View of Burg Katz – View of the Loreley Rock loop from St. Goar

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View of Burg Katz – View of the Loreley Rock loop from St. Goar

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View of Burg Katz – View of the Loreley Rock loop from St. Goar

03:18

11.0km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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284 m

Wackenberghütte Viewpoint: View of St. Goar, Rheinfels Castle, and the Rhine Valley

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From up here you have a wonderful view of St. Goar and the Rhine Valley.

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1.16 km

View of the Rhine Valley, the Loreley, and Katz Castle

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St. Goar - In steter Gefahr

St. Goar ist eine beschauliche Stadt am Rhein. Dies war jedoch nicht immer so. In früheren Jahrhunderten besaß sie eine enorme strategische Bedeuturg. Die …

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3.35 km

View of the Loreley from Maria Ruh

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Probably the most beautiful view over the Rhine valley to the Loreley with its entire terran and to St. Goarshausen and St. Goar is from the Maria Ruh view.

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3.66 km

View of the Loreley Rock

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Very nice view of the Rhine valley and the Loreley rock opposite. At the end of the long pier on the left is the Loreley monument.

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3.83 km

View of the Loreley and the Rhine

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A bench by the wayside with a view of the Lorely and the Rhine.

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3.84 km

View of the Loreley Rock

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One of several beautiful views of the Loreley rock.

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11.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

2.24 km

545 m

276 m

113 m

Surfaces

7.33 km

1.39 km

1.05 km

868 m

330 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

14°C

7°C

22 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

October 15, 2023,Maria Ruh + viele schöne Ausblicke/St. Goar

Rebecca from Cologne invited people to today's hike.
First we had to cancel due to illness (flu/corona/sprained ankle). And then Rebecca left her cell phone on the train.
So the six of us started without our hostess, who took the train to Oberwesel and met us from there. At “Maria Ruh” we were in full force.
And here we were …

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