Nassau Castle Ruins – Along the Lahn River in Nassau loop from Nassau (Lahn)

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Nassau Castle Ruins – Along the Lahn River in Nassau loop from Nassau (Lahn)

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Nassau Castle Ruins – Along the Lahn River in Nassau loop from Nassau (Lahn)

01:44

6.38km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Nassau

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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411 m

Adelsheimer Hof (Nassau Town Hall)

Highlight • Historical Site

Half-timbered house worth seeing and beautiful wheelbarrow decorations from "local sponsors" in the pedestrian zone ... at least that was the case in May 2020

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573 m

Nassau Castle

Highlight • Castle

The ruins of Nassau Castle rise near the town of Nassau on the 215.4 m above sea level. NHN [1] high castle mountain, a rock cone 120 meters over the …

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757 m

Benches Along the Lahn River

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are endless rest areas on the Lahn

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912 m

Freiherr vom Stein Park, Nassau

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful, quiet park with many seats right on the banks of the Lahn.

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3.63 km

Stein’sche Burg Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Nice old walls with bench to enjoy the view.

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4.16 km

Seit dem 11. Jahrhundert nahm von Burg Nassau der europäische Hochadel die Welt in Besitz: Die deutschen Könige dieser Epoche stammten von hier, außerdem gingen das holländische sowie das luxemburgische …

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5.03 km

Along the Lahn River in Nassau

Highlight • River

very nice tranquil path the Lahnwanderweg crosses several circular hiking trails and shares sections with the Jakobsweg

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5.90 km

Historic Chain Bridge in Nassau

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Filigree blends the bridge structure into the river valley and is a real eye-catcher.

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6.38 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.44 km

2.23 km

819 m

771 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.56 km

1.34 km

1.12 km

999 m

811 m

557 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

December 26, 2023,Freiherr-Vom-Stein-Weg Nassau

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🌲🌟!
On Boxing Day today we set off on the Freiherr-Vom-Stein-Weg in the sunshine, a wonderful little historical and natural history tour with 13 stops. The Lahn was still quite flooded, but it wasn't a problem, you could avoid the affected stretches. When walking over the lock bridge, you should note that you …

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August 24, 2025,Nassau (Lahn) 🕵‍♀️ - "Auf den Spuren der Nassauer..."

Nassau Castle was once home to the Counts of Nassau, whose noble family continues to this day to be the source of the Dutch royal house and the Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg. An English king – William of Orange (1689-1702) – was also a descendant of the House of Nassau.

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