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Obersteinbach Northern Vosges Route

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  • In the Schangenbachtal
    In the Schangenbachtal
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    Scenic hike in the Northern Vosges. Endless forests, massive castle ruins, and impressive sandstone rocks give this landscape a special character.
    moderate
    Distance 15.9 km
    6:00 h
    582 m
    581 m
    504 m
    238 m
    The route runs on firm paths, forest roads, and root-rich forest trails.

    Author’s recommendation

    Refreshment stop at the guesthouse "au Wasigenstein" in Wengelsbach.
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    Celtic Sacrificial Bowl, 504 m
    Lowest point
    Obersteinbach, 238 m
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    Safety information

    Caution when wet. Risk of slipping.

    Roadbook

    Obersteinbach (western edge of town) - Schangenbachtal (Red Ring marking) - Windsteinerfels - Bayerischer Windstein - Zollstock (Blue-White marking) - Friedenskreuz (Red-Yellow marking) - Detour to the Celtic Sacrificial Bowl in the Wasigensteiner Forest - Blumenstein Ruins - Wengelsbacher Hals - Wengelsbach - Ascent to Lindelsberg (Red Triangle marking) - Zigeunerfels (Blue Ring and Red Bar marking) - Klingelfels - Descent into Langenbachtal - Obersteinbach (Red Bar marking).
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    Château de Wasigenstein
    Château du Petit-Arnsbourg
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    Burgruine Blumenstein
    Burgruine Petit Arnsbourg/F

    Directions

    From Karlsruhe on the A65 to the Kandel Mitte exit – Wissembourg – Lembach – Obersteinbach.

    Parking

    Parking lots in Obersteinbach.

    Coordinates

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    49.036776, 7.683416
    DMS
    49°02'12.4"N 7°41'00.3"E
    UTM
    32U 403773 5432379
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    Author’s map recommendations

    State Office for Surveying Rhineland-Palatinate Blatt7 Naturpark Pfälzer Wald ISBN 978-3-89637-403-5

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    Equipment

    Standard hiking equipment. GPS. Telescopic hiking poles recommended.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

    User Questions


    May 24, 2025
    Ju Wu  
    Soweit man die Ruinen umgeht sicher kein Problem
    June 19, 2025
    Günter Hopfinger  
    mit unserem Goldie war es null problem

    January 09, 2024
    michel kanmacher
    Hallo Sylvia Frohes neues jahr Ya die tour Ist ausgeschildert

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    15.9 km
    Duration
    6:00 h
    Ascent
    582 m
    Descent
    581 m
    Highest point
    504 m
    Lowest point
    238 m
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