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Wensburg Castle Ruins

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Wensburg Castle Ruins

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Wensburg Castle Ruins

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Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Schwanert Hut Viewpoint – Lower Castle Gate loop from Liers

15.0km

04:20

370m

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

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2. View of the Eifel Hills – Lower Castle Gate loop from Lind

19.2km

05:40

560m

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

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3. Lower Castle Gate – Wensburg Castle Ruins loop from Odesheim

11.1km

03:13

280m

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

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Ralf

June 22, 2017

The ruin of Wensburg, also called Wensberg Castle, is a castle ruin in the Lier Valley. The spur castle is hidden in the forest on a hilltop southwest of Lind in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Ahrweiler and was once the center of the reign of the same name.
Probably built at the end of the 13th or at the beginning of the 14th century, the system changed from the von Gymnich family to that of Helfenstein to that of Orsbeck. After a large part of the building structure had been demolished in 1832, the owner Louise Scheib undertook repair and remodeling work at the beginning of the 20th century, the results of which still shape the remains of the freely accessible ruins.

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Pascal

March 28, 2020

old ruin, unfortunately you can not go up the tower because everything is burned inside and destroyed

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joetobn

January 20, 2019

In particular, the remains of the two gates in the former castle wall have something enchanted ...
The castle tower is freely accessible, but cannot be climbed.

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Wensburg Castle Ruins

1. Schwanert Hut Viewpoint – Lower Castle Gate loop from Liers

2. View of the Eifel Hills – Lower Castle Gate loop from Lind

3. Lower Castle Gate – Wensburg Castle Ruins loop from Odesheim

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