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Hardenburg Castle – Limburg Monastery Ruins loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

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Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Freinsheim

Hardenburg Castle – Limburg Monastery Ruins loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Moderate

4.8

(178)

590

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Hardenburg Castle – Limburg Monastery Ruins loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

04:10

13.2km

520m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Am Limburgberg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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3.85 km

Hardenburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Very nicely located and well renovated castle. The children (4 and 9 years) also liked it. The whole thing is rounded off by the Lindenklause. Very nice service and good food with fair prices.

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5.45 km

Narrow Pine Forest Trail in Pfälzerwald

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There is nothing more to add. Great and idyllic narrow hiking trails in the pine forest. Partly steep!

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7.42 km

View from the Monastery Terrace over Bad Dürkheim

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful nature with beautiful views.

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7.43 km

Limburg Monastery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The coffee in the courtyard of the monastery ruins is fabulous

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9.28 km

View of the Herzogweiher and the ruins of Limburg Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view super nice hiking trails

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9.56 km

Forest path in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Runs well
Beautiful view !

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10.2 km

Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The mountain owes its name to the monolith on its summit - evidently an ancient place of worship.

"A silent witness still rests on the same spot and alone,

where it fell from the Lord of Hell,

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12.3 km

Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf

Highlight • Monument

Monumental observation tower made of Palatinate Bunter Sandstone, erected in 1902 in honor of Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. During opening hours, you can climb the tower and enjoy a …

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.74 km

3.70 km

617 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

4.34 km

2.00 km

777 m

606 m

344 m

328 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Tuesday 25 August

26°C

13°C

23 %

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Comments

May 1, 2024,Klosterruine Limburg – Bismarckturm loop from Hardenburg

After 10 years we start to hike, a little bit out off condition but we managed to finish it.... great run.

June 8, 2024,Klosterruine Limburg – Bismarckturm Runde von Hardenburg

After a long break, for various reasons, I was back in the Palatinate.
Beautiful, challenging tour in great weather.
The beer garden in the monastery ruins is recommended.

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April 26, 2023,DÜW-Hardenburg-Limburg-Bismarckturm-Schützenhaus DÜW

Successful tour with highlights, beautiful paths and good places to stop for refreshments.

Ways:
almost only forest paths and mostly narrow. Run very well, except for a piece in the ravine. We passed next to it, but it's better to stay inside.

Highlights:
- Hardenburg
- Limburg
- Bismarck Tower

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December 5, 2021,Klosterruine Limburg – Hardenburg – Runde von Bad Dürkheim

A nice tour on the 2nd Advent with rain, rainbows but mostly sunshine. The Lindenklause at the Hardenburg ruins is highly recommended! Very comfortable living room, delicious food and nice staff. There was even mulled wine outside 😋😋

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August 28, 2022,Lindemannsruh - Hardenburg - Limburg - Lindemannsruh

After the last very hot weeks and therefore rather moderate hiking, I wanted to get going again. Two castles were chosen, one of which I took a closer look at. Starting at Lindemannsruh, it went along the red dot, later along the white-blue bar downhill towards Hardenburg.
Arrived down in the valley on the outskirts, after crossing the road, we …

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November 27, 2023,🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️MONTAGSMÄDELS...WEILACH-HARDENBURG-LIMBURG RUNDE 🌲🌳🍁🍂🥾🎒

The weather wasn't good again, so we left Weilach early.
In fact, it stayed dry for the first 6 km and after Hardenburg, we made ourselves comfortable in the tent in front of the Lindenklause to take a rest. We continued on in light rain to Limburg, always nice, in my opinion. After Grethen then downhill to climb what feels …

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November 27, 2023,Mädelsmontag...Weilach-Bismarckturm-Hardenburg-Limburg-Teufelstein🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️💦☔️🎒🥾

Yay, it hasn't rained on Monday for a long time😫😫.....so once again a round in our area on beautiful paths and highlights worth seeing. Half the way we were lucky and the umbrella got stuck. After the lunch break he was in constant use☔️☔️☔️ ..... lots of stairs up and down... but it was nice again🤗😊

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October 11, 2024,Bad Dürkheim Hardenburg

I saw a lot of mushrooms today, including green bulbous leaves and fly agarics.

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Hardenburg Castle – Limburg Monastery Ruins loop from Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Hardenburg Castle

Narrow Pine Forest Trail in Pfälzerwald

View from the Monastery Terrace over Bad Dürkheim

Limburg Monastery Ruins

View of the Herzogweiher and the ruins of Limburg Abbey

Forest path in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve

Devil's Stone (Bad Dürkheim)

Bismarck Tower on Peterskopf

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