Stahleck Castle – Ruins of Stahlberg Castle loop from Bacharach

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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Stahleck Castle – Ruins of Stahlberg Castle loop from Bacharach

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Stahleck Castle – Ruins of Stahlberg Castle loop from Bacharach

04:15

14.0km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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692 m

Stahleck Castle

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Definitely make a detour there if you are nearby.
From the castle you have a very nice view of the Rhine Valley.
The castle itself has been restored and houses a very good youth hostel.

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4.64 km

View of the Stahlberg castle ruins from Kacksberg

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The view from the Kacksberg view sweeps over the Stahlberg castle to the Steeg district.

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5.00 km

Old Slate Mine

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The Rhine and its tributaries have cut deep valleys into the high plateau of the Hunsrück in the Bacharach area, on the slopes of which slate occurs, which was used …

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7.22 km

Ruins of Stahlberg Castle

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Large castle complex with good picnic facilities (several benches and tables). Located beautifully in the countryside with hardly any “noise of civilization”.

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8.07 km

View of the ruins of Stahlberg Castle.

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Nice foretaste of the ruin, which is absolutely worth visiting.

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11.5 km

View of the Rhine near Langscheid

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On the heights of the Rhine Valley there are always wonderful views over the valley.

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12.5 km

Stahleck Castle is a hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine Valley in the area of the town of Bacharach in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Mainz-Bingen, almost 50 kilometers south of Koblenz. Its water-filled ditch is a rarity in Germany.

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12.7 km

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

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From here you have a wonderful view of Bacharach and the Rhine, and the walk to get there is also fun and quite easy to do.

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14.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

1.08 km

571 m

320 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

1.60 km

744 m

414 m

395 m

114 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

6°C

87 %

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Comments

February 17, 2025,Stahlberg-Schleife

I've had the tour on my list for a while and when I looked out the window this morning, the Rhine was fog-free🌞 and, given the time of year, there were no swarms of tourists in or on the way to Bacharach, it quickly became clear where I wanted to go today!
A wonderful tour, with everything 🏰🍷🌳 very nice …

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March 19, 2022,2022-03-19 Bacharach Stahlberg-Schleife

After the last mobile home parking space in Bingen was occupied by a car yesterday evening, I landed in Bacharach by full moonlight and hiked the Stahlberg loop today in the most beautiful weather.
At the beginning it went through the old town, left past the St Peter's Church, steeply upwards, mostly over steps to the ruins of the Werner …

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July 30, 2023,Wanderung Stahlberg-Schleife, Bacharach

Finally the first hike after my fire accident 6 weeks ago. Great route, there is so much to see... Castles, slate mines, towers, game enclosures and of course great views of the Rhine Valley between Bacharach and Lorch. The first and last meters do not correspond to the signposted route, since I started and arrived at the train station instead …

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May 2, 2026,Stahlbergrunde von Bacharach

Below the Rheingau, where the banks of the river lose their cheerful appearance, mountains and rocks with their adventurous castle ruins become more defiant, and a wilder, more serious glory rises up, there lies, like a gruesome legend of ancient times, the dark, ancient city of Bacharach

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December 21, 2021,Stahlberg-Schleife Bacharach

❄️🤩❄️
Wow, what a beautiful tour - covered in a fairytale like a crackling blanket of ice flowers!
This lap is guaranteed to be beautiful even in the rain, but yesterday I felt especially enchanted in this winter wonderland, through which I walked for the most part completely alone.
Relatively in the middle of the route is the ruin, from …

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August 19, 2024,Von Burg Stahleck zur Burgruine Stahlberg Runde von DJH Bacharach

Nowhere have I seen the Rhine as beautiful as here in Bacharach 😎. Even Heinrich Heine was delighted by the view 😍.

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June 6, 2022,Stahlberg-Schleife bei Bacharach (Rundtour des Rheinburgenweges)

Beautiful hike with Gabi.
We have walked the great Stahlberg Loop several times. It's worth it every time and we can fully recommend it!
tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/de/tour/wandern/stahlberg-schleife/8625682
A notice:
Some pictures I took with the camera are not positioned.

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September 12, 2021,Auf der Stahlbergschleife von Burg zu Burg

I haven't had a tour for a long time - which doesn't mean I haven't done one. But I’m just now absolutely not behind in uploading everything here at Komoot.

While I am only gradually uploading the missing tours from Slovenia & Co, there is now the current hike from yesterday on the Stahlbergschleife around Bacharach. The highlights of the …

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