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Madenburg Castle Ruins – Beautiful seating area at the edge of the forest loop from Göcklingen

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Madenburg Castle Ruins – Beautiful seating area at the edge of the forest loop from Göcklingen

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Madenburg Castle Ruins – Beautiful seating area at the edge of the forest loop from Göcklingen

02:34

8.68km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Haardtrand - Unterhalb der Madenburg

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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393 m

Höckerlinie tank barrier (Westwall remnants)

Highlight • Historical Site

Piece of an anti-tank barrier, also seen in Steinfeld.

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2.15 km

Haardtrand - Unterhalb der Madenburg

Nature Reserve

3.97 km

Beautiful, steep zigzag path

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A very pleasant hiking trail.

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4.16 km

Madenburg Castle Ruins

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A jewel among the Palatinate castles. Well restored, with an excellent castle tavern and a view that can otherwise only be enjoyed from the Landeck. On clear days you can …

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4.27 km

Paragliding platform

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View from the terrace of Madenburg Castle. There is also a restaurant here.

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4.92 km

Forest Trail in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve

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Nice relaxing hiking trail without extreme gradients, which invites you to relax in every season.

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5.87 km

Beautiful seating area at the edge of the forest

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A beautiful section of the Palatinate Keschdeweg (Palace Keschde Trail) through light deciduous forests between Madenburg and Eschbach.

Many sweet chestnut trees line the trail – this is a great place to pick chestnuts in the fall.

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6.30 km

Eschbach Donkey

Highlight • Monument

8.68 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.49 km

1.97 km

955 m

269 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

2.86 km

1.30 km

948 m

262 m

192 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Thursday 21 May

27°C

11°C

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Madenburg Castle Ruins – Beautiful seating area at the edge of the forest loop from Göcklingen

Ur-Gockel Sculpture

Höckerlinie tank barrier (Westwall remnants)

Beautiful, steep zigzag path

Madenburg Castle Ruins

Paragliding platform

Forest Trail in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve

Beautiful seating area at the edge of the forest

Eschbach Donkey

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