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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

Hard

4.6

(472)

1,647

hikers

Schönburg Castle – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Kaub

06:19

21.6km

590m

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: June 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe 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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5.74 km

Church of Our Lady, Oberwesel

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Also located in the Liebfrauenkirche the Gold Altar, one of the oldest shrine altars.

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6.57 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 …

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12.2 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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18.0 km

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

Scenic bench overlooking Bacharach

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Beautiful bench with a small table that invites you to linger with its view over Bacharach

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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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21.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

3.46 km

1.42 km

374 m

Surfaces

8.22 km

7.80 km

2.77 km

1.87 km

881 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 29 June

27°C

16°C

65 %

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Comments

November 1, 2025,Rheinburgenweg Etappe 3: Von Bacharach nach Oberwesel

The day began with an idyllic view from the window of our room in Malerwinkel, from where – unsurprisingly, to be honest – the trail climbed uphill. New today: stairs. Lots of steps, often uneven. Did I mention that I'm not a big fan of stairs? But those views of Bacharach and the Rhine! A dream – almost mystical. It's …

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October 20, 2023,Rheinburgenweg: Von Bacherach nach Oberwesel

Thanks to the Rhine railway line, you can organize your tours very flexibly. So today I hiked "the other way around" on the Rheinburgenweg, from south to north. A short stage, with only one notable climb through the Bacharach vineyards at the very beginning.

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June 16, 2022,Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal. Etappe 4 von Bacharach bis Oberwesel

After the fantastically beautiful 3rd stage of the world heritage trail, we tackled the 4th stage from Bacharach to Oberwesel today. However, after the after work party last night, we were still a little shaky.
Especially on the first steep climbs, I had to realize that it was probably at least one pint too many.
the first kilometers to Heinrich …

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April 23, 2025,RheinBurgenWeg 10. Etappe Oberwesel - Bacharach (Nord-Süd)

The swapped 10th stage of the RheinBurgenWeg runs from Oberwesel to Bacharach. It begins with a breathtaking climb over the Elfenlay to Schönburg Castle. Unfortunately, the route takes you over several roads and paved paths, then through beautiful rapeseed fields with a view of the Rhine. Finally, there's a steep and, unfortunately, very slippery descent into the quaint old town …

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October 24, 2021,Rhein Burgenweg Nr. 3 Bacharach - Oberwesel.

Great tour on the Rhein Burgenweg No. 3 from Bacharach to Oberwesel. In the morning icy cold and foggy, later cloudless at 12 degrees. Through the vineyards on 2 via ferrata and wonderful vantage points was just awesome. The visit to the Schönburg was also interesting and worth seeing.

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March 21, 2026,Von Oberwesel nach Bacharach 🕌

The hike began in Oberwesel, a town where the medieval towers still stand like silent guardians over the rooftops. As we set off through the narrow streets, an almost timeless tranquility lay over the town.
Soon the path led us up to Schönburg Castle. From up there, a majestic panorama unfolded: the glittering Rhine, the steeply sloping vineyards, and the …

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March 25, 2024,Rheinburgenweg Bacharach bis Oberwesel

A nice tour with a good view of the Rhine, unfortunately not very varied in between and you walk along a federal road for a while.

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November 19, 2023,RheinBurgenWeg (3.Etappe): Von Bacharach nach Oberwesel

In the bright sunshine (I had to get used to it 😁), the 3rd stage of the Rheinburgenweg from Bacharach to Oberwesel was on the agenda today. The route consists largely of passages of the Stahlberg loop (komoot.de/tour/1248442870) and the Pfalzblick dream loop (komoot.de/tour/1240659734), which I have already seen once completed, albeit in the opposite direction.
That's why I only …

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Schönburg Castle – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Kaub

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

Church of Our Lady, Oberwesel

Schönburg Castle

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and the Rhine Valley from Sauzahn

Heinrich Heine Viewpoint

Scenic bench overlooking Bacharach

View of Burg Stahleck

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

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