Ruins of Falkenstein Castle – View of Falkenstein Castle loop from Donnersbergkreis

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Ruins of Falkenstein Castle – View of Falkenstein Castle loop from Donnersbergkreis

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Ruins of Falkenstein Castle – View of Falkenstein Castle loop from Donnersbergkreis

07:30

25.5km

680m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Schelmenkopf - Falkenstein

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.69 km

View of Marienthal and Ruppertsecken

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A very nice view over the gently rolling hills a little way south of the village Marienthal at the edge of the forest.
Two large benches and a table in the direction invite you to linger and rest.

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6.54 km

Ruins of Falkenstein Castle

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Beautiful, well-restored castle ruins with a great view. There is also a place to stop for refreshments right at the castle.

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7.43 km

Protestant Bell Tower, Falkenstein

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Near the cemetery on a hill south of the village: Protestant bell tower; Sandstone block construction with pointed helmet, 1886, architect Julius Huth, Kaiserslautern;

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7.46 km

View of Falkenstein Castle

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Again and again you have great views of the ruins of Falkenstein Castle

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10.8 km

View of Imsbach

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Great view from the small path that winds along the slope.

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11.8 km

View of Imsbach

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From this point you have a great view of Imsbach. A bank is there too!

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12.7 km

Kupferberg Hut

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Beautiful hiking hut with great views. Many benches invite you to linger.

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15.7 km

Börrstadt Hermitage

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Here one can imagine very well, how was "gehaust". There are niches carved in the rock and also various stops for wooden constructions. The entrance area can be guessed, but …

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22.6 km

Ruins

25.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

7.48 km

686 m

367 m

347 m

174 m

Surfaces

9.48 km

6.46 km

6.36 km

1.61 km

1.47 km

101 m

Elevation

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Highest point (610 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

8°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2023,Wandermarathon rund um den Donnersberg (687 m), 30 km - Strecke

Finally managed to climb the Donnersberg after 52 years. We started a little differently (Dannenfelds) than the marathon route (Steinbach) and ran along very beautiful paths up to the Kupferberg Hütte. From there you have a beautiful distant view. Then we continued to the castle ruins of Falkenstein. From there we continued to the Königsstuhl rock, the Donnersberg. Not far …

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May 6, 2023,Der Berg hat gerufen 😉🥾🎒🍀

Donnersberg hiking marathon (middle route) 😊

Very well organized outdoor event,
varied tour through the breathtaking landscape with fantastic views, mysterious forests, wide valleys, green meadows and of course the imposing Donnersberg.

Cheerful hikers made the day perfect.

We'll see each other again next year 😇

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May 7, 2022,Wandermarathon Donnersberg, 30 km - Strecke

After the hiking marathon on the Donnersberg had to be canceled in recent years due to Corona, it finally took place again today! This time I decided to do the 30 km route. She was beautiful! From Steinbach via the Keltenhütte and the Imsbach pit to the Kupferberghütte. Then via the Falkensteiner Hof to Marienthal.

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May 6, 2023,Wandermarathon Donnersberg 30 km

Another nice event! The weather was just right for hiking and everything was super organized. Stupidly, we ended up doing about an extra kilometer through our own fault. But then it was "real" 30 km. You can find everything else on my blog: outdoorsuechtig.de/2023/05/10/30-km-wandermarathon-auf-dem-donnersberg-2023

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March 9, 2025,🥾Wandermarathon🥾 am Donnersberg (ca. 30 km) 2025 - loop from Steinbach

Today was the second in a row of "training hikes" in advance of the 24h Hiking Trophy in Imst 🇦🇹:
24h-trophy.de/24h-wandermarathon-von-imst?step=tour D-Day: -125 days😳
@Eckart and I had planned the tour since a while and @Katja Fuchs spontanously decided to join yesterday evening👍🏻. The weather was amazing, sunny, blue sky and close to 20C. A nice hike with some options …