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Weisenheim am Berg

Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Battenberg Castle loop from Weisenheim am Berg

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Weisenheim am Berg

Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Battenberg Castle loop from Weisenheim am Berg

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Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Battenberg Castle loop from Weisenheim am Berg

03:39

13.1km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Haardtrand - Im Baumgarten

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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60 m

Hikers' parking lot "Mandeltal", Weisenheim (mountain)

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Good starting point for hikes from Weisenheim / Berg - for tours in the chestnut forests around Weisenheim / Bobenheim - especially to the beautiful Ungeheuersee.

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4.89 km

Eisenbeiss Mill (Lang Mill)

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In front of the "Langmühle" there is an old fountain and a rest bench, the Eckbach flows directly past here.
The "long mill" was formerly a pure flour mill. It …

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7.18 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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7.78 km

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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7.82 km

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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8.35 km

Lightning tubes of Battenberg

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I liked this explanation from the Pfalzmuseum für Naturkunde in DÜW (according to the information board on site) best for this phenomenon:
"Water that had dissolved iron-containing substances penetrated the …

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8.73 km

Historic Trail to Battenberg Castle

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On a narrow path it goes up to Battenberg in the shade.

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8.93 km

View of Battenberg Castle

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Battenburg and flash tubes have to be looked at

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.76 km

3.21 km

2.10 km

652 m

327 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

3.24 km

2.27 km

1.49 km

1.14 km

252 m

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Ruins of Battenberg Castle – View of Battenberg Castle loop from Weisenheim am Berg

Hikers' parking lot "Mandeltal", Weisenheim (mountain)

Eisenbeiss Mill (Lang Mill)

Seating area with a wonderful view of Neuleiningen