If you keep to the right when visiting the castle, you can crawl through a small opening and climb the castle. I find it very interesting that the rear tower has a proper platform at the top.
Wonderful view from the castle hill over the village and the Wiedtal. Well preserved keep, unfortunately locked. There are different ways up to the mountain. One paved path from Burgstrasse and a narrow, steep hiking path from Ritterstrasse.
The castle was first mentioned in documents in 1249. Welterode is a simple three-story building. It was probably previously only accessible via a drawbridge and a gatehouse. A mill and …