View of Trifels Castle – Trifels Castle loop from Annweiler am Trifels

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Annweiler am Trifels

View of Trifels Castle – Trifels Castle loop from Annweiler am Trifels

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View of Trifels Castle – Trifels Castle loop from Annweiler am Trifels

02:14

7.20km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.68 km

View of Trifels Castle

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Great castle with great views. The great hall and the treasury are well worth seeing. To recommend.

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2.82 km

Gerhard-Weber Trail

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Beautiful path through the deciduous forest.

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3.12 km

Trifels

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An impressive climbing crag. I particularly like the routes on the pillar: "Sought and Found" and the two pillar routes.

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3.15 km

Luitpold Rock

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Climbing rock below Trifels Castle.
Climbers can be observed here, especially on weekends.

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3.32 km

View of Queichtal and Annweiler from Near Trifels Castle

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Great view of the Queichtal Valley and far into the Palatinate Forest.
The towns visible are, from left: Wernersberg, Sarnstall, and Annweiler.

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3.39 km

Brunnenturm

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On the way to Trifels Castle. Please note the castle's opening hours!

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3.52 km

Trifels Castle

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High up on this enormous rocky ship once sat the emperors of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, steering the fortunes of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Besides storing the …

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3.61 km

Trifels Castle

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7.20 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.25 km

2.50 km

1.08 km

382 m

Surfaces

2.96 km

2.20 km

1.20 km

626 m

206 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Thursday 29 October

12°C

4°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

March 17, 2022,Burg Trifels

Short walk to the castle and tour of the interior.

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April 23, 2025,Trifels Runde

The heavy rain spared us. We took the Monks' Trail up to the castle and toured it. A beautiful, super trail. I'll be back again. Now, let's have some Saumagen...😺😺

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October 19, 2024,🏰 🍂 Burg Trifels 🍂🏰

After the castle was in the fog yesterday, this afternoon we saw the Indian Summer in the Palatinate Forest 🍂🍂🍂 unfortunately without sun 🌞

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April 20, 2025,Wanderung Burg Trifels und Erkundungstour in Annweiler/ Pfalz

Today we chose Annweiler am Trifels. A very interesting little town with a lot of history. First mentioned in 1176.
We were both immediately captivated by this idyllic, incredibly romantic little town with its winding streets, canals, and mill wheels. We actually drove here from Eppenbrunn (Altschlossfelsen) because of Trifels Castle. But we couldn't resist taking a closer look at …

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