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Rheingaugebirge

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Rheingaugebirge

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May 6, 2020

Rheingaugebirge

Hard

22:16

96.8km

4.3km/h

2,360m

2,370m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Most people would complete this in 4-7 days

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1

313 m

Large Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Get some scenic views and relax. More rock formations are close by.

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2

5.71 km

Hedwig Witte Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great opportunity for a break with a great view.

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3

7.39 km

Valentin-Statzner Shelter

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UPDATE 2025: The shelter no longer exists.

Good for a break before continuing.

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4

10.2 km

Peerenboom Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It's just a shelter. What more can you write about it 🤷🏻‍♂️.

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5

11.8 km

Kalte Herberge – Highest Mountain of the Rheingau

Highlight • Summit

At 619 meters above sea level, the Kalte Herberge is the highest mountain in the Rheingau. There used to be not much to see up here except for the summit …

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6

12.7 km

Forester Orlopp Memorial

Highlight • Monument

In memorial of forest warden named Orlopp who was shot by a poacher back in Sept 1916

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7

14.2 km

Gray Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

A quartz rock group up to 12 meters high (natural monument) directly on the Rheinhöhenweg. Is also used as a climbing spot with several good bouldering opportunities.

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8

15.9 km

Seven Signposts

Highlight • Trail

The "Sang" path is overgrown and therefore impassable. A short detour via the Rheinhöhenweg leads to the Sanger Chaussee and finally to the country road.

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9

18.2 km

View of Donnersberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Seating on one of the more beautiful parts of the 18th stage of the Rheinsteig.

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10

20.7 km

Marienthal Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nice monastery with a great facility. Invites you to linger. Be sure to stop, look, enjoy and relax.

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11

21.1 km

Ketteler Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Bishop von Ketteler often meditated at this old chapel. That's why the chapel was named after him,

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12

22.4 km

Offermannteich

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful pond, ideal for a short break. Today there were two wild ducks on the water and there were a lot of mating toads in action near the shore. Great show. You can also walk around the pond completely.

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23.8 km

Nothgottes Monastery

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The basis of the monastery was a chapel, which, according to legend, was laid out in 1390 by knight Brömser after one of his farmers found the image of the …

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14

24.6 km

Benches with a view of the Taunus hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Two benches with trash cans on the outskirts invite you to take a break.

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15

25.6 km

St. Hildegard Abbey, Eibingen

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nice location of the monastery high in the vineyards above Rüdesheim. Reward: Great view over the Rhine Valley as far as Rheinhessen and Mainz.

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28.0 km

Monopteros Temple with View of the Rhine

Highlight • Monument

In the 18th century, more precisely in 1788, Karl Maximilian Graf von Ostein had a monopteros built on the Niederwald above Rüdesheim am Rhein, which became part of his newly …

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28.2 km

Niederwald monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

The imposing Niederwald Monument is located above the town of Rüdesheim. The monument commemorates the unification of Germany in 1871. The construction of the monument took six years. The Niederwald …

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28.4 km

Bingen View

Highlight • Viewpoint

A little further away from the Niederwald monument, several benches offer a break and offer a direct view of Bingen and the Nahe valley.

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19

29.1 km

View of Rüdesheim am Rhein from the Eremitage viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the high trails with the best view. Simply fantastic

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20

29.9 km

View of the Nahe Confluence and Bingen

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view over Bingen and the Nahe estuary

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21

30.1 km

Rossel Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The Rossel castle ruins were built in 1774 by Count Ostein on the highest elevation in the Niederwald. It is a popular tourist destination, especially because of its wonderful view of the Nahe estuary and the Binger Loch.

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30.3 km

View of the Rhine Valley from the Rittersaal ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

You should definitely visit during the hike over the Niederwald. Great view towards Trechtingshausen and towards Bingen.

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23

30.6 km

Enchanted Cave

Highlight • Cave

A fun change for all ages.

