Schauenburg Ruins – Strahlenburg Hiking Trail loop from Dossenheim

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Schauenburg Ruins – Strahlenburg Hiking Trail loop from Dossenheim

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Schauenburg Ruins – Strahlenburg Hiking Trail loop from Dossenheim

02:31

7.72km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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675 m

View of the Rhine Valley vineyards

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From here you have a beautiful view over the vineyards to the B3 and beyond. A small wall invites you to linger and your feet dangle.

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1.18 km

Schauenburg Ruins

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Schauenburg Castle, also known as Neu-Schauenburg, is the ruin of a spur castle east of the municipality of Dossenheim in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg. The remains of the former …

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1.23 km

Picnic spot with views of Schauenburg Castle

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Here you can take a nice break with a great view of the Schauenburg

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3.09 km

View of Schriesheim, Strahlenburg, and the Rhine Plain

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great view of the Rhine valley

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3.23 km

Strahlenburg Hiking Trail

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Always worth it.

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3.83 km

View of Schriesheim Quarry and Rhine Valley

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Located above the ray castle. Nice view of Schriesheim and towards Pfalz.

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4.32 km

Ölberg summit with mountain cross and rest area

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A hike over the Mount of Olives is especially worthwhile if you visit the Schauenburg in Dossenheim. Then back over the Mount of Olives to Schriesheim to the Strahlenburg and along the vineyards.

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7.72 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.67 km

1.94 km

749 m

335 m

Surfaces

3.97 km

2.03 km

779 m

765 m

143 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

20°C

8°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

February 15, 2023,Schriesheim/Ölberg

First of all sorry about the amount of my spelling mistakes 😮
The longed-for sun actually came out around 1:00 p.m.
I dared the tour with so-called barefoot shoes, it was fun 🤗.
Paths exclusively gravel and forest paths 👍.
Typical forest noises were partly overlaid by the highway, which was about 5 km away.
During the summer months it …

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April 6, 2024,Strahlenburg und Schauenburg von Schriesheim

Very beautiful route. However, everything from the ascent onwards is in the (mostly blazing) sun, so the tour is better done in spring/autumn or early in the morning.
With two castles, lots of forest, vineyards, and views as far as Mannheim on clear days, there is something for everyone.

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