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Bruderfelsen – Klingelfels loop from Niedersteinbach

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Bruderfelsen – Klingelfels loop from Niedersteinbach

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4.8

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148

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Bruderfelsen – Klingelfels loop from Niedersteinbach

03:08

10.5km

310m

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: June 17, 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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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798 m

Le rocher des Tziganes

Viewpoint

2.41 km

Col de Hichtenbach

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice hut with table and bench. Absolutely rainproof.

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4.48 km

Bruderfelsen

Highlight • Viewpoint

A few steps lead to a small platform.

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6.16 km

Schönau (village)

Highlight • Settlement

Schönau is right on the border with France.
Starting point for hikers and bikers.

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8.68 km

Saint Joseph Chapel of Wengelsbach

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nice little church in the idyllic former Waldbauerndorf.

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8.75 km

Wengelsbach (F)

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Wengelsbach is a hamlet belonging to the municipality of Niedersteinbach on the German-French border. Since the town is located in a valley basin that opens north towards the German border, …

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8.90 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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10.1 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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10.5 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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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.69 km

3.76 km

826 m

264 m

Surfaces

3.34 km

2.40 km

963 m

235 m

216 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

27°C

14°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

June 3, 2026,Schönau (Pfalz): Deutsch-französische Rundtour nach Wengelsbach (Elsass) - mit Pfaffenfelsen, Bruderfelsen, Zigeunerfelsen, Ruine Wasigenstein und schöner Einkehr

Today's tour between Schönau (Pfalz) and the pretty little village of Wengelsbach (Alsace) has been on my mind for a long time, ever since my hike to the Maimont in June 2025. (However, I was probably also inspired by a tour by @Kauai from September 25, 2022: We extended this tour with some "attractions".)

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September 25, 2022,Schönau - Pfaffenfels - Bruderfelsen - Zigeunerfels - Klingelfels - Wengelsbach

The planning template came from @MGBreva 🚶‍♂️🚴 🏍 , who went on the tour in a similar way in July: komoot.de/tour/836594270

Immediately after Schönau, the imposing Pfaffenfels awaited us with its ladder and its view. The next impressive rock was the gypsy rock with the typical wobbly railing;-) Unfortunately, the rain started just before that, which is why I didn't …

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May 18, 2022,🇫🇷 Schönau, Château du Wasigenstein, Burgruine Blumenstein

Borrowed today's dream hike from Angi63.
Thank you for this wonderful hike. We started in the border town of Schönau/Palatinate, hiked over the Pfaffenfelsen and Bruderfelsen and we were already in France.
On the 🇩🇪 l 🇫🇷 German-French Castle Trail we took the imposing Gypsy Rock with us before we took our lunch break at the Wasigenstein castle ruins.
After …

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March 3, 2024,von Schönau(Pfalz) zur Burg Blumenstein und zurück

After the weather report predicted great weather for Sunday, we went with friends to the Palatinate Forest (our favorite forest) again. The start was in Schönau (large parking lot in the middle of the town) below the Pfaffenfelsen. Of course, things go up for the first time. You can reach the Pfaffenfelsen relatively quickly. Climb the ladder and enjoy the …

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February 25, 2023,SW-Pfalz 2/23: Schönau: Pfaffenfels - Rocher des Tziganes - Château Wasigenstein ⭐️⭐️⭐️

For today's tour with Flora (the other two need a rest day, Lilo has sore paws...) I start in Schönau on the French border. Via a beautiful forest path, a bit through the village and then uphill I get to the Pfaffenfelsen. After I've climbed the ladder, the riddle of the bright yellow power cable leading down to the valley …

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May 2, 2023,🇩🇪 🇫🇷 Grenzüberschreitende Traumpfade - Schönau-Pfaffenfels-Rocher des Tziganes-Château Wasigenstein 🚶‍♀️🚶🤩

What a nice tour it was today in the Southwest Palatinate ❤️🌤️ We walk over soft forest soil, climb on beautiful rocks, stand and marvel 😯 and are happy 😊 The gypsy rock and Château Wasigenstein were the highlights, but it was also beautiful, through the idyllic to walk Wengelsbachtal.
We hardly met anyone, which I haven't experienced for so …

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April 9, 2023,Schönau, Pfaffenfelsen, Bruderfelsen, Le rocher des Tziganes, Chateau Wasigenstein, Klingelfels, Burg Blumenstein

A friend sent me a picture of the ringing rock in November. I then looked up where it was. Ok, Wengelsbach / France. The tour was also planned soon...... and was almost forgotten.
Today was the day (what else should you do on a sunny Easter Sunday).
My husband and I started in Schönau and soon came to the Pfaffenfelsen. …

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May 28, 2023,Schönau | Ruine Wasigenstein - Zigeunerfels - Bruderfelsen - Pfaffenfels

It started in Schönau today.
First by the small French. Village Wengelsbach and from there then on a narrow path up to the Klingelfels and then on to Wasigenstein Castle.
Although we actually started relatively early...at least that's what I thought...there was already a lot going on there.
We were able to enjoy it anyway...a beautiful castle ruin!
Then the …

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Bruderfelsen – Klingelfels loop from Niedersteinbach

Col de Hichtenbach

Bruderfelsen

Schönau (village)

Saint Joseph Chapel of Wengelsbach

Wengelsbach (F)

Au Wasigenstein Restaurant

Col du Maimont (with a nice rest bench)

Klingelfels

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