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Castle Hill Tour
03:55
14.1km
260m
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Premium hiking over the sunken fairytale castle. The premium trail runs through beautiful forests in the west of Homburg from Schlossberg with the Vauban fortress to the English landscape garden around Karlsberg Castle.
The route begins at the Vauban Fortress ruins high above Homburg, which even as a ruin look…
Last updated: July 23, 2024
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295 m
Schlossberg Caves (Schlossberghöhlen, Homburg)
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4.66 km
Karlsberg Pond
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5.21 km
Orangerie Ruins at Karlsberg
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5.35 km
Main Palace — Site of Karlsberg Palace
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7.80 km
Bärenzwinger and Mohrenquelle on the Karlslust
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7.96 km
Swan Ponds and Plunge Pool
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10.2 km
Fisherman's Hut at Kirrberg Pond
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In the fisherman's hut you can relax. The landlord here is very friendly and accommodating. 🤗 There is a small …
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10.3 km
Merburg Castle Ruins at the Malafels
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11.5 km
Beautiful hidden rest area
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14.0 km
Hohenburg Castle Ruins (Homburg)
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14.1 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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6.71 km
4.86 km
1.88 km
460 m
195 m
Surfaces
9.75 km
2.98 km
686 m
245 m
184 m
107 m
105 m
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Elevation
Highest point (360 m)
Lowest point (250 m)
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Wednesday 8 July
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Very good signage.
Varied nature
After the top tour, we went to the Schlossberg caves
homburger-schlossberghoehlen.de
and then down to Homburg to
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We started in the Hohenburg castle ruins at the parking lot in front of the Schlosshotel, past the Schlossberg caves up to the Stumpfen Gipfel. Continue to the Karlsberg Weiher and the Karlsberg Quelle and then to the orangery and the ruins of the Karlsberg Palace. Unfortunately, almost nothing can be seen of this …
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join us to Homburg, where a few ruins and an orangery await us once again. This time, however, we weren't just surprised by the weather; we were also treated to a wonderful path at the end, which led us along a beautiful stream into a small fairytale forest.
This time, not only were there finally enough places …
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I can recommend the tour to everyone, but in some places …
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April 21, 2021
Premium hiking over the sunken fairytale castle. The premium trail runs through beautiful forests in the west of Homburg from Schlossberg with the Vauban fortress to the English landscape garden around Karlsberg Castle.
The route begins at the Vauban Fortress ruins high above Homburg, which even as a
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