View of Burg Reichenstein – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bretzenheim (Nahe)

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View of Burg Reichenstein – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bretzenheim (Nahe)

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View of Burg Reichenstein – View of Burg Stahleck loop from Bretzenheim (Nahe)

04:14

66.7km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.7 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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517 m

Villa Puricelli-Plettenberg

Castle

11.1 km

View of the Nahe River estuary

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From the old Nahe bridge you have a beautiful view of the confluence of the Nahe into the Rhine. Behind it rises the Rüdesheimer Berg with the Niederwald monument.

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12.1 km

View of the Niederwalddenkmal

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From here you have, among other things, a view of the Niederwald monument, the mouse tower and the Nahe estuary.

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12.4 km

View of the Rhine and Vineyards in Bingen

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Here the Nahe flows into the Rhine

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12.5 km

Rhine-Nahe-Eck

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Super panorama spot on the "Binger Kulturufer" at the mouth of the Nahe in the Rhine!
Binger Loch, Mouse Tower, Ehrenfels Castle, Niederwald Monument,... and much more can be seen here 👌😎

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18.2 km

View of Burg Reichenstein

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The former Raubburg Reichenstein, above Trechtingshausen, is on the left bank of the Rhine. The castle is home to a museum of valuable art treasures.

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27.1 km

View of Burg Stahleck

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Stahleck Castle rises on the left bank of the Rhine high above the beautiful wine town of Bacharach. From the courtyard of the Staufenfeste there is a fascinating view of …

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28.0 km

Steeger Tor and Malerwinkel

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The entire city wall of Bacharach has been preserved today. If you step through the Steeger Tor here, it is almost like a journey back in time to the Middle …

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28.1 km

Bacharach Town Gate

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You only get to see this entrance to the town when you drive from the side valley to Bacharach. You have to be ready to cycle a few meters in altitude. Pure Rhine cyclists are denied this view.

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66.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.4 km

10.5 km

9.18 km

8.04 km

7.71 km

2.87 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.8 km

7.01 km

4.33 km

319 m

174 m

108 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

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Comments

July 14, 2024,RR Runde von Langenlonsheim- Klassiker Bacharach/Steeg

In Bacharach am Rhen it goes from 80m to 470m in the Hunsrück

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April 5, 2025,Hunsrück - Rhein - Nahe🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🌄🍺

A wonderful loop 🚴🏽‍♀️🚴🏽 from the Hunsrück to the Rhine. We started in Rheinböllen and went via the Stahlberg Castle ruins 🏰 to Bacherach. There, we made a short detour to Stahleck Castle 🏰 and continued along the Rhine 🏞️ to Bingen. The return ➡️ route took us along the Nahe Cycle Path and from Bretzenheim along the Guldenbach stream, …

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