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Wilhelmsteine Shelter – Wilhelmsteine loop from Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

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Lahntal

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Eschenburg

Wilhelmsteine Shelter – Wilhelmsteine loop from Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

Moderate

4.6

(16)

hikers

Wilhelmsteine Shelter – Wilhelmsteine loop from Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

02:37

9.31km

190m

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: April 29, 2026

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Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

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953 m

Sternhäuschen Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Star house at the Wilhelmsteine Tringenstein hiking car park.

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962 m

Wilhelmsteine Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good starting point for hikes around the Wilhelmssteine.

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1.61 km

Signpost to the Wilhelmsteine

Highlight • Natural Monument

The path is well signposted

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4.81 km

Galgenbaum Tree in Tringenstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Dillenburg counts expanded the initially modest but solid castle building · directed against the Landgraves of Hesse · in the course of the following centuries to a spacious and impressive castle, which the Dillenburg count families used for occasional stays with their guests. Otherwise, the high-born AMTMANN resided in the castle, where he also exercised the lower jurisdiction. A gallows tree artificially held upright with cement bandages from that time is the only witness of this official activity.
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4.96 km

Tringenstein Castle ruins and viewpoint

Highlight • Castle

To the southeast of the center of Tringenstein lies the site of the former Tringenstein Castle on a mountain cone of the Schelder Forest. Only remnants of the foundation walls and a round arched gate opening in the northern castle district and the striking location, which offers a delightful view of Tringenstein and the surrounding landscape of the Schelder forest, are preserved. The castle was built in 1351 by Adelheid von Nassau, a countermeasure to the foundation of Neu-Dernbach (see district history and "Dernbacher feud"). The castle becomes the seat of the court under the care of several noble families. With the end of the Middle Ages, the castle lost its function as a defense structure, but remained the destination of hunting trips during the Nassau rule and was also the short-term residence of Johann IV and Johann V von Nassau-Dillenburg. From the 16th century, courtyards were built outside the castle, the core of the village of Tringenslein. In the 17th century - during the Thirty Years' War - the castle was a refuge for the surrounding towns; In 1625 Count Ludwig Heinrich moved to Tringenstein after the plague broke out in Dillenburg. The final decline of the castle began in the 18th century: the offices of Tringenstein and Ebersbach were merged, the official seat went to Ebersbach. The castle has been without function since then and the decline began. The only use today is a memorial built on the eastern edge of the castle district. The area with the ruined remains of Tringenstein Castle is a cultural monument due to its historical significance.

Cultural monument for historical reasons.

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