or Windsteinerfels

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Sandstone needle next to the even more rocks are.

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5.61 km

View of the Lützelhardt castle ruins from Bayerischer Windstein

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In front of the rock there is a table where you can have a snack and relax. From the viewing platform you have a direct view of the Lützelhardt castle ruins.

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7.98 km

Ruins

8.97 km

Long rock formation "Altes Heer"

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Here a beautiful and narrow path goes along the long rock formation "Altes Heer".

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9.64 km

The Cross of Peace at Herberg

Highlight • Monument

In addition to the fantastic view, the Maimont is a place steeped in history, not least because of the Franco-German relations.
A fitting place for a peace cross and a …

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13.0 km

Saint Joseph Chapel of Wengelsbach

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Very nice little church in the idyllic former Waldbauerndorf.

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13.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.67 km

5.60 km

1.19 km

759 m

133 m

Surfaces

7.91 km

3.12 km

1.79 km

428 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

32°C

15°C

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Comments

May 1, 2024,Drei Burgenweg und Friedenskreuz ab Petersbächel

Today we hiked the western half of the 7 Castles Tour from Petersbächel with a few people from our community, with the Peace Cross at the end. What a beautiful tour and what great ruins. Add to that the fresh green in the forest and perfect hiking weather. The advantage of splitting the tour in two is that you have …

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March 30, 2024,30.03.2024 Pfalz Wengelsbach deutsch-französischer Burgenweg westlicher Teil

Today we walk the western part of the Great German-French Castle Trail. We already ran the eastern route in 2022. This part may not be quite as spectacular, but it isn't as crowded either. Three castle ruins, again great rocks and always beautiful narrow paths. A delicious dinner rounds off the day.

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January 28, 2022,Deutsch-französischer Burgenweg: Etappe 2

An appointment was found quite quickly, so that I was able to walk the second stage of this beautiful premium path with the beach runner 😊
After we had walked the first 3 1/2 kilometers uphill from the parking lot, we had reached our starting point of the tour at the Klingelfels and it took us about 10 minutes to …

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May 30, 2022,🌞🌞🌞 Burgenweg im Dahner Felsenland heute „mal Deutsch-mal Französisch“🥾

Dear Ina and big Peter 😎 that was a great tour, today even with a dry slide.
But …
from about km 9 the absolute slide, good shoes, hiking poles and tread security are absolutely necessary..
"[...] walking and thinking are two identical terms and we can say (and claim) without further ado that the one who walks and therefore …

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June 27, 2023,Château du Wasigenstein – Burg Blumenstein Runde von Obersteinbach 🇨🇵🚶‍♂️🥾🧢🏰🗝

moderately difficult tour always goes up and down from one castle to the other 🥴🥴🥴 Attention ⚠ in the final section it is quite steep downhill, there is a risk of slipping without black ice 😉😉😉

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April 23, 2023,Grenzwertig

I copied this tour from the Christine Pfalzrakete and edited it a bit. You may forgive me 👍👍😎

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September 8, 2023,🇩🇪-🇨🇵Burgenweg

Today again on a part of the German-French Castle Trail. It's just beautiful here! We went up from Obersteinbach. Past the Wachtfelsen to the Petit Arnsberg, a 14th-century castle built in and on steep rocks. After climbing the first steps, enjoying the view and taking a look at the castle, we continued on beautiful paths to the next highlight - …

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June 30, 2024,2. Teil Deutsch-französischer Burgenweg

...after 3 km the 🌧 came and it didn't stop. On the last 5 km there was even water in my shoes 🙈
You had to be careful on the paths as they were quite slippery in places.
A nice tour despite the rain 😊

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Klingelfels – Petit-Arnsberg Castle loop from Grand-Wasigenstein

Klingelfels

Petit-Arnsberg Castle

Bavaria–France Boundary Stone (1826)

Grenzturm or Windsteinerfels

View of the Lützelhardt castle ruins from Bayerischer Windstein

Long rock formation "Altes Heer"

The Cross of Peace at Herberg

Saint Joseph Chapel of Wengelsbach

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