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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Kaub

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Kaub

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Kaub

01:29

4.82km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Rheinhänge von Burg Gutenfels bis zur Loreley

UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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210 m

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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Since its construction in 1327, the castle near Kaub has been enthroned on a rocky reef in the middle of the Bacharacher Engtal, where the Rhine has also been called …

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479 m

Dicker Turm (Thick Tower), Kaub

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The city wall was probably built in the first half of the 13th century, at the same time as the castle. The oldest fortification secured the "city district" from the …

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537 m

Haus Kasper, former inn Zum Goldenen Hirschen.
four-winged building; three-storey main wing, partly solid, decorative half-timbering, marked 1575, arrangement of windows, mansard roof, dormer house around 1800; Secret Annex, after 1876

Now the restaurant "At the Old Customs House"
beimaltenzollhaus.business.site

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641 m

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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The best way to see it is by ferry.
It stops there on every crossing. You can leave the ferry, look around and get on again on the next crossing.

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945 m

Gutenfelssteig Trail

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Beautiful path through the vineyards below the castle

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1.52 km

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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In 1339, the Counts Palatine Rudolf, Rupert the Elder, and Rupert the Younger established a perpetual truce for "Kube, our castle, and the town of Kube and Pfallenzgrafenstein," the name …

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1.63 km

Views of the Rhine and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from the Rheinsteig (Lorch to Kaub)

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Magnificent area. Steep vineyards, numerous castles and the Rhine flowing below.

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1.64 km

Panorama Trail above Kaub

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From the Volkenbachtal, the narrow, partly stony path leads from the Rennseiter tunnel to Gutenfels Castle with a view of Kaub and the Rhine Valley. Overburden from slate quarrying in …

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4.82 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.85 km

1.37 km

773 m

733 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.42 km

1.31 km

1.06 km

556 m

346 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Kaub

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

Dicker Turm (Thick Tower), Kaub

At the Old Tollhouse

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

Gutenfelssteig Trail

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

Views of the Rhine and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from the Rheinsteig (Lorch to Kaub)

Panorama Trail above Kaub

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