Leinbach Valley – Beilstein Castle Ruins loop from Weidenthal
Leinbach Valley – Beilstein Castle Ruins loop from Weidenthal
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Leinbach Valley – Beilstein Castle Ruins loop from Weidenthal
03:40
45.5km
750m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 20.6 km for 323 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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3.05 km
Leinbach Cycle Path
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3.92 km
Leinbach Valley
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15.5 km
Seven-Way Junction
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17.8 km
Beilstein Castle Ruins
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The natural and cultural monument castle ruins Beilstein is one of the smaller imperial ministerial castles. The Felsenburg is located about two kilometers east of Kaiserslautern on the B37 (to Hochspeyer), 313 m above sea level. NN. The ruin probably owes its name to the ax shape of the castle rock.
Probably in the 12th century, Duke Frederick II of Swabia ("Duke Frederick the One-Eyed") had the castle built. In 1185 it was mentioned that the castle was owned by Ministerial Merbodo von Beilstein.
In 1212, Merbodo von Beilstein sealed together with his brother Wernher von Wartenberg as witnesses in the Wilenstein renunciation, in 1234 King Henry VII allowed the Bylenstein castrum to be rebuilt.
Between 1420 and 1455 the castle was violently destroyed. No reconstruction followed. The ruins passed into the hands of Flörsheim and the Electoral Palatinate. In 1464, the last time a Beilsteiner was mentioned was the Hochstiftisch-Speyer chef Hans von Bilenstein. After the Flörsheim family died out in 1665, the castle was completely owned by the Electoral Palatinate.
Around 1900, the Palatinate Beautification Association cleared part of the site and carried out security measures. As a result, however, archaeological find zones were partially destroyed. At the end of the 1950s, excavations proved that a facility must have existed before it was first mentioned, the dimensions of which were obviously much larger than the part of the facility that has survived today, which essentially consists of the masonry of the keep.
Beilstein Castle has been owned by the city of Kaiserslautern since around 1990.
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17.8 km
Beilstein Castle Trail
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Not too steep or technical, so the trail is also ideal for beginners.
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26.6 km
Ritterstein No. 144 – Redoubt 1793
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"The Ritterstein points [with its arrow] to a redoubt on the Harterkopf from the time of the Revolutionary Wars [...]. The redoubts near Fischbach near Kaiserslautern were built by the Revolutionary Wars (also called the Coalition Wars, 1792-1815). Prussia. They came over the Schorlenberg under the Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) and drove the French back to Pirmasens via Fischbach, Hochspeyer and Trippstadt. Also known in this context are the battles for the Schänzel near Edenkoben, which the Schänzelturm on the Steigerkopf is reminiscent of." Source (quoted verbatim): kuladig.de Objektansicht/KLD-327220
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28.3 km
Entrance to narrow singletrack next to B48
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28.8 km
Old Boundary Stone
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45.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
36.4 km
3.58 km
2.03 km
2.02 km
1.30 km
261 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
29.7 km
9.85 km
5.67 km
191 m
109 m
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Elevation
Highest point (470 m)
Lowest point (220 m)
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Monday 13 July
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