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Schönau (Pfalz)

View from Wegelnburg Castle – Kaiser Wilhelm Tower loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südwestpfalz
Schönau (Pfalz)

View from Wegelnburg Castle – Kaiser Wilhelm Tower loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Kaiser Wilhelm Tower loop from Schönau (Pfalz)

02:20

7.07km

320m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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48 m

Schönau (village)

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

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3.39 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

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Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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3.46 km

View of Château de Hohenbourg

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3.60 km

Wachtfels and Krötenstuhl

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2 rocks in the forest near the Wegelnburg.
There used to be a staircase leading up to the Wachtfels. You can still see metal remains at the end of the …

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3.82 km

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower

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Bizarre rocks right on the hiking trail

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3.88 km

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Stein Shelter

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Located right on the border on the way from Nothweiler to Fleckenstein

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3.88 km

Here you make a real border experience - the Schlossberg has two peaks - one on the German and one on the French side. The border runs over the saddle …

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6.99 km

Gienanth House (with fountain)

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Gienanth fountain from 1842 in front of the manor house in Schönau.
In 1835, Ludwig von Gienanth acquired the smelting works, which went bankrupt in 1883.

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7.07 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.86 km

556 m

280 m

232 m

137 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

2.02 km

308 m

280 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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May 9, 2024,Wegelnburg – Château du Hohenbourg Runde von chönau (Pfalz)
It's not the distance, but the climb and the descent 😂😂😂 but awesome!

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Back home, climbing castles, enjoying the view of the Palatinate Forest - also beautiful.

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