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Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Bacharach Old Town – Stahleck Castle loop from Bacharach

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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Bacharach Old Town – Stahleck Castle loop from Bacharach

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4.8

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Bacharach Old Town – Stahleck Castle loop from Bacharach

00:51

2.81km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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371 m

Bacharach Town Wall

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

A section of the city wall that can be walked on. Here, white arcades.

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806 m

Bacharach Old Town

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Bacharach is a city in the "UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley" and an old wine trading post. The neat Fachwerhäuser and the art historical important church buildings invite …

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824 m

Marktturm

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The market tower in Bacharach is one of the most striking structures of the medieval town fortifications – it stands directly against the town wall and continues to shape the historic townscape.

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978 m

View of Stahleck Castle

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The castle towers over the city and the Rhine. From up here, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the city and the Rhine.

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1.69 km

Bacharacher Wernerkapelle

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The ruins of a high Gothic central building in the vineyards above St. Peter's used to be a popular pilgrimage chapel. It was built shortly after 1287. The reason for …

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2.11 km

Stahleck Castle

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Definitely make a detour there if you are nearby.
From the castle you have a very nice view of the Rhine Valley.
The castle itself has been restored and houses a very good youth hostel.

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2.29 km

View of the Rhine at Bacharach

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From the hostel you have a great view

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2.42 km

Bacharach town wall and Stahleck Castle

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Only the foundations of the city wall surrounding Bacharach remain for the most part.

Of the original 16 city gates, 9 are still standing.

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2.81 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.49 km

587 m

470 m

129 m

125 m

Surfaces

1.78 km

404 m

312 m

194 m

112 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Wednesday 10 June

19°C

8°C

43 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 18, 2023,Rundgang durch Bacharach

Hello Komootler, Ulrike was in the youth hostel at Stahleck Castle in Bacharach many years ago. Reason enough for an extensive tour of the old city wall and to the castle. Unfortunately there was no good parking space available for the night. So it continued after that.

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Bacharach Old Town – Stahleck Castle loop from Bacharach

Bacharach Town Wall

Bacharach Old Town

Marktturm

View of Stahleck Castle

Bacharacher Wernerkapelle

Stahleck Castle

View of the Rhine at Bacharach

Bacharach town wall and Stahleck Castle

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