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Neuscharfeneck Castle Ruins – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Dernbach

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Neuscharfeneck Castle Ruins – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Dernbach

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Neuscharfeneck Castle Ruins – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Dernbach

03:13

10.4km

360m

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: June 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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662 m

View of Dernbach Village

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View above the hiking car park of Dernbach in the valley.

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View of Neuscharfeneck Castle

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From the hiking trail, through some forest clearings, there are views of the higher-lying Neuscharfeneck castle ruins.

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2.27 km

Landau hut at the Zimmerbrunnen (PWV)

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Where the Landauer Hütte stands today, carpenters worked for the construction of Neuscharfeneck Castle in the 13th century. This is less than a kilometer away in a northwesterly direction. Later, …

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Great castle ruin, where children can also go on a discovery tour. At the entrance a small donation box for the preservation of this beautiful ruin. Please note: The Neuscharfeneck castle ruin has been closed since 02.10.2019 due to dilapidation.

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3.11 km

View of Ramberg from Neu Scharfeneck

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Directly at the castle is an aisle with a great view of the valley.

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4.62 km

Five Castles Viewpoint

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From the 5-castle view you can see the castles of Neu Scharfeneck, Ramburg, Trifels, Anebos and Scharfenberg.

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6.11 km

Waldhaus Drei Buchen (Ramberg Forest House)

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Delicious food at reasonable prices.
There are enough seats outside.

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8.79 km

View of Ramburg Castle Ruins

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Ramburg castle ruins. The Ramburg is the ruins of a hilltop castle in the Südliche Weinstraße district.

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10.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.68 km

2.17 km

415 m

176 m

Surfaces

6.68 km

2.44 km

580 m

406 m

185 m

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

32°C

17°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2025,5-Burgenblick - Start: Wanderparkplatz "Drei Buchen" im Modenbachtal

Waldhaus Drei Buchen. Opening hours:
Wednesday to Sunday and public holidays 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Hot meals served

dreibuchen-ramberg.de/%C3%B6ffnungszeiten

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October 17, 2021,5-Burgenblick – Landauer Hütte Runde von Dernbach

Forest walk
Nothing special
Not recommended

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February 18, 2024,18.02.2024 Runde Dernbach

Things really get down to business right from the start. The climb to Neu-Scharfeneck Castle is a sweat-inducing 3 km, after which it's almost all downhill. It's a shame, the huge ruins are unfortunately closed due to loose masonry. The first signs of spring stand on the side of the path, through the bare forest Triefels Castle is within reach. …

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October 30, 2024,3 Buchen: Nebel, Sonne, Neuscharfeneck

The Neuscharfeneck castle ruins have been closed since 2019 due to dilapidation. Today I was there again and looked at the progress of the construction. The federal government is funding the urgently needed renovation of the shield wall with 1.5 million euros. The local community of Flemlingen applied for funds of almost 3 million euros from the federal and state …

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February 22, 2026,Landauer Hütte > Dernbacher Haus

Last Sunday, we started our hike at the "Drei Buchen" (Three Beeches) trailhead near Ramberg. We walked past the 5-Burgen-Blick (Five Castles View) and the Neuscharfeneck ruins to the Landauer Hütte (Landau Hut), where we stopped for refreshments.

Afterward, we continued downhill on the trail marked with white and red blazes to the Dernbacher Haus (Dernbach House).

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August 13, 2023,Ramberg | Landauer Hütte - Orensfels - Burgruine Neuscharfeneck - 5 Burgenblick Runde

That was another very nice round today. Started at the Drei Buchen parking lot. From there we are then to the Landauer Hütte, to the Orensfels, to the castle ruins of Neu Scharfeneck. We lingered a little at the Paraclyder launch site in front of the Orensfels and watched the Paraclyders take off. Very exciting and interesting at the same …

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June 6, 2025,Ausblick ins Tal – 5-Burgenblick Runde von Ramberg

From the hiking car park "drei Buchen" we highly recommend a short detour (10 minutes walk) to the Meistersel castle ruins!

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Neuscharfeneck Castle Ruins – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Dernbach

View of Dernbach Village

View of Neuscharfeneck Castle

Landau hut at the Zimmerbrunnen (PWV)