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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

Moderate

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

04:25

13.1km

610m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Zeppelinhalde

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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Start point

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2.34 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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2

2.49 km

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The highest castle in the Palatinate, at 571 meters above sea level, is located right on the border with Alsace in France. It impresses with a very well-preserved upper castle and, due to its height, offers a perfect panorama over the gently rolling hills of the Wasgau.

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3

6.50 km

Schönau (village)

Highlight • Settlement

Schönau is right on the border with France.
Starting point for hikers and bikers.

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4

7.31 km

Beautiful trail from Schönau to Schlüsselfelsen

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beautiful path begins just above Schönau, where you can walk a good 3km on a single trail up the mountain to the key rock and then on to Wegelnburg.
The path is also part of the Franco-German Castle Trail.

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5

9.83 km

Key Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Interesting rocks on the German-French castle path. Not to be confused with the highest, the same name rock formation at Drachenfelsen, near Daahn, which with approx. 60 meters wall height is the highest in the Palatinate Forest.

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6

10.4 km

Schlüsselfels Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Refuge just before the Schlüsselfels. Interesting boundary stones accompany me from the refuge to the upper level on the rock.

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7

10.5 km

Historic Boundary Stone Between Rock Formations

Highlight • Monument

The small border stone is easily lost between the large rocks... along the German-French border you can find numerous of these historical witnesses

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8

11.4 km

Small Table

Highlight • Natural Monument

Located not far from the border between F and D... small, almost impossible to miss... but by no means inconspicuous... nice to look at

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13.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.45 km

3.73 km

2.87 km

760 m

278 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

4.00 km

1.90 km

1.19 km

878 m

499 m

206 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Friday 8 May

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6°C

2 %

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