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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Steeger Tor and Malerwinkel – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bacharach

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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Steeger Tor and Malerwinkel – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bacharach

Easy

4.6

(24)

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Steeger Tor and Malerwinkel – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bacharach

01:45

5.92km

170m

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: March 23, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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371 m

Bacharach Town Wall

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

A section of the city wall that can be walked on. Here, white arcades.

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1.20 km

The entire city wall of Bacharach has been preserved today. If you step through the Steeger Tor here, it is almost like a journey back in time to the Middle Ages: In the tranquil old town, idyllic half-timbered houses line the streets.

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1.86 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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1.97 km

Bench with a View of Bacharach, Stahleck Castle, and the Rhine

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At several points on the serpentine path (Orion-Steig) north of Bacharach there are benches with a clear view of Bacharach and the Rhine coming from the south to Trechtingshausen.

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2.08 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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2.31 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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2.85 km

View of Bacharach, Stahleck Castle, and the Rhine

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The view of Bacharach with the castle Stahleck, the church, the ruin Wernerkapelle, the city wall with the towers and the Rhine is breathtaking.

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5.31 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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5.92 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.26 km

1.45 km

437 m

397 m

366 m

Surfaces

3.61 km

746 m

619 m

541 m

347 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Sunday 10 May

12°C

6°C

92 %

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Steeger Tor and Malerwinkel – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bacharach

Bacharach Town Wall