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Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Esthal

Spangenberg Castle – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Burg Spangenberg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Esthal

Spangenberg Castle – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Burg Spangenberg

Moderate

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Spangenberg Castle – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Burg Spangenberg

04:08

14.4km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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161 m

Footbridge Over the Speyerbach

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Contains the purest fine and red sand as a river bed

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663 m

Spangenberg Castle

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The castle Spangenberg was built according to the legend of the wild Kaspar. Its wild name addition came from the dedication party of the castle, which ended only when all …

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3.21 km

Breitenstein Castle Ruins

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The castle consisted of a bailey and a main castle. But it has disintegrated so much that I could not imagine what it looked like.
See also: burgenarchiv.de/burg_Breitenstein_in_rheinland-pfalz

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6.24 km

Stone Bridge Over the Stream in Breitenbachtal

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Steinbrücke is almost a bit exaggerated for that... there are other beautiful places in the Breitenbachtal

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7.55 km

Wolf Gorge Hut

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A beautiful hut with good, hearty Palatinate food and very reasonable prices. There is a small playground for children and the stream is perfect for splashing around. The large swing is a hit.

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9.11 km

Nebelsbrunnen

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The Fog Fountain is about 100 meters north of the church square. It is a slightly smaller well in contrast to the other wells on the fountain walk Esthal.

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13.7 km

Erfenstein Castle Ruins

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According to legend, the castle Erfenstein was once connected with Spangenberg Castle (on the opposite side of the valley) by a leather bridge. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sage_von_der_Ledernen_Br%C3%BCcke

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14.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.21 km

5.71 km

1.36 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

5.86 km

4.79 km

1.70 km

1.01 km

903 m

136 m

Elevation

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Monday 17 August

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March 28, 2023,Burg Spangenberg – Burg Breitenstein🚶‍♂️🥾🧢 🏰🧱🗡🏹 Runde von Erfenstein

medium-difficult tour with beautiful paths and castles through a beautiful, narrow Breitenbach valley and at the end a beautiful view of Erfenstein and Spangenberg Castle 🏰🧱

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August 8, 2025,🌿 Pfalz 📍 Erfenstein 🏰 Burgen Tour

Day 1: A shady 3 Castles tour in the Elmsteinertal Valley, with frequent re-planning to explore narrow paths. The path along the Bächle stream was particularly refreshing.

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May 21, 2023,3-Burgenweg Pfälzer Wald: Ruine Breitenstein, Ruine Spangenberg und Erfensteiner Burg

As the name suggests, this tour takes us to the two castle ruins of Erfenstein, Breitenstein and Spangenberg Castle in the Elmstein Valley. It involves a few climbs as the castles are built on rocks, but we are always rewarded with beautiful views. The starting point is the hiking car park in Breitenstein. From here we follow a steep gravel …

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February 14, 2023,"Mission complete" : Ritterstein-Jagd erfolgreich beendet! 😃

Well... today it was time!
With the Ritterstein No. 113 "R. Breitenstein" and after a total of 76 tours and more than 1000 km, my Ritterstein hunt came to an end with the last missing stone of a total of 307... I'm almost a little wistful!
When I started searching in Nov. '21, I never thought that this "project" would …

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June 14, 2023,3 Burgen Tour - Pfalz

Today I went to the Palatinate again with my friend Schwibsi and took the 3 castle tour under my hooves.
Get on at the Breitenstein car park and reach Spangenberg Castle (with the castle tavern open) on a predominantly soft forest floor and beautiful paths. Then climbed the remains of Erfenstein Castle (as far as possible) and touched on Breitenstein …

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September 12, 2022,Zu den Quellen und Burgen rund um Erfenstein

An exploration tour of castles and springs (fountains) around #Erfenstein was planned. I started on the beautiful and clear morning at the parking lot of Spangenberg Castle. This was enthroned above me and should be the goal of the final stop :-) Passing the road, it went slightly uphill past beautiful little houses and a Lourdes grotto that you almost …

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August 13, 2022,Wolfsschluchthütte - Runde vom Forsthaus Breitenstein

Summery hot round with many opportunities to cool off in the fortunately not yet dried up streams.

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March 2, 2025,Erfenstein-Burg Erfenstein- Wolfsschluchthütte

Today we did a short walk (yesterday was the carnival meeting). From the car park in Erfenstein straight to the castle with a lovely view (unfortunately against the sun, so no photos), then to the Wolfsschluchthütte for a rest and back to Erfenstein. In total it was about 13 kilometres and 300 metres in altitude. Kommot probably thought that if …

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Spangenberg Castle – Wolf Gorge Hut loop from Burg Spangenberg

Footbridge Over the Speyerbach

Spangenberg Castle

Breitenstein Castle Ruins

Stone Bridge Over the Stream in Breitenbachtal

Wolf Gorge Hut

Nebelsbrunnen

Erfenstein Castle Ruins

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