Old Hohenbaden Castle – View from the Ritterplatte loop from Baden-Baden

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Old Hohenbaden Castle – View from the Ritterplatte loop from Baden-Baden

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Old Hohenbaden Castle – View from the Ritterplatte loop from Baden-Baden

03:46

11.8km

450m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.27 km

Old Hohenbaden Castle

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The old Hohenbaden Castle was the first residence of the powerful Margraves of Baden. It is one of the three castles on the Black Forest heights around Baden-Baden. The ruin …

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4.68 km

View from the Ritterplatte

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From here you have a magnificent view of Baden-Baden, the Oostal, the Rhine plain and the northern Black Forest.

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6.00 km

Rock Formations and Shelter in Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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Super beautiful section of the path

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6.37 km

Upper Felsenweg at Battert Rocks near Hohenbaden Castle

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Above the rocks, many views of Baden-Baden and the Rhine plain.

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6.62 km

The Bergwacht Ortsgruppe Baden-Baden maintains the rescue station on the Falkenwand. It is open on Sundays and public holidays and offers an emergency pillar and is thus an additional safety feature for hikers and climbers on the Battert.
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6.62 km

View of the Battertfelsen

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Great view of the valley

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6.65 km

View of Baden-Baden from the Falkenwand

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Just come and marvel. Whether the landscape or the climber because. As soon as the walls are dry, the first climbers will arrive. Very special place on the Battert.

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7.10 km

Stone Steps on the Upper Felsenweg

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They lead through moss-covered forests and past impressive rock formations – a bit like an enchanted path through the Black Forest.

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.05 km

4.32 km

1.36 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.43 km

3.68 km

2.12 km

1.02 km

248 m

187 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

9°C

95 %

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Comments

December 29, 2022,Baden-Baden (Hardbergbad) - Kellersbild - Ruine Hohenbaden - Battert (Ritterplatte, Felsenbrücke, Bergwachthütte) - Untere Batterthütte - Grüner Stein - Baden-Baden (Hardbergbad)

Hello friends of cultivated hiking,

Since the rock bridge on the Battert is to be closed and - possibly - demolished in January, it was high time to pay this place a last and first visit.
Parked at the Hardbergbad where there are also some parking spaces - at least when it's not the bathing season - which are also …

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