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Ascent to Burg Maus (Maus Castle) – Pulsbach Waterfall loop from Kestert

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Ascent to Burg Maus (Maus Castle) – Pulsbach Waterfall loop from Kestert

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Ascent to Burg Maus (Maus Castle) – Pulsbach Waterfall loop from Kestert

05:52

20.0km

500m

Hiking

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.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.96 km

Wooden Bridge at Pulsbachklamm

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Nice if it can also be done with wood. Fits in wonderfully with the surroundings

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2.07 km

Mossy Forest Trail in Pulsbach Gorge

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Definitely one of the most beautiful sections of the Rheinsteig. The dense moss fields are great to look at

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3.16 km

View of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley

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A short rocky path (detour from the Rheinsteig) leads to this exposed vantage point on a rocky cliff!
From here you have a bombastic panorama of the Rhine 👌😎

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3.16 km

Bench with a View of Ehrenthal and the Rhine

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Nice place to rest on the Rheinsteig stage from Kestert to Kaub.

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6.70 km

Ascent to Burg Maus (Maus Castle)

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Most of the photos here show Maus Castle (mostly from the top of the mountain), but unfortunately have no relation to the ascent and the associated views of the castle 👎😒

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8.20 km

Viewpoint

9.25 km

Panoramic bench overlooking the Rhine

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Recommended resting place, directly on the slope edge, with an impressive 180 ° panorama of the Rhine 👌😎

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17.0 km

Pulsbach Waterfall

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Firm, handy footwear is recommended. Then the tour is recommended in every season.

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17.4 km

Well-Weibches-Loch Cave

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The legend of the "Well-Weibches-Hole" in short version:
The beautiful innkeeper's daughter betrays the residents' refuge to the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War and gets pregnant. After the end …

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20.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.75 km

6.18 km

2.57 km

1.02 km

889 m

396 m

183 m

Surfaces

6.26 km

5.67 km

4.13 km

2.27 km

1.42 km

235 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Saturday 6 June

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Ascent to Burg Maus (Maus Castle) – Pulsbach Waterfall loop from Kestert

Wooden Bridge at Pulsbachklamm

Mossy Forest Trail in Pulsbach Gorge

View of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Bench with a View of Ehrenthal and the Rhine

Ascent to Burg Maus (Maus Castle)

Panoramic bench overlooking the Rhine

Pulsbach Waterfall

Well-Weibches-Loch Cave

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