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Blumenstein castle ruins – Klingelfels loop from Gebüg

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Blumenstein castle ruins – Klingelfels loop from Gebüg

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Blumenstein castle ruins – Klingelfels loop from Gebüg

03:19

9.81km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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2.20 km

Blumenstein castle ruins

Highlight • Castle

The Blumenstein is a typical Wasgauer Felsenburg, which like many others was built in the 13th century. Stairs hewn into the rock lead all the way up to the plateau …

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3.23 km

Wolf Pit

Highlight • Natural

An inconspicuous, shallow depression in the ground, which would probably have been considered unusual without the wooden sign indicating it.

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3.49 km

Maimont Summit and Celtic Ring Wall

Highlight • Summit

Here, in ancient times, the Celts were at home. The area is so overgrown that you hardly see anything from the ringwall. However, it is easy to see the sacrificial …

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3.51 km

Maimont Celtic Offering Bowl

Highlight • Natural Monument

Stopping and taking a photo with you as a souvenir is worth it!

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4.38 km

Wooden sculptures

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful work by a chainsaw artist.

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4.43 km

Col du Maimont (with a nice rest bench)

Highlight • Other

A lovely spot for a short rest at the junction of several hiking trails. It offers a beautiful view of the village in the valley and the wooded mountain peaks.

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5.17 km

Klingelfels

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice little rock, located right next to the parking lot so easy to get to. From the Klingenfels, it is still a relatively short distance to the Wasigenstein castle ruins.

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6.15 km

This restaurant is the perfect place to end your day with a long, beautiful and exhausting hike and to end the day nicely. The ambience is very pleasant, the waiters very friendly and the food tastes great.

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9.81 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.59 km

2.90 km

1.49 km

784 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.82 km

2.98 km

1.90 km

830 m

209 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 12 August

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Comments

June 7, 2025,Gebüg | Burgruine Blumenstein – Château du Wasigenstein Runde

Although bad weather was forecast for today, we still packed our backpacks and set off. We were lucky the weather held up all day, and we had another great tour!

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September 18, 2021,Château du Wasigenstein – Burg Blumenstein Runde von Gebüg

Today a lap over the ruins of Blumenstein and ruins of Wasigenstein with a stop at Au Wasigenstein

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May 11, 2025,Blumenstein u Wasigenstein

From the tiny village of Gebüg, the trail initially leads inconspicuously into the forest... But then!

The Blumenstein ruins are a great place to climb and offer great views.

Afterwards, beautiful hiking trails lead to the two Wasigenstein ruins, two spectacular historical sites that can both be climbed and offer great views!

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June 25, 2024,Fischbach-Petersbächel: Deutsch-französische Rundwanderung zum geschichtsträchtigen Grenzberg Maimont, den beiden Burgruinen Wasigenstein und Blumenstein und ins kleine Elsass-Dörfchen Wengelsbach

The template for this tour was the hiking description of the Dahner Touristik for the "Ghost Castle Tour":
outdooractive.com/de/route/wanderung/dahner-felsenland/geisterschloss-tour-wandern-mit-kindern/55875783/#caml=99c,19rvwg,842h6e,0,0

However, I started differently, namely in the center of the village of Petersbächel (at the parking lot in front of the former PWV hiking lodge "Walthari-Klause") and walked in the opposite direction. My tour was also a bit longer because the …

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September 21, 2024,Burgruinenweg im deutsch-französischen Grenzgebiet

The second day in the Dahner Felsenland took us through beautiful forests from the ruins of Château du Wasigenstein to the Peace Cross and finally to the ruins of Blumenstein Castle.
You can climb up to the ruins. 😅 Worn stone steps lead up and you have a very beautiful panoramic view of the forests and rocks.

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August 25, 2023,Wasigenstein, Maimont, Blumenstein und leckere Elsässer Küche

After an adventurous journey along tiny streets, we reach the parking lot at Klingelfels above Wengelsbach. Right next to the rock, the “Red Dot” trail marker is misleading – a few steps downhill, the “Red Cross” leads on an exposed path after just 1.5 km to the first destination: the “Au Wasigenstein” restaurant in Wengelsbach. The opening times can be …

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September 21, 2024,Château du Wasigenstein – Friedenskreuz - Burgruine Blumenstein

On the way in the border region of France and Germany, three of the 7 castles are on the route.
The moss-covered rocks near the Peace Cross lookout point were a chance discovery... Komoot had lured us on a small detour. The forest was bathed in a mystical late summer light.
A particularly beautiful place.
The ruins are easy to …

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December 26, 2024,🇫🇷 🇩🇪 Burgruine Blumenstein – Maimont - Schloss Wasigenstein

Beautiful tour steeped in history in the French-German border region in great weather.
Hiking until dark. I love it 😍😃
On the history of the Maimont and the surrounding area.

morr-siedelsbrunn.de/wkii/kampf-um-den-maimont

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Blumenstein castle ruins – Klingelfels loop from Gebüg

Blumenstein castle ruins

Wolf Pit

Maimont Summit and Celtic Ring Wall

Maimont Celtic Offering Bowl

Wooden sculptures

Col du Maimont (with a nice rest bench)

Klingelfels

Au Wasigenstein Restaurant

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