View of Hornberg Castle – View of Hornberg Castle loop from Neckarzimmern
View of Hornberg Castle – View of Hornberg Castle loop from Neckarzimmern
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View of Hornberg Castle – View of Hornberg Castle loop from Neckarzimmern
02:57
10.3km
230m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 15, 2026
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142 m
View of the Neckar Valley from Hornberg Castle
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2.30 km
Trail to Michaelsberg
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4.94 km
War Memorial at St. Michael's Church
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And to the side stands a war memorial.
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5.00 km
Michaelsberg
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5.04 km
St. Michael's Chapel on the Michaelsberg near Böttingen
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6.89 km
Neckarsteig Bench With View of the Neckar Valley
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6.92 km
View of Hornberg Castle
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The castle Hornberg was according to oldest documents a Gaugrafenburg and later a knight castle on a steep 228.6 m above sea level. NHN high mountain spur above the Neckar valley above the village of Neckarzimmern between Bad Wimpfen and Mosbach. The Spornburg originally consisted of two separate castle complexes with a common outer bailey, which were later surrounded by a wall. Götz von Berlichingen lived for 45 years at Burg Hornberg, for which he was already enthusiastic as a teenager. The castle belonging to, according to documents second oldest still existing winery of the world operates below the castle on steep terraces traditional viticulture.
The castle was named "Monument of the Month August 2013" by the Denkmalstift Baden-Württemberg.
Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Hornberg_(Neckarzimmern)
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8.27 km
View of Hornberg Castle
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9.46 km
Kabelsäule
Ruins
10.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.01 km
1.95 km
1.75 km
396 m
172 m
Surfaces
4.16 km
3.81 km
1.80 km
187 m
185 m
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