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Château du Vieux Windstein

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Château du Vieux Windstein

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

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    1. A walk along the five castles

    16.0km

    04:47

    480m

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    July 16, 2019

    Altwindstein consists of two independent systems that lie on a common rock ridge that is approximately 160 meters long in a north-south direction and are separated by an artificially widened, 25-meter-long cutting.
    The southern complex, also called the front castle, towers over a vertical cliff about 20 meters high, which is no longer accessible today. The front part cannot be visited. The rear castle is only suitable for experienced climbers and can only be visited by them.

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      September 7, 2021

      Beautiful but only partially secured and restored castle ruins. The Windstein was a mighty castle complex with many chambers and passages carved into the red sandstone. So you can climb the front part via an underground access as a rock shaft. The rock massifs are also popular for climbing.

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        May 17, 2022

        With a passage cave worth seeing on the ascent.

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          Location: Windstein, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

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