バート・エントバッハの洞窟・トップ8

On the left the path leads to the former Blankenstein Castle

In its current state (winter 24), this path is no longer my favorite. Lots of dead wood (the path to the castle ruins is closed) and broken trees in the winter gray.

Personally, I don't find the model of the original castle up on the mountain all that interesting. The few "real" old walls a little further down are more interesting. However, it's easy to miss them because the turnoff to them isn't very obvious. A little before the shelter you have to turn right and cross the wooden bridge, then you'll find the old wall remains.

Beautiful tree 🌳 in a beautiful well-kept area

If you don't know, you drive past it without seeing anything of the castle. Currently the path has been blocked with trees.

Although not much has been preserved, the remains give enough reason to stimulate the imagination as to how it might have been.

Only a vaulted cellar remains

Hohensolms Castle, also known as Neu-Hohensolms, is a hilltop castle on the so-called "Ramsberg" at around 430 m above sea level. NN The castle was built around 1350 by the Counts of Solms. It replaced Alt-Hohensolms Castle, which was destroyed in 1349 by the imperial city of Wetzlar and was about 2 kilometers further south on the Altenberg. In the disputes with the imperial city of Wetzlar, Neu-Hohensolms was partially destroyed in 1356 and 1363. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Hohensolms