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1. Forest Path in the Hunsrück – Birkenfeld Castle loop from Neubrücke (Nahe)

13.4km

03:44

240m

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

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2. View of Birkenfeld – Birkenfeld Castle loop from Birkenfeld

11.5km

03:10

190m

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3. Nahe Stepping Stones Crossing – View of Birkenfeld loop from Birkenfeld

21.0km

05:41

280m

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Hertha

April 5, 2025

Birkenfeld Castle was first documented in 1293 as a Sponheim property. At the end of the 16th century, Duke Charles expanded it into a princely palace in the Renaissance style. Count Palatine Charles founded the Wittelsbach branch of the Dukes of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, who became Electors of Bavaria in 1799 (and Kings from 1806). With the French invasion, the castle was declared French national property and auctioned in Trier in 1807. The complex could no longer be maintained by private hands and thus fell into disrepair. Parts of the outer walls and tower stumps, one of which was converted into an observation tower, as well as the former guesthouse with the gatehouse of the castle entrance, remain.

Source: kulturland.rlp.de/datenbanken/einrichtungen/einrichtung/burgruine-birkenfeld

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Location: Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Birkenfeld Castle

1. Forest Path in the Hunsrück – Birkenfeld Castle loop from Neubrücke (Nahe)

2. View of Birkenfeld – Birkenfeld Castle loop from Birkenfeld

3. Nahe Stepping Stones Crossing – View of Birkenfeld loop from Birkenfeld

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