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On the castle route

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  • On the way to Wegelnburg
    On the way to Wegelnburg
    Photo: Wolfgang Schulz, Wolfgang Schulz

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    Historic, scenic hike in the Northern Vosges. Passing mighty castle ruins on massive sandstone rocks, this route runs through endless forests along the German-French border.
    moderate
    Distance 11.2 km
    4:00 h
    437 m
    437 m
    545 m
    204 m
    The route runs on solid paths, forest roads, and root-rich forest trails.
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    Wegelnburg, 545 m
    Lowest point
    Hirschthal, 204 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 6.95%Dirt road 22.02%Forested/wild trail 19.19%Path 4.26%Road 1.35%Unknown 46.20%
    Asphalt
    777 m
    Dirt road
    2.5 km
    Forested/wild trail
    2.1 km
    Path
    477 m
    Road
    152 m
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    5.2 km
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    Safety information

    Caution when wet. Risk of slipping.

    Roadbook

    From the parking lot in Schönau up to the Sindelsberg (marking Red-Yellow) - Ruins of Wegelnburg - Emperor Wilhelm Stone - Ruins of Hohenbourg - Ruins of Löwenstein (marking Red Bar) - Ruins of Fleckenstein (opportunity to stop for refreshment) - Hirschthal (marking Green-Yellow) - along the Sauer back to Schönau.
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    Parkplatz am Gienanth-Haus
    Bushaltestelle Schönau Ort
    Pfaffenfelsen
    Zundelsfelsen
    Krappenfels
    Langenfels
    Wegelnburg, Hohenburg, Löwenstein, Fleckenstein
    Burgruine Hohenburg/F
    Burgruine Loewenstein/F

    Directions

    From Karlsruhe on the A65 to exit Kandel Mitte – Wissembourg – Lembach – Schönau (Pfalz).

    Parking

    In the center of Schönau.

    Coordinates

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    49.060281, 7.746756
    DMS
    49°03'37.0"N 7°44'48.3"E
    UTM
    32U 408446 5434913
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    Author’s map recommendations

    State Office for Surveying Rhineland-Palatinate Sheet 7 Palatinate Forest Nature Park ISBN 978-3-89637-403-5

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    Standard hiking equipment. GPS.

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    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    11.2 km
    Duration
    4:00 h
    Ascent
    437 m
    Descent
    437 m
    Highest point
    545 m
    Lowest point
    204 m
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