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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

03:29

28.2km

1,030m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 13.6 km for 250 m

After 17.7 km for 410 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.88 km

Kuhnenkopf Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be sure to also visit the nearby Wegelnburg! One of the hotspots in the Palatinate Forest with a fantastic view

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7.16 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

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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7.91 km

Hohenbourg Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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8.19 km

Loewenstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Small ruin with a great view. You can even climb here. However, the tours are crisp.

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8.72 km

Fleckenstein Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Uphill the trail is mobile, but very exhausting.

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13.8 km

Frœnsbourg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Foensburg Castle dates from the 13th century. After being demolished, the lords of Fleckenstein rebuilt it in the 15th century. This fortified castle is a so-called semi-troglodyte construction, and rests on two independent rocks, connected by a footbridge.

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16.7 km

Col de Hichtenbach

Mountain Pass

18.3 km

Gypsy Rock (Rocher des Tziganes)

Highlight • Climb

There are only a few traces left that suggest a castle complex. The gypsy rock could have been an outpost of Wasigenstein Castle. In the 18th century, the rock probably …

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19.1 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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19.9 km

Col du Maimont

Mountain Pass

21.4 km

Herberg

Peak

24.3 km

Blumenstein

Castle

28.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.1 km

5.72 km

707 m

702 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

7.46 km

5.45 km

1.52 km

815 m

752 m

175 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

29°C

17°C

36 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 22, 2024,6 Burgen 🏰 - in 6 Stunden⏳️

Super varied tour through the German/French border area. Here is the original tour, we had to adapt ours a bit: komoot.de/tour/51095904?ref=atd
The miserable average speed is the result of the extreme density of castles, rock formations and sensational views, which repeatedly caused photo stops and breaks. At kilometer 14 my gear lever broke, so I rode the rest of the …

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

Kuhnenkopf Rock Formation

View from Wegelnburg Castle

Hohenbourg Castle

Loewenstein Castle Ruins

Fleckenstein Trail

Frœnsbourg Castle

Gypsy Rock (Rocher des Tziganes)

Klingelfels

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