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24

31.2 km

Jagdschloss Niederwald

Highlight • Castle

It is a good starting point for hikes and you can park here for free. The chairlift mountain station is not far from the hunting lodge and of course you …

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31.3 km

Deer Enclosure at Niederwald Hunting Lodge

Highlight • Natural

The Jagdschloss Niederwald is now a conference hotel, the adjoining wildlife park is freely accessible. Thanks to the car park, location at the edge of the forest and the chairlift …

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33.6 km

Pension Fass-Stein

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36.9 km

Segelflugplatz Car Park – Naturpark Rhein-Taunus

Highlight • Parking

Nice parking lot also suitable for starting hiking tours.

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28

38.7 km

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39.9 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Teufelskadrich

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Teufelskadrich (or Teufelskädrich, if you believe the sign on site) is a rocky outcrop high above the Rhine Valley. From here you have a magnificent view over the deeply cut valley. There is also a cozy weather shelter here.

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41.7 km

View of the Rhine from the Teufelskadrich

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hut with benches without a table for a rest on the Rheinsteig.
Unfortunately, there is no direct view of the Rhine from the hut.
The observation bench a few meters further on offers an even greater view of the Rhine.

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31

44.5 km

Georgs-Ruh Viewpoint over the Rhine Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful rest area with a fantastic view of the Rhine.

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46.3 km

View of Lorch and Heimburg from the vineyard rest area

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Lorch (Hesse) and Heimburg (Rhineland-Palatinate)

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48.3 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Lorcher Vineyards

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice small and covered rest area

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51.2 km

Tree Stump in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the idyllic stone, the animals from the shooting gallery in the background shoot the animals that dare to nibble on it😉👎!
After you have laboriously dragged yourself up the …

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55.4 km

Eiserne Hand Trail Junction

Highlight • Trail

Not to be confused with the pass of the same name in the Taunus main ridge above Wiesbaden. This place is a crossroads at 454 meters above sea level. At …

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59.6 km

Tree with Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

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60.9 km

Rennweg Parking Area and Picnic Meadow

Highlight • Parking

Nice place to take a little break.

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38

66.4 km

Äpfelbach Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very secluded in the Rheingau mountains.

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67.3 km

Spring at Wickersheller Bridge

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great place for a short break to take a photo.

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73.5 km

Mehrholz Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view on a rock pulpit with a bench.
The rock is a bit slippery after rain.

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74.5 km

Mehrholzer Höhe

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75.6 km

Schiefer Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Just an example of a "rock" that shows how rich the region is in slate

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43

76.1 km

View of Laukenmühle and Lauksburg Ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view of the inn and the area

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44

76.3 km

Stone staircase of the former RAD camp in the Wispertal

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Looks like the RAD meeting place. Here the brains were littered.

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77.0 km

Lauksburg Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Deep in the wild and romantic Wispertal, one of the most beautiful and deserted corners of the Taunus, you will find the ruins of the small Lauksburg. Not much is …

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80.8 km

Sauerbornseck

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82.8 km

Volkmannseiche Rest Area and Burial Mounds

Highlight • Rest Area

You can see burial mounds, an old wall and rest at a rest area.

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48

87.9 km

Old Hollow Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very unusual looking tree, maybe an old bridle tree

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88.7 km

Old Gebück trees (Rheingauer Gebück)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Rheingau Gebück was a border fortification consisting of “bent” beeches (a so-called “Landwehr”) that enclosed the Rheingau for 600 years until the end of the 18th century.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheingauer_Geb%C3%BCck

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90.2 km

Förster-Bitter-Eiche Car Park

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Came to this place in connection with my rehab in Schlangenbad 👌

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90.6 km

Archaeological Site

Archaeological Site

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94.9 km

Old Forest Cemetery Chapel (Alter Waldfriedhof Kapelle)

Highlight • Religious Site

This cemetery in the middle of the forest is a quiet place to pause with a beautiful chapel and big trees 🌲🌳 between the winding paths.

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95.9 km

Musensitz Pavilion — View of Schlangenbad

Highlight • Viewpoint

This place is worth visiting. There are great hiking and biking trails all around 👌 highly recommended 😉 good vantage point!

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96.8 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.5 km

9.05 km

2.45 km

1.81 km

1.57 km

324 m

Surfaces

44.4 km

26.9 km

16.1 km

5.79 km

1.79 km

1.67 km

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