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Hohenbourg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Hirschthal

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Hohenbourg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Hirschthal

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Hohenbourg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Hirschthal

03:06

9.48km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Zeppelinhalde

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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Parking

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901 m

Besucherzentrum Burg Fleckenstein

Highlight • Castle

From here you have a great view of the castle, a ticket to get into the castle costs 5€

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1.28 km

Sentier des Roches (Felsenpfad)

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Breathtaking rock formations and steep paths overgrown with roots require a lot of sure-footedness and fitness. But the sight is worth every drop of sweat.

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2.30 km

Château du Loewenstein

Highlight • Historical Site

Löwenstein Castle (also called Lindenschmitt and Löwenburg) was first mentioned in the 13th century. The castle was destroyed in 1386 due to robber barons and was probably not rebuilt.

A very beautiful ruin with a wonderful view from both platforms.

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2.62 km

Hohenbourg Castle

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Quite well preserved castle with a beautiful view of Fleckenstein Castle and, in the other direction, of Wegelnburg.

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3.06 km

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bizarre rocks right on the hiking trail

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3.54 km

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

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The highest castle in the Palatinate, at 571 meters above sea level, is located right on the border with Alsace in France. It impresses with a very well-preserved upper castle …

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7.96 km

Col du Litschhof

Mountain Pass

8.70 km

Panoramic view of Fleckenstein castle

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Shortly after the Gimpelhof you can see the castle from afar, but there is still a long way to go.

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8.98 km

View of Château de Fleckenstein

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Fleckenstein Castle is an impregnable 12th century citadel which dominates the Vosges and Palatine forest. This fort is called troglodyte, that is to say that it was erected directly in …

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9.48 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.25 km

2.31 km

1.82 km

810 m

252 m

Surfaces

6.39 km

1.43 km

676 m

663 m

224 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

23°C

11°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 28, 2023,🇩🇪 🇫🇷Vier Burgen Tour 🥾 📷

Start and finish is the hiking car park near Nothweiler 🇩🇪

The castles in order:

1. Wegelnburg Castle 🇩🇪
2. Chateau de Hohenbourg 🇫🇷
3. Chateau de Loewenstein 🇫🇷
4. Chateau Fort de Fleckenstein 🇫🇷

Fleckenstein costs admission (worth it)

At KM 9 comes the Gimbelhof 🍺 🍰 🍲

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March 19, 2024,Rendezvous zwischen Elsass und der Pfalz von Burg zu Burg (K)

just great... in the morning it was almost dark and there was fog... when we got to the first castle... the fog cleared... and even without the castles a great landscape... let's see.. . what awaits us tomorrow... today is/was the day that was hard to beat... 👍👌🤠

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March 19, 2024,Wandern ohne Grenzen mit mutigen Burgbesteigungen ab Nothweiler

It's a good thing I didn't chicken out given the steep climb of around 1 hour to the first castle. Great atmosphere, fog, silence, birdsong, woodpeckers hammering, bells ringing... the sun slowly made its way through the fog and the climb was easily manageable. I was very touched by this great, harmonious gift. The view from the first castle, bravely …

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March 25, 2025,4 🏰 Tour 🇩🇪 🇨🇵

After a wonderful morning in Wissembourg, we continued on to Nothweiler for the 4th 🏰 tour! Another wonderful tour!🥰

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June 7, 2025,Wanderung Château Fort de Fleckenstein Frankreich 🇫🇷..🥾🥾🥾🥾🥾🥾

🥾🥾..We went on a lovely family hike to Château Fort de Fleckenstein..

🥾🥾..We started the fantastic 4-Castle Tour from Nothweiler, right on the border..🇩🇪🇫🇷...there's a large parking lot for hikers. The ruins of Löwenstein, Wegelnburg, Fleckenstein, and Hohenburg are on this tour.....

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May 29, 2022,4 Burgen Tour

Day 4 of the Four Castles gone

On day 4 we are alone again, we walk the 4 Burgenweg in Nothweiler. The tour runs through the Wegelnburg, Hohenbourg, Loewenstein and Fleckenstein. Although you can't visit the Wegelnburg at the moment due to renovation work, it can of course be different once you've been there. The Hohenbourg castle ruins can still …

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April 14, 2022,Pfalz | 4-Burgen-Tour Nothweiler

A notice:
Weglenburg closed until mid-2022 due to construction work

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August 24, 2025,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️🐕 Nothweiler - Vier-Burgen-Weg

Oli, Lotta, and I were hiking the Four Castles Trail from Nothweiler today. @Rita mit Ronnie 🐕🌳💚 reminded me this week that I've had this hike on my itinerary for a long time. The weather was perfect today: a bright blue sky with white, cotton-wool clouds, and not too hot. So, off we went, and this little hike was perfect. …

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Hohenbourg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Hirschthal

Besucherzentrum Burg Fleckenstein

Sentier des Roches (Felsenpfad)

Château du Loewenstein

Hohenbourg Castle

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

Panoramic view of Fleckenstein castle

View of Château de Fleckenstein

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