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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Schönburg Castle – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Kaub

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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Schönburg Castle – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Kaub

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4.7

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1,379

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Schönburg Castle – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Kaub

06:49

23.1km

660m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

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1.99 km

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Kaub, and the Rhine from Pfalzblick

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From Pfalzblick you have a wonderful view of the Palatinate Grafenstein, which lies in the middle of the Rhine on a small island and on the place Kaub on the other side of the Rhine.

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6.64 km

Schönburg Castle

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Today there is a hotel in the former Schönburg castle. Visitors can still tour the medieval castle and eat at the restaurant. In the tower museum you can learn everything about the history of the castle and its defense tactics. On the top level of the tower, a viewing platform awaits you with a magnificent all-round view.

During the summer months, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). In the low season on weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry is 3 euros. All information about the castle can be found here: hotel-schoenburg.com.

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12.3 km

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and the Rhine Valley from Sauzahn

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From the viewpoint Sauzahn you have a magnificent view of the palatinate Grafenstein. This is a castle on a small island in the middle of the Rhine. Their appearance is reminiscent of a ship.

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14.1 km

View of Kaub with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and Gutenfels Castle

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is definitely the most unusual castle building on the Rhine. Like a stone ship, it sits enthroned on a promontory in the middle of the Rhine. Especially when the water level is high, when the Rhine laps against the walls of the castle, it seems to be floating on the water.

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18.1 km

Heinrich Heine Viewpoint

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The vantage point above Bacharach was named after Heinrich Heine, who contributed an important part to the Rhine Romantic era with his Loreley poem. From up here you have a fantastic view of the small, sleepy town.

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18.3 km

View of Burg Stahleck

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Stahleck Castle is a hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine Valley in the area of the town of Bacharach in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Mainz-Bingen, almost 50 kilometers south of Koblenz. Its water-filled ditch is a rarity in Germany.

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18.5 km

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

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From here you have a wonderful view of Bacharach and the Rhine, and the walk to get there is also fun and quite easy to do.

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19.3 km

Bacharacher Wernerkapelle

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The ruins of a high Gothic central building in the vineyards above St. Peter's used to be a popular pilgrimage chapel. It was built shortly after 1287. The reason for its construction was the murder of a boy named Werner, whose body was found during Holy Week in 1287. His death was blamed, without any evidence, on the Jewish community of Oberwesel. The result was an unbridled persecution of Jews, in which over 40 people died. Soon after the pogrom, a chapel was built in Werner's honor. At about the same time, pilgrimages began to the Kunibert Chapel, where the boy had been buried. In 1293, an altar was consecrated in the southern arm of the Werner Chapel, and in 1337 the east choir was consecrated. However, the chapel was not completed until after 1426 at the instigation of theology professor and humanist Dr. Winand von Steeg (pastor in Bacharach from 1421 to 1438). In 1689, the chapel was badly damaged when Stahleck Castle was blown up and debris fell on it. In 1752, the north arm with a figure portal had to be demolished due to the risk of landslides, and in 1787 all roofs and vaults were removed. Since 1980, safety measures have been carried out under the direction of cathedral master builder Wolff from Cologne. Since 1981, the Wernerkapelle building association has also been working to save and restore the Wernerkapelle.
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regionalgeschichte.net/mittelrhein/bacharach/kulturdenkmaeler/werner-kapelle.html

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23.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

3.66 km

1.54 km

455 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.51 km

8.35 km

3.00 km

2.21 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

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Schönburg Castle – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Kaub

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Kaub, and the Rhine from Pfalzblick

Schönburg Castle

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and the Rhine Valley from Sauzahn

View of Kaub with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and Gutenfels Castle

Heinrich Heine Viewpoint

View of Burg Stahleck

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

Bacharacher Wernerkapelle

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