Letzenberg Chapel – View of the Rhine Plain loop from Rauenberg

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Letzenberg Chapel – View of the Rhine Plain loop from Rauenberg

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Letzenberg Chapel – View of the Rhine Plain loop from Rauenberg

02:05

7.43km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Altenbachtal und Galgenberg

Waypoints

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Restaurant

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1.67 km

Lourdes Grotto Rauenberg

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The cave was built by Mr. Menges in 1897. To this day it still looks very neat.

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2.97 km

Bench with a view of Wiesloch and Heidelberg

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Three-seater bench made of metal. Nice view from there. To the right of it is a wayside cross.

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4.01 km

Rochus Chapel on Letzenberg

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The small chapel dates from the first half of the 18th century. Inside is a copy of a statue of St. Rochus from around 1670. The original is in the …

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4.52 km

Letzenberg Pilgrimage Chapel

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The pilgrimage chapel "Seven Sorrows of Mary" is located since 1902 on the top of the 247 meter high Letzenberg in Malsch (at Wiesloch). It towers over the village about …

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4.81 km

View over the vineyards towards Speyer

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On the Letzenberg you can look very nicely in different directions and have a nice view in good weather.

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5.11 km

View of the Rhine Plain

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Shortly before Malschenberg you have a wonderful view over the Rhine plain with the Odenwald and the Palatinate mountains

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5.21 km

Marian grotto at the edge of the forest with a view of the vineyards and the Rhine plain

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Small place of worship at the edge of the forest... from here you have a beautiful view over the vineyards and the Rhine plain

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6.09 km

War Memorial Wayside Cross (1916)

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Here is a wayside cross that was erected in 1916, the year of the war.

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7.43 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.36 km

1.23 km

349 m

267 m

189 m

Surfaces

4.53 km

1.83 km

710 m

157 m

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

17°C

8°C

98 %

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Comments

April 30, 2023,Letzenberg Kapelle 🕍– Blick über die Rheinebene Runde von Malschenberg

I've wanted to go to the chapel for a long time....and what can I say...was worth it...wide view and the best of the favorite Italians in Eschenbach is open...there is the best gelato for me, 😍

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