Old Hohenbaden Castle – View from the Ritterplatte loop from Festspielhaus

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Baden-Württemberg

Old Hohenbaden Castle – View from the Ritterplatte loop from Festspielhaus

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Old Hohenbaden Castle – View from the Ritterplatte loop from Festspielhaus

03:43

11.8km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.33 km

Old Hohenbaden Castle

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The old Hohenbaden Castle was the first residence of the powerful Margraves of Baden. It is one of the three castles on the Black Forest heights around Baden-Baden. The ruin …

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3.61 km

View from the Ritterplatte

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From here you have a magnificent view of Baden-Baden, the Oostal, the Rhine plain and the northern Black Forest.

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3.95 km

Stone Steps on the Upper Felsenweg

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They lead through moss-covered forests and past impressive rock formations – a bit like an enchanted path through the Black Forest.

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4.43 km

View of the Battertfelsen

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Great view of the valley

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4.68 km

Upper Felsenweg at Battert Rocks near Hohenbaden Castle

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Above the rocks, many views of Baden-Baden and the Rhine plain.

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7.44 km

View of Hohenbaden Old Castle

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The view of the Old Castle Hohenbaden is spectacular: the castle ruins tower over Baden-Baden and offer a wide view as far as the Rhine Valley and the Vosges Mountains.

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7.76 km

View of the Collegiate Church and the Old Town of Baden-Baden

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From the terrace in front of the New Castle you can see the Collegiate Church, the Florentinerberg and the city center. One of the most beautiful central vantage points.

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8.81 km

Kurhaus and Casino, Baden-Baden

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A visit to the casino is always worthwhile - great atmosphere

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11.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.03 km

2.40 km

2.22 km

1.35 km

894 m

885 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

2.78 km

2.22 km

1.77 km

849 m

673 m

176 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

19°C

8°C

13 %

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Comments

November 19, 2023,Baden-Baden - Battert

We want to enjoy the sunshine outside today. We meet Anke at the train station in Baden-Baden, take the city bus to the St. Bernhard Church on Rheinstrasse and begin the climb to the Old Castle and the Battert. It is already around lunchtime when we start our Sunday tour. There was rain in the morning and fine weather is …

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November 13, 2022,Battert-Felsen - Baden-Baden

We should drive up to the top today to make sure we can enjoy the distant view of the Black Forest above the clouds of fog. Arriving by car is out of the question, but the first X45 bus from the BAD train station to the Ruhestein only runs from 8:38 a.m. in the late spring. In addition, Elke is …

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November 19, 2023,Farbenfrohe Tour um und in Baden Baden...mit Elke und Hubert 🍁🍂🌞🌫

Sunday afternoon tour with Elke and Hubert.
It was a very colorful tour, thanks to the beautiful leaves, the beautiful play of sun and clouds with strong winds.
But that didn't stop us from walking up the Belzerweg to the St. Bernard Church to the Bernhardus Chapel.
We continued to the Hohenbaden castle ruins...there we had a beautiful view.
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