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Pfalzgrafenweiler Four Castles Trail - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

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Pfalzgrafenweiler

Pfalzgrafenweiler Four Castles Trail - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

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Pfalzgrafenweiler Four Castles Trail - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

03:59

14.1km

310m

Hiking

Four castles next to each other - nobody knows today why the complexes were built so close together. On this 14-kilometer circular hike, they offer you all the more to discover. And maybe you'll come up with your own story about the four castles along the way.

The starting point…

by Nationalparkregion Schwarzwald

Last updated: July 19, 2024

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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1.76 km

Nördlinger Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A hut built in 1906 with a lot of timber framing. There are seating areas in front of the hut for a rest.

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3.48 km

Mandelberg castle ruins with a view from the keep

Highlight • Monument

The castle was built in 1250. Today the keep is 35 meters high, which was renovated in 1975 and made accessible and can be used as a lookout tower. From here you have a wonderful view over the Waldachtal.

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10.7 km

Rüdenberg Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Hidden on a spur in the forest are the ruins of Rüdenberg Castle. The small tower castle, consisting of a tower, a moat and a rampart. Today only the stump …

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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

1.29 km

1.16 km

1.08 km

151 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.13 km

3.58 km

2.27 km

1.50 km

1.47 km

128 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Friday 21 August

17°C

10°C

58 %

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Comments

May 25, 2026,Vier-Burgen-Weg Pfalzgrafenweiler – Wandern im mystischen Schwarzwald

Vier-Burgen -Weg nei Pflazgrafenweiler. A beautiful hike with many sights - a beautiful path with crocheted animals and other beautiful things - small waterfall etc.
Simply worth a hike 😊

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May 25, 2026,Pfingstmontag - 😎🌺🌞🏞 - Vier-Burgen-Weg 🏰🏞🥾 Pfalzgrafenweiler - Schwarzwald 🌲🌲🌲 - Maschenpfad 🏞 - Müllerweg entlang der Waldach 🌊 - Bösinger Wasserhäusle 🏛 - 🔁 Von Pfalzgrafenweiler - LKR. Freudenstadt aus 🥾

Hello there

This is how I like my Monday 😎🌞🏞🥾

To my Four Castles Trail Pfalzgrafenweiler hike in the beautiful Black Forest 🌲🌲🌲 on the sunny 🌞 Whit Monday. I started from Pfalzgrafenweiler in the district of Freudenstadt.

All pictures are titled for you. 😊👍

Many greetings Your

Mammut Frank

Four Castles Trail Pfalzgrafenweiler

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January 13, 2026,Vier-Burgen-Weg Pfalzgrafenweiler – Wandern im mystischen Schwarzwald

Today had it all. Eerily foggy, icy and muddy paths, and a wonderful, mystical atmosphere in the beautiful, dense forests.

And all of it to myself. Awesome! 👍 I parked for free in town on the main street.

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June 5, 2026,Pfalzgrafenweiler (627 m) - Ruine Vörbach (585 m) - Nördlinger Hütte - Ruine Mandelberg (568 m) - Bösinger Wasserhäusle - Neu Nuifra - Ruine Rüdenberg (557 m) - Ruine Pfalzgrafenweiler Burg (632 m) - Pfalzgrafenweiler

Hello friends of well-maintained hiking,

Once again, I undertook a beautiful hike with Noreen. This time I chose a hiking area that I had previously treated rather stepmotherly. Of the four castle ruins, two are still recognizable: the Mandelberg ruin (with its keep) and the Rüdenberg ruin. Only a pathetic remnant of the Vörbach ruin is visible, and only an …

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May 6, 2023,Vier-Burgen-Weg Pfalzgrafenweiler

Beautiful, varied hike. More easy than medium.

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July 16, 2025,Vier Burgen Weg Pfalzgrafenweiler

Unfortunately, this is a below-average tour. The beginning is on a paved path along the road.

All that remains of the first castle is a hill. The Mandelberg ruins are somewhat more impressive; you can climb the tower, but the view isn't particularly impressive. Not much remains of the third ruin either, and I couldn't find a fourth.

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August 10, 2025,Vier-Burgen-Weg Pfalzgrafenweiler – Wandern im mystischen Schwarzwald

Today I went in a completely different direction, to Pfalzgrafenweiler in the Northern Black Forest, following the Four Castles Trail. I parked at the town hall and walked out of the village along a sidewalk until I reached a playground, where the path turned left into the forest. From there, I was accompanied by crocheted figures that entertained hikers along …

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June 29, 2024,Vier-Burgen-Weg Pfalzgrafenweiler

Hello everyone.
This morning we met with @Christof 🏔🚶🏽‍♂️🐕🚲 and @Martina for our first tour together. We spent lovely and pleasant hours. With so much to talk about, the time flew by.
In glorious sunshine and the pleasant freshness in the forest 🌲🌳 we walked from castle to castle.

We took several snack breaks with cool drinks along the way.

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October 27, 2022

Four castles next to each other - nobody knows today why the complexes were built so close together. On this 14-kilometer circular hike, they offer you all the more to discover. And maybe you'll come up with your own story about the four castles along the way.
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The starting point of the round is in Pfalzgrafenweiler

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Pfalzgrafenweiler Four Castles Trail - hiking in the mystical Black Forest

Nördlinger Hut

Mandelberg castle ruins with a view from the keep

Rüdenberg Ruins

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