Homburg Castle Ruins – Homburg Ruins loop from Gössenheim

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Homburg Castle Ruins – Homburg Ruins loop from Gössenheim

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Homburg Castle Ruins – Homburg Ruins loop from Gössenheim

03:09

11.0km

230m

Hiking

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

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Ruine Homburg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.01 km

View of Gössenheim

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View of Grösseheim

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2.74 km

Ruine Homburg

Nature Reserve

3.47 km

Ölgrund Valley

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A very scenic valley section that is sure to be even more pleasing to the eye in spring

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4.12 km

Spring Snowflakes in Ölgrund Valley

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In March, the Ölgrundtal offers the opportunity to look at Märzenbecher. Please pay attention to careful handling of this particularly protected and endangered splendor.

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8.13 km

View of Hohhafter Berg from the Ruins of Homburg

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Generous, spacious facility where people will surely gather at the right time.. Seating and rest areas available... on my lap that was rainy today, the only dry spot was a shelter

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8.42 km

View of the summit cross at Ruine Homburg

Highlight • Castle

Picturesquely situated rest area… just right after the climb 😉… nice view included

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8.64 km

Homburg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The first stone has stood on the next here since 1008... as a castle always undefeated! A real hiker's hit, including the surrounding landscape that is under nature protection

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8.71 km

Homburg Ruins

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So with the bike you have to be really freaky to cycle down there.. on foot it is a challenge in parts due to the currently prevailing wetness of the path... Hiking poles are helpful

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9.25 km

Bergmühle Curiosity Garden

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The open spaces around the former mill are adorned with all sorts of objects - a true cabinet of curiosities.

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.21 km

1.70 km

663 m

404 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.80 km

2.96 km

2.33 km

867 m

681 m

404 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

7°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

April 4, 2023,hinauf zur Ruine Homburg und in den Ölgrund - 04.04.2023

From Gössenheim past the grotto went out of town. Past the road where the Reichsautobahn 46 was supposed to be built in the direction of the forest. In the forest direction Bergmühle. Up through the mill on a slightly alpine ascent to the ruins. Is a partly steep slippery path. The remains of the mighty Homburg await you at the …

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March 2, 2024,Burgriune Homburg und Märzenbecher im Ölgrund von Gossenheim aus

Hiked around the Homburg ruins and the Ölgrund at the right time. Spring is in the starting blocks. There were incredible numbers of blue carpenter bees, brimstone butterflies and fritillary butterflies to admire. In addition to the thousands of March cups, there were also violets, wood anemones, daphne, wild garlic, arum, cowslips... Great tour through many protected landscape areas.

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November 6, 2021,Ruine Homburg mit Heide, Wald und Kuriosem

Thick high fog lay over the landscape when we arrived at the parking lot of the Homburg ruins near Gössenheim. As so often this year, the weather report turned out to be a bad PR gag.

But at least at the end of the tour we got some of the promised sunshine. So don't be surprised that the pictures of …

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