Ruins of Battenberg Castle – Neuleiningen Historic Village loop from Neuleiningen

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Neuleiningen

Ruins of Battenberg Castle – Neuleiningen Historic Village loop from Neuleiningen

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Ruins of Battenberg Castle – Neuleiningen Historic Village loop from Neuleiningen

02:26

8.15km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Am Goldberg

Haardtrand - Im Baumgarten

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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316 m

Former Tithe Barn, Neuleiningen

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The former tithe barn of Neuleiningen was built in the 18th century and served to store taxes paid to the state and church.

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453 m

Lion Fountain at Neuleiningen Market Square

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The market square is a small square with a market fountain and lions on the column that once held the barrel oak - the official calibration vessel. The lion, symbol of market rights, bears the coat of arms of the Worms prince bishops with the year 1782.

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5.78 km

Ruins of Battenberg Castle

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Battenberg Castle probably originally served to protect the Murbach fief, which encompassed the villages of Kleinkarlbach, Bobenheim/Berg, and Weisenheim/Berg. In 1359, it was first mentioned in connection with the Counts of Leiningen. It is suspected that the castle was built around 1240 by Count Friedrich III. zu Leiningen, almost simultaneously with Neuleiningen Castle. The ring wall remains, on the south side a gun tower, probably from the 16th century, on the north corner a remnant of the gatehouse. Behind it is a small residential building from the 18th or early 19th century, on the east side a substructure of the residential building with a high-lying vaulted cellar and a stair tower in the middle of the courtyard, expanded in the 19th century as a garden pavilion with an iron staircase and balcony.

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5.82 km

View from Battenberg Castle across the Rhine Plain

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A very beautiful view from Battenberg Castle over the vineyards and the Rhine plain.

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6.49 km

Seating area with a magnificent view of Neuleinigen

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Beautiful seating area with a brilliant view of the castle village of Neuleiningen (to the north) and the Rhine plain (to the east).
UPDATE: There has also been a selfie point here for some time now (for placing your smartphone)!

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7.40 km

View of Sausenheim and the Vineyards

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Magnificent view over the vineyards to Sausenheim

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7.78 km

St. Nicholas Pilgrimage Church (Wallfahrtskirche St. Nikolaus), Neuleiningen

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A medieval quarry stone building around 1500, the core of the nave probably from the 13th century (former castle chapel), the west tower moved out of the axis with a crooked hip roof, late Gothic choir from the early 16th century; medieval furnishings; Outside a baroque sandstone crucifix, marked 1711

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7.93 km

Neuleiningen Historic Village

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Neuleiningen is a nearly 800 years old castle village with about 900 inhabitants. The castle, visible from afar, was built in the first half of the 13th century. The story is quite interesting, see neuleiningen.de, and strolling in the streets is also fun 😀

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8.15 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.89 km

1.69 km

1.05 km

443 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.01 km

1.63 km

784 m

617 m

590 m

515 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

8°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 6, 2024,Marktplatz Neuleiningen – Burg Battenberg Runde von Bobenheim am Berg

Today we went to the Palatinate in the best hiking weather. The paths lead partly along fields, partly through forest. After a good lunch and 1/4 of a glass of wine in the Burgschänke Neuleinigen, we had a few teething problems for the rest of the way, especially since the actual climb only began after that. You are rewarded with …

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