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Rhineland-Palatinate

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Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Kleinkarlbach

Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Neuleiningen loop from Battenberg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Kleinkarlbach

Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Neuleiningen loop from Battenberg

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Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Neuleiningen loop from Battenberg

02:06

7.04km

210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 538 m for 13 m

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661 m

View from Battenberg Castle across the Rhine Plain

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A very beautiful view from Battenberg Castle over the vineyards and the Rhine plain.

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Ruins of Battenberg Castle

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Battenberg Castle probably originally served to protect the Murbach fief, which encompassed the villages of Kleinkarlbach, Bobenheim/Berg, and Weisenheim/Berg. In 1359, it was first mentioned in connection with the Counts …

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1.61 km

View of Neuleiningen

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over the vineyards

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4.82 km

Neuleiningen Historic Village

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Neuleiningen is a nearly 800 years old castle village with about 900 inhabitants. The castle, visible from afar, was built in the first half of the 13th century. The story …

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4.96 km

St. Nicholas Pilgrimage Church (Wallfahrtskirche St. Nikolaus), Neuleiningen

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A medieval quarry stone building around 1500, the core of the nave probably from the 13th century (former castle chapel), the west tower moved out of the axis with a …

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5.09 km

Lion Fountain at Neuleiningen Market Square

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The market square is a small square with a market fountain and lions on the column that once held the barrel oak - the official calibration vessel. The lion, symbol …

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5.39 km

View of Sausenheim and the Vineyards

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Magnificent view over the vineyards to Sausenheim

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6.31 km

Seating area with a wonderful view of Neuleiningen

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Beautiful seating area with a fantastic view of the castle village of Neuleiningen (to the north) and the Rhine plain (to the east).

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7.04 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.22 km

2.56 km

888 m

313 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.18 km

1.32 km

814 m

743 m

640 m

338 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

January 1, 2022,# SH22.01 | Pfälzer Wald Hikes: Kurz, knackig und sehenswert- Neujahrsrunde Battenberg-Neuleiningen auf dem Leininger Burgentrail 👍👍

Tour is part of the collection: komoot.de/collection/1899176/-kurz-sometimes-crunchy-aber-always-seeable
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komoot.de/collection/1219618/-pfaelzer-wald-hikes

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It was a nice start in 2022: sun and spring-like temperatures. The trails were dry and perfect for hiking (and biking). And since it's not far from Frankfurt, I'll include that in my planning, since there are also dry, muddy trails here in the North Palatinate than in the Taunus. …

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April 3, 2022,Kurze heimatnahe Verdauungsrunde von Battenberg

Today a small round after the meal close to home to Battenberg. From the parking lot we went up to Battenberg Castle, in some places there was still snow, in some places the trees were blossoming. From the castle, a view of the Rhine plain and the Odenwald in the distance, even the skyline of Frankfurt. Then we continued towards …

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October 3, 2023,Runde von Battenberg-Neuleiningen vor dem Sturmtief...

...today on the holiday it was too windy for us to go on a bike tour. In addition, rain and storms were forecast for the afternoon...
So in the late morning we laced up our hiking boots and completed a tour from Battenberg to Neuleiningen. From the hiking car park below Battenberg we first went steeply uphill to the castle. …

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April 10, 2023,2023-04-10 Burg Neuleiningen-Blitzröhren und Burg Battenberg

April 10, 2023 the beautiful Easter weather lured us to Neuleiningen in the Vorderpfalz with its ruins of a hilltop castle and the cobbled streets that stagger through the village.
Further down into the Eckbachtal and through a varied landscape, at the moment the cherry trees are blooming here, up to the flash tubes and the Battenberg castle ruins. On …

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March 10, 2022,2022-03-10 Burg Neuleiningen zur Burg Battenberg

In the most beautiful weather from Neuleiningen ... flash tubes .. to Battenberg Castle. On the way back, not the variant to hike on the city wall path.

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Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Neuleiningen loop from Battenberg

View from Battenberg Castle across the Rhine Plain

Ruins of Battenberg Castle

View of Neuleiningen

Neuleiningen Historic Village

St. Nicholas Pilgrimage Church (Wallfahrtskirche St. Nikolaus), Neuleiningen

Lion Fountain at Neuleiningen Market Square

View of Sausenheim and the Vineyards

Seating area with a wonderful view of Neuleiningen

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