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Darmstadt District

Pilgrims' Stairway to the Bergkapelle (Mountain Chapel)

Darmstadt District

Pilgrims' Stairway to the Bergkapelle (Mountain Chapel)

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Pilgrims' Stairway to the Bergkapelle (Mountain Chapel)

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Location: Hofheim am Taunus, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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3. Meisterturm Observation Tower – Hofheim Hill Chapel loop from Hornau

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Hr Rossi

July 6, 2021

Nice climb to the chapel. The view keeps getting better. If you want to gain height quickly, take the stairs. But there is also a way outside.

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guude 🤘

December 31, 2021

The many steps are already intense. We walked around the outside, through the pine forest. Was definitely nicer.

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Petra und Jake

September 29, 2020

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the mountain chapel, the stairs to the chapel were built in 1916. At the same time, four of the former seven stations of an old Way of the Cross – known as the Fall of Christ – were set up on pedestals next to the stairs.

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Veronika 2020

September 6, 2021

It is worthwhile to take a look at the stations of the old way of the cross when going up or down.

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Anna Banana

January 9, 2021

You need a little stamina. But the climb is worth it. Especially then the look back from above. On a clear day you can see the skyscrapers of Frankfurt.

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

September 9, 2021

Nice ascent over 128 steps with reliefs of the Stations of the Cross that are well worth seeing.

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Christian

October 1, 2021

Gradual ascent to the mountain chapel with a beautiful view of the surrounding area

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Kristoffer

December 4, 2021

When you reach the top, a wonderful old chapel awaits you

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Michael Karl

March 11, 2024

Very nice view
From up there

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Taunus☘

April 9, 2023

The seven footfalls are an early form of the Stations of the Cross.
The seven Hofheim panels were created in 1701 by the Aschaffenburg artist Antonius Wermerskirch. They originally stood from the beginning of the vineyard up to the mountain chapel. The remaining originals were restored and brought into the chapel, and casts were placed on the pilgrim stairs.

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Falcão

August 19, 2023

Here you can really give your calves and thighs a good workout while climbing the stairs. If once is not enough, feel free to repeat it several times.
If the stairs are too strenuous for you, just follow the road around the chapel.

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Grifo753

May 9, 2025

"Pilgrim's Steps" is perhaps a bit of an exaggeration. These are the "Seven Footfalls," the final stage of a pilgrimage. The chapel was built around 1666 after several surrounding villages made a vow to erect it if they were spared from an impending plague outbreak. Since then, there has been a small pilgrimage to the Plague Chapel on the Chapel Hill every year on the first Sunday after the Feast of the Visitation (July 2).

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Eva M

August 16, 2025

The steep stairs lead up to the mountain chapel. Along the way, there are seven stations with pictures and opportunities to linger.

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Downhill 20 m

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Location: Hofheim am Taunus, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Pilgrims' Stairway to the Bergkapelle (Mountain Chapel)

1. Wildgehege Hofheim – Kapellenberg Pine Grove loop from Hofheim am Taunus

2. Kapellenberg Pine Grove – Meisterturm Observation Tower loop from Hornau

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