Old Town, Braunfels – Braunfels Market Square loop from Braunfels

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Braunfels

Old Town, Braunfels – Braunfels Market Square loop from Braunfels

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Old Town, Braunfels – Braunfels Market Square loop from Braunfels

01:27

5.17km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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155 m

Old Town, Braunfels

Highlight • Historical Site

The old town in Braunfels is designed as a bailey-like extension of the castle. It is dominated by the castle and market square as well as by several defensive walls …

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214 m

Braunfels Castle ring wall

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The gate leads through the ring wall into the castle complex. Here there are more pretty half-timbered houses and a fountain.
Braunfels Castle is still inhabited by the princely family. …

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265 m

Braunfels Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

Absolutely worth seeing old town backdrop. Nice cafes and restaurants invite you to linger.

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1.08 km

View of Braunfels Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The inevitable beautiful view of the castle!

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2.34 km

Princely Game Park Braunfels

Highlight • Forest

Old forests invite you to walk and hike.

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4.80 km

Giant Sequoia in Kurpark Bad Nauheim

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A small one compared to the one in Nidda

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4.88 km

Historic Old Town, Braunfels

Highlight • Historical Site

A visit to the town of Braunfels is like walking through an open-air museum. Just beautiful!

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5.03 km

Herrengarten

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful castle park. It practically invites you for a walk

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5.17 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.76 km

2.19 km

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.70 km

1.16 km

1.13 km

168 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

11°C

3°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

October 15, 2021,Bistro Tiergarten Braunfels Runde von Emanuelenweg

Unfortunately the animals in the zoo have become very, very rare! 😕

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March 28, 2023,🏘🏰 Fachwerktraum (Teil 8) 🏠🥾 - Braunfels - Histor. Altstadt - Schlossstadt - Schloss 🏰 Braunfels - Tierpark - Marktplatz ⛲️

Our second hike today took us to Braunfels.

The highlight of Braunfels is a historic market square, dominated by dozens of half-timbered houses.

One of the most beautiful castles 🏰 in Germany, Braunfels Castle, is enthroned on the front side of the market.

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