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Rhineland-Palatinate: Hikes to castles and palaces

Between Karlsruhe and Bonn is one of the most varied landscapes in Germany: historical, scenic, culinary.
For example German history was written at Hambach Castle in the Palatinate in 1832 with the Hambach Festival. The rugged Rhine valley around the Loreley offers spectacular views into the depths. Finally, wine is cultivated and served everywhere on the sunny slopes of the river valleys.
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recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9.6 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 219 m
Descent 219 m

Welcome to the valley of the millennia On partly narrow paths and meadow paths, the very varied tour, often accompanied by the Hahnenbach, leads ...

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from Naheland-Touristik GmbH, EdelSteinLand,   Urlaubsregion Naheland
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 4.8 km
Duration 1:30 h
Ascent 160 m
Descent 160 m

Panoramablicke auf Bad Dürkheim, Pfälzerwald und endlose Weinberge, toller Picknick-Platz auf der Felsenterrasse eines Römersteinbruchs und ein ...

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from Denise Seibert,   Tourist Information Bad Dürkheim
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 8.6 km
Duration 2:45 h
Ascent 342 m
Descent 342 m

Sensational 360 ° panoramic view from the Saffenburg Ruin"Most beautiful wine view Ahr 2020"The varied hike "Around the Saffenburg" from Mayschoß ...

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from Ulla Dismon,   Ahrtal-Tourismus Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler e.V.
Hiking Route · Saarland
Castle Mountain Tour
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 14.5 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 311 m
Descent 311 m

You’ll set off from the castle mountain and the Hohenburg ruin and make your way to the English landscape garden at castle Karlsberg through the ...

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from Frank Polotzek,   Saarland
Hiking Route · Pfalz
Auf den Spuren König Ludwigs
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.9 km
Duration 3:45 h
Ascent 458 m
Descent 452 m

Die Wanderung führt uns vom Schloss Villa Ludwigshöhe über die Rietburg oberhalb von Rhodt bis zum Ludwigsturm. Durch das Triefenbachtal geht es ...

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from Uta Holz,   Zum Wohl. Die Pfalz.
Hiking Route · Romantischer Rhein
Stahlberg-Schleife
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 12.7 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 550 m
Descent 550 m

The new circular trail starts romantically in the "Malerwinkel" (painter's corner) of the historic Rhine and wine town of Bacharach.

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from Joachim Fox,   Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Hiking Route · Romantischer Rhein
Loreley-Extratour
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 14.3 km
Duration 4:15 h
Ascent 383 m
Descent 375 m

Rocky paths, fantastic panoramas, vineyards, quiet side valleys, close to the Rhine, a castle and of course - the Loreley as the starting point and ...

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from Joachim Fox,   Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Hiking Route · Pfalz
To Hambach Castle
Premium content Difficulty difficult
Distance 14.6 km
Duration 5:15 h
Ascent 601 m
Descent 601 m

Over the highest mountain of the Pfälzerwald, the Kalmit, we hike to Hambach Castle, the cradle of German democracy.

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from Julia Gebauer,   ADAC Wanderführer