Weinheim Castle Park – Weinheim Exotenwald loop from Birkenau

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Weinheim Castle Park – Weinheim Exotenwald loop from Birkenau

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Weinheim Castle Park – Weinheim Exotenwald loop from Birkenau

03:13

11.0km

300m

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: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.52 km

Trail to Wachenburg

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Short but nice climb to the castle

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3.88 km

View of Windeck Castle

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Windeck Castle can be seen from afar

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4.43 km

Burgruine Windeck

Castle

5.25 km

Gerberbach Quarter

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From the main street down it goes to the Gerberbachviertel, below the city wall, of which the view is exposed here and there and enthroned above the houses of the …

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5.45 km

Weinheim Market Square

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The many cafés and restaurants are all housed in beautiful, old half-timbered houses, which creates a really cozy atmosphere. You shouldn't miss it if you come by here.

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5.71 km

Weinheim Castle Park

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The castle park is a park in Weinheim. It has a total area of around 5.2 hectares and is divided into the small and large palace gardens. Today the park …

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5.91 km

Exotic Forest, Weinheim

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The exotic forest in Weinheim is a unique arboretum. The exotic forest was founded in 1872 and is home to around 170 types of shrubs and trees from all over …

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7.16 km

Weinheim Exotenwald

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Here you can marvel at great trees from different regions of the world.

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8.69 km

View of Windeck Castle Ruins

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The ruin stands very prominently on its mountain, especially since the trees are gone

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11.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.43 km

1.70 km

700 m

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.34 km

4.07 km

1.26 km

737 m

608 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

5°C

89 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

August 31, 2021,Gorxheimertal-Gorxheim: Burgruine Windeck, Wachenburg, Weinheim: Altstadt und Schloßpark

This hike starts above Gorxheim on a parking lot and goes through the forest to the Wachenburg and on to Windeck Castle, before continuing to the old town and the castle park of Weinheim. From there I am through the exotic forest back to Gorxheim to the starting point. Very nice hike with many cultural highlights - some nice paths, …

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March 16, 2025,Wachenburg Runde Gorxheimertal B

Met up with my cousin halfway through the hike in Weinheim.
The market square in Weinheim is always like a vacation experience.

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April 15, 2022,Burgruine Windeck Runde vom Gorxheimertal

On an April weekend there was more than 20 cm of fresh snow in the area, and the snow load caused an awful lot to collapse in the forest. Many a tree lay across the path and you had to make your way between the branches. Then we had a nice lunch break in the beer garden at the Windeck …

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June 11, 2022,Davor, danach und mittendrin: Exotenwald Weinheim

This was again a "homemade" tour out of the box, i. H. small sections of local hiking trails just somehow lined up to create a nice hiking tour. A nice side effect: Almost the whole lap was in the shade, which wasn't the worst thing considering the temperatures today.

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February 16, 2025,Burgruine Windeck Runde

Today we went for a walk in Weinheim, to "get used to it" 😊
Cappuccino with fresh waffles was very good in Weinheim 😋

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May 8, 2022,Weinheim - Burg Windeck -Burg Wachenheim - Gorxheim

Today we felt like looking at castles again and drove to Weinheim. I (Tamara) have to admit that I've never been to Weinheim and I'm really excited about the beautiful little town.
Today the 30th Old Town Run took place there and therefore there was quite a lot going on on the streets. First we were in the Hermannshof, a …

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April 10, 2022,Weinheim Burg Windeck - Wachenburg - Exotenwald

We had to overcome fallen trees again and again along the entire route. A sign hangs on the castle garden in Weinheim that the garden is closed due to snowfall. Back home, I also found out why Windeck Castle and Wachenburg were deserted today: the access roads are currently closed. We didn't notice that while hiking.

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