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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Château de Fleckenstein

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Château de Fleckenstein

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Château de Fleckenstein

01:41

4.75km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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Parking

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130 m

Panoramic view of Fleckenstein castle

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Shortly after the Gimpelhof you can see the castle from afar, but there is still a long way to go.

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145 m

Gimbelhof Medieval Playground

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Very nice playground, fun for the kids. Not far from the Gimbelhof car park and the restaurant

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1.16 km

Col de Hohenbourg

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From here it is only a few minutes walk to the ruins of the Hohenbourg and Löwenstein and to the red Krappenfels.

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1.66 km

German-French border at Kaiser Wilhelm Stone

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Here you make a real border experience - the Schlossberg has two peaks - one on the German and one on the French side. The border runs over the saddle …

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1.72 km

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower

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Bizarre rocks right on the hiking trail

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2.04 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

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Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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2.80 km

Hohenbourg Castle

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Quite well preserved castle with a beautiful view of Fleckenstein Castle and, in the other direction, of Wegelnburg.

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3.13 km

Löwenstein Castle (also called Lindenschmitt and Löwenburg) was first mentioned in the 13th century. The castle was destroyed in 1386 due to robber barons and was probably not rebuilt.

A very beautiful ruin with a wonderful view from both platforms.

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4.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.37 km

1.57 km

797 m

Surfaces

3.44 km

1.30 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

23°C

11°C

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Comments

July 31, 2025,AL-RE-Nothweiler: 3Castillos(Loewenstein+Hohenbourg+Wegelnburg)+Schlossberg

- Garmin data: 2:07h total time, 330m total elevation gain. Video:
- NOTE: The original route is actually "the 4 castles," but the day before yesterday we had some extra time and climbed Fleckenstein Castle, the fourth on the list. So today we hiked the remaining three. And I really enjoyed climbing each of them. The views are incredible.

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June 2, 2022,Die Burgen Loewenstein, Hohenbourg und Wegelnburg ab Wanderparkplatz Col de Lischhof

Unfortunately, the Wegelnburg is currently not accessible due to construction work

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Château de Fleckenstein

Panoramic view of Fleckenstein castle

Gimbelhof Medieval Playground

Col de Hohenbourg

German-French border at Kaiser Wilhelm Stone

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower

View from Wegelnburg Castle

Hohenbourg Castle

Château du Loewenstein

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