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Spangenberg Castle – Footbridge Over the Speyerbach loop from Burg Spangenberg

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Esthal

Spangenberg Castle – Footbridge Over the Speyerbach loop from Burg Spangenberg

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Spangenberg Castle – Footbridge Over the Speyerbach loop from Burg Spangenberg

02:13

7.27km

240m

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: August 6, 2026

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31 m

Former forester's lodge

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Due to its location in the heart of the Palatinate Forest, Erfenstein has three former forester's lodges (Schankentalstr. 1, Spangenbergstr. 9 and 15), which are now used as residences. The …

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3.58 km

Burg Breitenstein

Castle

6.08 km

Stutgarten Historic Horse Pasture (Established 1505)

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Bischöflich-Speyeriche paddock, this was created in 1505. The fencing consists of sandstone posts. Of the existing 215 posts, about half are still preserved.

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6.16 km

Castle Well of Spangenberg Castle

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Former castle well - today at least dried up - looking into the opening I could at least discover a puddle.

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6.66 km

Spangenberg Castle

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The castle Spangenberg was built according to the legend of the wild Kaspar. Its wild name addition came from the dedication party of the castle, which ended only when all …

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6.67 km

Bench with a View of Erfenstein Castle Ruins

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A new bench with a view of the Erfenstein ruins.

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7.13 km

Burgfrieden boundary marker on the Speyerbach (Spangenberg Castle)

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The Speyerbach serves as the natural border of the truce of Spangenberg Castle

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7.16 km

Footbridge Over the Speyerbach

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Contains the purest fine and red sand as a river bed

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7.19 km

Kuckucksbähnel Heritage Railway

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The journey begins on track 5 in the Neustadt main station, in the immediate vicinity of the old locomotive shed of the Palatine Ludwigsbahn, which today is the railway museum …

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7.27 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.20 km

1.55 km

287 m

223 m

Surfaces

4.34 km

1.63 km

725 m

337 m

156 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

21°C

16°C

59 %

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Comments

May 4, 2025,Drei Burgen Erfenstein

Today we dared to go on a hike that evokes a bit of our childhood. Spangenberg and Erfenstein Castles used to be the hiking destinations for the schools in the valley 🤢 we hated it. Every class also had to learn this poem. "In the Elmstein Valley, there stand two little castles—one Spangenberg, the other Erfenstein.
They stand opposite each …

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July 14, 2023,Burg Breitenstein – Burg Spangenberg Runde von Erfenstein

Beautiful castles, paths unfortunately not well maintained and partly in bad condition. Unfortunately, Burgschänke is closed.

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January 27, 2024,Burgenründchen im Elmsteiner Tal

Our friend Marion asked us about a joint "round" for this Saturday...
and we wanted to show her the castle ruins in the Elmsteiner valley.
And there we have the first point, the Speyerbach flows down in the valley and in a legend about Spangenberg Castle it is also called "Speyerbachtal", whereas the current maps write Iptestal...
further along the …

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October 21, 2023,Erfenstein | Burg Erfenstein - Burg Breitenstein – Burg Spangenberg Runde

Today we took advantage of the great autumn weather again and hiked the beautiful Three Castles Trail near Erfenstein. A great round with three very different castle ruins. On the way you can stop at the Breitenstein forester's house and fortify yourself. I take a lot of impressions with me from this tour. It's a shame I didn't see the …

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February 22, 2023,3 Burgenrundweg: Erfenstein-Breitenstein- Spangenberg PW 🚶🦮🌳🌲☀️🌄🏰🏰🏰

The 3 castle circular route leads us into the middle of the beautiful Palatinate Forest. Magnificent views, 3 castles worth seeing and great mixed beech forests are waiting for us to hike.
On this tour we walk first to the Erfenstein via great paths. An up and down with great sections brings us to the ruins of Breitenstein. There are …

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April 30, 2023,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️Erfenstein 3 Burgen 8K

Today a small group of women with Gretel and Katja. We shortened the 3 castle tour around Erfenstein, Breitenberg and Spangenberg a bit so that they could all go reasonably well. The castle ruins are very pretty, but the horse gates were also extremely interesting. Those must have been pretty big horses.
Finally, despite the late hour, there was still …

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October 16, 2021,Drei Burgenweg in Erfenstein

Nice little tour to two and a half castles (there is not too much left of the middle one) and the forester's house in Breitenstein is a good and cheap place to stop for refreshments.

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August 7, 2022,Wander dich Glücklich - Tour 13

A castle and two ruins

Three Castles Circular Trail in the Elmstein Valley

In the idyllic Elmstein valley, a circular route connects the castle ruins of Erfenstein, Breitenstein and Spangenberg. The vantage points of the steep sandstone cliffs, on which the castle ruins are enthroned, invite you to linger and explore the facilities.

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Spangenberg Castle – Footbridge Over the Speyerbach loop from Burg Spangenberg

Former forester's lodge

Stutgarten Historic Horse Pasture (Established 1505)

Castle Well of Spangenberg Castle

Spangenberg Castle

Bench with a View of Erfenstein Castle Ruins

Burgfrieden boundary marker on the Speyerbach (Spangenberg Castle)

Footbridge Over the Speyerbach

Kuckucksbähnel Heritage Railway

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