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​👑 Rheingrafenstein Castle Ruins – The Rock Boss on the Cycle Path ​Tip: Stop here! The Rheingrafenstein ruins sit dramatically perched on a 136-meter-high porphyry cliff above the Nahe River – one of the most impressive sights of the entire tour. The castle was the ancestral seat of the famous Wildgraves and Rhinegraves (until it was blown up in 1689). ​The view from the cycle path is phenomenal! If you really want to go up (and have enough energy), you can take the small hand-pulled ferry across and take the steep hiking trail to the ruins. It's worth it for the view over the Nahe Valley, but honestly: My legs were already tired enough from cycling. The panoramic view from below is worth its weight in gold! A must-have for your photo collection!

Rheingrafenstein Castle sits enthroned on a steep porphyry cliff (245 meters high) directly above the Nahe River near Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. Legend has it that the devil himself built the castle—a reference to its dramatic location and mystical aura. In fact, it likely dates back to the 11th century and was the ancestral seat of the Lords of Stein, later the Wildgraves and Rhinegraves. In 1689, it was blown up by French troops under Louis XIV, and since then it has been a ruin—but an extremely impressive one.

Beautiful rock with the Rheingrafenstein castle ruins. It is said that the devil is said to have built the castle. In any case, the castle was blown up by the French troops under Louis XIV.

The ascent to the Rheingrafenstein is worthwhile. The quickest way is to take the ferry across the Nahe. However, it is not always in operation.

The imposing monument with the stone inscription "Gott mit uns" under the feet of the one-headed imperial eagle at the top is made of coarse porphyry blocks. This memorial was built in 1914 by a replacement battalion for the fallen of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The eagle looks west to the "evil archenemy". On the pillar the admonition: "To honor the fallen, to teach the living". This conflict was the birth of the German Empire, which was symbolically proclaimed in 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. With the founding of the empire, the old dream of a unified nation state came true for many; it permanently changed the balance of power on the European continent.

The ruins of Affenstein Castle, which was probably an outer bailey of Rheingrafenstein Castle, can also be seen clearly from here. The ruins of Affenstein Castle are located in the southwestern steep slope of Rheingrafenstein, just below the ruins of Rheingrafenstein Castle. In 1426 it was mentioned in documents as "Affensteine unter Ringravensteine"

Just a pure pleasure to walk this narrow path. The views into the distance, into the depths and the nature and rocks directly on the path are simply fantastic!