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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

05:23

17.6km

530m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Zeppelinhalde

Brauntal

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.77 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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6.92 km

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 and, due to its height, offers a perfect panorama over the gently rolling hills of the Wasgau.

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7.40 km

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bizarre rocks right on the hiking trail

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8.36 km

Château du Loewenstein

Highlight • Historical Site

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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8.68 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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9.06 km

German-French border at Kaiser Wilhelm Stone

Highlight • Monument

Here you make a real border experience - the Schlossberg has two peaks - one on the German and one on the French side. The border runs over the saddle in between. And right at the border there is still a refuge, the refuge Kaiser-Wilhelm-Stein. What is your snack time? Rather red wine and baguette or at least Saumagen and beer? ;)

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10.2 km

Long Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful elongated rock formation made of red sandstone above Nothweiler.
Can be combined with the ascent to Wegelnburg, for example.

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10.3 km

Small Table

Highlight • Natural Monument

Located not far from the border between F and D... small, almost impossible to miss... but by no means inconspicuous... nice to look at

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17.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

2.86 km

1.46 km

1.12 km

436 m

Surfaces

6.14 km

4.38 km

3.01 km

2.82 km

1.06 km

206 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

26°C

15°C

61 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2021,Rumbach -Südwestpfalz-Streifzug

Today I have planned a hike near Rumbach. In addition, nice weather and a lot of time :)
First I hiked along the bike path to the Brauntal. Here it went past beautiful meadows and small ponds, before it then goes steeply up to the Schlüsselfelsen. Great rock formations with a magnificent view of the Wegelnburg and Vosges. The Kuhnenfelsen …

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

View from Wegelnburg Castle