Löwenstein Castle Ruins – Moschellandsburg Ruins loop from Alsenz

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Löwenstein Castle Ruins – Moschellandsburg Ruins loop from Alsenz

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Löwenstein Castle Ruins – Moschellandsburg Ruins loop from Alsenz

03:32

12.3km

300m

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: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.15 km

Löwenstein Castle Ruins

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The castle Löwenstein, also called Lewenstein, is the ruin of a medieval summit castle at 210 m above sea level. NN at Niedermoschel in Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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5.92 km

Historic Center of Obermoschel

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With a good 1,100 inhabitants, Obermoschel is the smallest town in the Palatinate. There are a number of pretty half-timbered houses in the small pedestrian zone.

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7.05 km

Hohen Pforte Rock with View of Obermoschel

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Imposing rock formation with a beautiful view. Be careful, climb at your own risk

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7.32 km

Mine Entrance at Schloßberg

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Another barred tunnel entrance, as a silent witness to the mercury mining around the Schloßberg

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7.61 km

Moschellandsburg Ruins

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Great castle ruins. You can easily imagine how large and impressive this building once was. There is nice seating and views.

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7.84 km

Viewpoint and picnic area below Moschellandsburg

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Nice rest area below the Moschellandsburg direction Obermoschel with great views of the surrounding hills

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8.67 km

View of Moschellandsburg Castle Ruins

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This historic castle ruin is also interesting and easy to hike.

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11.5 km

Old Town Hall Alsenz with Local History Museum and North Palatinate Gallery

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The building, erected in 1578 with elaborately designed half-timbering, is one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in the North Palatinate

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12.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.47 km

1.88 km

971 m

943 m

Surfaces

3.42 km

3.40 km

2.75 km

1.98 km

505 m

217 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 22 October

13°C

8°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

November 8, 2025,Alsenz | Mystische Burgruine Löwenstein – Burgruine Moschellandsburg Runde

A truly worthwhile hike in the Northern Palatinate! The route impressively combines history, nature, and usually beautiful views. Today, however, it was very foggy, so the views were obscured. The climb to the Löwenstein castle ruins is a bit steep in places, but manageable and is normally rewarded with a fantastic panorama over the Moschel Valley. From there, the trail …

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May 18, 2023,Alsenz Wein 🍷 Wiesen Moschelandsburg

I think I got the tour from @Supermanu. I can only say: it was great. Very varied, informative through the stone sculptures and vineyards, the Löwenstein ruins and the Moschellandburg was mega. The walk through the alleys in Obermoschel was great. The weather was great and we didn't meet a handcart on Father's Day 😁
The paths are a mix …

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May 13, 2023,Alsenz-Moschellandsburg-Ober-Niedermoschel-Alsenz

Inspired by the Monday girls
@Tanja
@Supermanu
we followed their tour today in nice weather, but in a clockwise direction. So we started in Alsenz directly in the direction of Moschellandsburg to cope with the biggest climb at the beginning.
Great views accompanied us the whole way. We went through Obermoschel into the vineyards until we passed fields and meadows …

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November 7, 2022,Mädelsmontag🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️🎒🥾🍂....Alte Welt...von Alsenz zur Moschellandsburg🏰

Today we were once again on the road behind the Donnersberg in our old world.
From the hiking station in Alsenz we went via Niedermoschel and its Lewenstein ruins over a beautiful vineyard path to Obermoschel. There through the "city center" up to the Moschellandsburg where we could have lunch at a perfect place.
Then it was back to Alsenz …

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November 12, 2022,Nebelwanderung Alsenz, Obermoschel und Moschellandsburg

Veronika copied today's tour from the "Monday Girls" - thanks for the inspiration - and varied it a bit.
We started at the parking lot of the shopping center and then through a drive hunt, which was a bit uncomfortable in the dense fog, to the Löwenstein ruins. Continue on the geo-culture path to Obermoschel and then over the pit …

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November 10, 2024,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼In der Alten Welt - mysteriöse Burgen im Nebel

Inspired by the Monday girls, we walked this beautiful tour in the fog.
Today there are lots of detailed photos, as there were no great views.
The Löwenstein ruins immediately made us think of the Highlanders. It was built to protect the transport of salt in the Middle Ages. This explains its location in the valley and not, as usual, …

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November 12, 2022,Von Alsenz zur Moschellandsburg🏰

I copied today's tour from the Monday girls: komoot.de/tour/974373234, who had much nicer weather than we did. Unfortunately, our tour was in fog most of the time. We started in Alsenz at the shopping center and from there we went to Nieder-Moschel and on to Obermoschel. On the way we got caught in a battue, since the paths were unfortunately …

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November 7, 2022,🚶‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️🌥 MÄDELSMONTAG...ALTE WELT...RUINE LEWENSTEIN...MOSCHELLANDSBURG 🍂🍁

Today Tanja planned a nice tour in the old world for us 😊.
It started at the train station in Alsenz and across meadows and fields to the Lewenstein castle ruins, up a lot of Buggel first, touched on the towns of Niedermoschel and Obermoschel and over the Hoher Fels to the Moschellandsburg. Nice hike and you could clearly feel …

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