Haltenberg Castle Ruins – Fish Ladder Lechtal-Nord loop from Westerholz

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Landsberg am Lech

Ammersee-Lech

Scheuring

Haltenberg Castle Ruins – Fish Ladder Lechtal-Nord loop from Westerholz

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Haltenberg Castle Ruins – Fish Ladder Lechtal-Nord loop from Westerholz

01:37

6.10km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Westerholz

Lechtal-Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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835 m

Haltenberg Castle Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The chapel remained well preserved until the postwar period. The original Romanesque building, dedicated to Saint Erasmus, was expanded and extended during the Gothic period. The small church was later …

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917 m

Haltenberg Castle Ruins

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Holdberg Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the steep bank of the Lech. Today the facility is the only castle ruin in the entire Lechrain area between Donauwörth and Füssen.

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2.56 km

Everglades on the Lech.

Highlight • River

... and a coffee or something else as a reward at the Naturfreundehaus "Oskar-Weinert-Hütte".

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2.56 km

Wild Forest Nature Lechtal-Nord

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The wild forest nature inspires with primeval floodplain forests, wild paths and a rich flora and fauna.

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3.43 km

Fish Ladder Lechtal-Nord

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With a little luck you can observe migrating fish

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3.80 km

View of the Lech from the weir

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The Zollhausrunde leads through beautiful forests for about 11.6 km along the Lech and is really beautiful, but there are a few more places to sit (benches) missing in case anyone needs them!!!

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3.82 km

Kaplan turbine at Lech Weir 19

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The hydropower turbine wheel at Lechstaustufe 19 near Schwabstadl is part of the run-of-river power plant, which has been in operation since 1981. It harnesses the power of the Lech …

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4.54 km

Nature Listening Horn Lechtal-Nord

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A nice little highlight for everyone to listen to the calming and beautiful sound of nature

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6.10 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.32 km

618 m

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.71 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2025,Wanderung Lechstaustufe 19, Burgruine Haltenberg 🇩🇪

Tour Report: Lech Dam 19 & Haltenberg Ruins – Hiking, History, and Spring Sunshine

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Start Time: 1:30 PM
Weather: Sunny and warm, around 23°C – perfect T-shirt weather!

In the early afternoon, our small, friendly hiking group met at the parking lot near the customs house at Lech Dam 19. From there, we started our …

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