Château du Loewenstein – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Hirschthal

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Château du Loewenstein – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Hirschthal

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Château du Loewenstein – Hohenbourg Castle loop from Hirschthal

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8.81km

280m

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: October 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.05 km

View of Château de Fleckenstein

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Fleckenstein Castle is an impregnable 12th century citadel which dominates the Vosges and Palatine forest. This fort is called troglodyte, that is to say that it was erected directly in …

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3.26 km

Gimbelhof Hotel & Restaurant

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Well-known and well-visited excursion restaurant near Fleckenstein Castle.
Self-service restaurant with outdoor catering and traditional restaurant. Here is fed inside.
May be on weekends.
In the immediate vicinity there is an adventure playground.

Note opening hours!
Info: gimbelhof.com

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3.45 km

Panoramic view of Fleckenstein castle

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Shortly after the Gimpelhof you can see the castle from afar, but there is still a long way to go.

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4.92 km

Château du Loewenstein

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Löwenstein Castle (also called Lindenschmitt and Löwenburg) was first mentioned in the 13th century. The castle was destroyed in 1386 due to robber barons and was probably not rebuilt.

A very beautiful ruin with a wonderful view from both platforms.

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5.24 km

Hohenbourg Castle

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Quite well preserved castle with a beautiful view of Fleckenstein Castle and, in the other direction, of Wegelnburg.

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6.00 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

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Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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6.96 km

Sentier des Roches

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The name is program: many rocks, roots and steps. At first easy to drive on, in the direction of Burg Fleckenstein then more and more demanding passages. In places pushing …

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7.89 km

Besucherzentrum Burg Fleckenstein

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From here you have a great view of the castle, a ticket to get into the castle costs 5€

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8.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.61 km

3.27 km

1.72 km

169 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

1.69 km

201 m

125 m

< 100 m

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Weather

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Friday 9 October

16°C

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Comments

March 28, 2025,Wanderung 4 🏰

Today we went to the French. First, we took the Köhlerweg to Fleckenstein Castle, then a beautiful, steep path past numerous rock formations to Hohenburg, Wegelnburg, and Löwenstein Castle. Then we went to Krappenfels and Gimbelhof, where we had a quick snack before heading back to the car.

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April 3, 2026,Nordvogesen 1.0 - Burgenhopping im Grenzbereich

For Easter, we are visiting our neighbors in France in the Northern Vosges again. The first destination was four castles. One of them is still in Germany.
Each castle somehow has its own character and is worth seeing in its own way.
And we also encountered the old Kraichgau nobility - the Sickingen were at Wegelnburg and also at Hohenburg.

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November 3, 2024,Wegelnburg Sunrise - 4 Castles Circuit

Today ruby and i hiked to wegelnburg ruins for sunrise. It was surprisingly crowded ans we got there 30 minutes early. I will probably avoid weekends in future and see if its less crowded. It took 30 min to get there from parking lot and then we followed the circuit of 4 castles and now its breakfast time

April 16, 2025,4-Burgen-Tour -- Frankreich/Deutschland ab Parkplatz Chateau Fleckenstein

It was supposed to be just over 4 kilometers. Since I wasn't allowed to drive to my starting point, I hiked from the Chateau Fleckenstein parking lot to my starting point... from there, I went over Loewenstein, Hohenbourg, Wegelnburg, and on the way to my car, I took the Felsenweg to Fleckenstein. Anyone who wants to climb the castle ruins …

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August 22, 2024,🇲🇫 🇩🇪 Grenzüberschreitende "Vier Burgen Tour" (gelaufen)

A fine castle tour for the afternoon. First you climb the remains of the Fleckenstein on a fairly large spiral staircase, or sneak up dark sandstone steps to the plateau. Up there you can then imagine the former rooms of the lords...
Then you continue on the rock path, along beautiful rock formations in the direction of Wegelnburg, which is …

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November 3, 2021,Geniale Burgentour in Frankreich mit kleinem Grenzgang in die Pfalz

A really impressive circular hike, during which we visited 3 castle ruins. Fleckenstein ruins cost admission, but it is also really worthwhile. At the other two ruins, steep stairs and ladders take you all the way up to the top of the rock! Fog and autumn forest also created a great atmosphere!

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April 8, 2024,🌥️ Burgruine Wegelnburg - Château du Hohenbourg - Château de Lœwenstein 🌥️ 🥰

96km to the starting point of a tour I've been planning for a long time. How often have I thought about when the best opportunity would be to walk it 🥾🥾 .Now the opportunity arose to do it with my parents.
Today it was to be the Wegelnburg.
The difficulty is getting going early when three people have to go …

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October 11, 2024,4 Burgen Tour (kurz)

On October 11th, our day of departure, we go on another little tour.

The four castles tour crosses the German-French border twice and offers fantastic views and a wonderful atmosphere.

From the parking lot of the Fleckenstein castle ruins, we hike to 4 castles over a distance of around 6 kilometers. This is more about the experience than the distance …

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