Reinhardsfelsen – Waldeck Castle Ruins loop from Neubulach

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Reinhardsfelsen – Waldeck Castle Ruins loop from Neubulach

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Reinhardsfelsen – Waldeck Castle Ruins loop from Neubulach

04:56

16.1km

480m

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 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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420 m

Historic Silver Mine Neubulach (Hella-Glück-Stollen)

Highlight • Historical Site

Entertaining tour worth seeing for young and old. Before or after that, follow the bat path at the Ziegelbach. The kids will be delighted. 😍

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561 m

Ascent to the Silver Mine

Highlight • Trail

From the parking lot outside the site you can follow the path to the silver mine, a bit slippery during and after rain!

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2.87 km

Xanderklinge Gorge with Waterfalls

Highlight • Gorge

The way through the Xander Blade, in our case from top to bottom, is heaven, hell and madness at the same time. Very demanding and sometimes very slippery, I made …

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3.56 km

Treasure chest at the Xanderklinge

Highlight • Rest Area

When you emerge from the Xanderklinge gorge from the bottom up, you'll be surprised by a treasure chest. Honest hikers are welcome to open it and find refreshments. A voluntary contribution is appreciated.

I think it's a lovely idea!

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11.3 km

Geigerle Grill and Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Small barbecue area with a stone tent.

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11.6 km

Reinhardsfelsen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great old steps and impressive rock formations, in which you can partly climb a bit.

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11.7 km

Waldeck Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The oldest surviving building remains do not date before 1200. The lords of Waldeck were "grave-like" estate and had earned in the course of the 13th century, a more extensive …

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11.8 km

Ancient stone steps and rock formations near Waldeck Castle

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is probably a sentry post that was used in front of the castle on the approaching ridge with a much better view. When the castle was settled there was …

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16.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.64 km

2.57 km

1.77 km

1.35 km

441 m

329 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

3.66 km

2.99 km

2.75 km

1.46 km

211 m

108 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

6°C

95 %

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Comments

August 16, 2023,Silber Bergwerk die Xanderklinge entlang- Runde

The Xander Blade really is something special. Quite adventurous to go over the creek. Not recommended with sneakers, the stones are very slippery and the shoes can repel water. For those who don't want to walk the alpine path, there is a well-signposted alternative from which you can also see the Xanderklinge very well.

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April 15, 2022,Xanderklinge - Teinach - Burg Waldeck

Today the Xander blade was announced again.
I love the blade and I can only say it again, it is not for Sunday strollers. Sure-footedness and sturdy, waterproof shoes should be a must. From time to time you have to climb up using crampons and a rope.
Once at the top, we treated ourselves to something cool from the treasure …

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August 3, 2022,Xanderklinge x Neubulach

good trip From Xanderklinge nobody was out and about today. Temperature at the mine at 4:40 p.m.: 37° C.
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Waypoint (8) from km 6.24 looks like a game trail. The forest path above is overgrown with blackberries. I could not find waypoints (10) to (9) from km 7.75.

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October 5, 2024,Fledermauspfad - Burgruine Waldeck - Xanderklinge

Today was one of the most challenging tours I've ever done. But the effort was definitely worth it and I'm proud and happy that I managed this tour.

We started on the bat trail, and thanks again to @Heike 📷🦋🥾🪻 with whom I went through the exact route last night. It's so wonderfully wild there, you often cross the small …

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May 20, 2025,Erchinger Schlucht - Xanderklinge - Burgruine Waldeck

Today was a somewhat difficult tour. First, I went through the Erchinger Gorge to warm up, then shortly after, back up the Xanderklinge. Really difficult; you need surefootedness there! Then, at the top, I passed Holzbronn and back into the forest. A short detour to the Diekener Schlößle (there's only a cellar wall and lots of stones to see) and …

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May 14, 2022,Wanderung Nordschwarzwald Calw: Xanderklinge

Today I was in the northern Black Forest near Calw. I had had the Xanderklinge on my radar for a long time and so I planned a tour around it. The Xanderklinge is a gorge that is officially only partially accessible to a third, the rest rather unofficially but probably tolerated. So after the first third there is no real …

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July 27, 2023,Burgruine Waldeck - Wasserfall an der Xanderklinge EF

Day 2. Today we went to a ruin again 😎 We started at a train station. It wasn't too far to the ruins. The ruin itself is great. Very large and nested. We easily explored the ruins for an hour. We continued to walk alternately through wide and beautiful narrow paths. The tour also has some uphill/downhill sections. Eventually you …

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July 15, 2022,Von Bad Teinach über die Xanderklinge zur Burgruine Waldeck

Beautiful round starting at Bad Teinach-Neubulach station. Between the highlights there are easily walkable hiking trails, but some of them along the road. But be careful: going down the Xander Blade from top to bottom is more difficult! Surefootedness required. The harder part of the Xander Blade can also be bypassed at the top.

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