View of Michelsburg – Stork Aviary Theisbergstegen loop from Etschberg
View of Michelsburg – Stork Aviary Theisbergstegen loop from Etschberg
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View of Michelsburg – Stork Aviary Theisbergstegen loop from Etschberg
01:28
21.8km
220m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 24, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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1.76 km
View of Michelsburg
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The first documented mention of an illegally built hilltop castle dates back to 1127, when Benedictine monks purchased it from a knight named Adelbert.
The monks used the stones of the former castle to build the Benedictine provost church of St. Remigi, the remnant of which is the Remigius Church.
Count Henry II of Zweibrücken built a second castle out of wood in 1260 – during the inheritance disputes of the counts of Veldenz – after the first male line of counts of Veldenz had died out in 1259.
Later, this castle was expanded and furnished with stone, and a chapel (dedicated to St. Michael) was built inside.
In 1543, Count Palatine Rupert of Veldenz made the castle his secondary residence and had a princely crypt built in the provost church.
Little is known about what happened to the castle in later centuries, but it was reportedly still intact in 1708 and changed hands several times.
In 1868, it came into the possession of the St. Remigiusberg Catholic Church Foundation.
Today, the 20-meter-high shield wall, remnants of the palace, the ring wall, and the moat are preserved.
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2.36 km
Stork Aviary Theisbergstegen
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2.65 km
View of Michelsburg
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The first documented mention of an illegally built hilltop castle dates back to 1127, when Benedictine monks purchased it from a knight named Adelbert.
The monks used the stones of the former castle to build the Benedictine provost church of St. Remigi, the remnant of which is the Remigius Church.
Count Henry II of Zweibrücken built a second castle out of wood in 1260 – during the inheritance disputes of the counts of Veldenz – after the first male line of counts of Veldenz had died out in 1259.
Later, this castle was expanded and furnished with stone, and a chapel (dedicated to St. Michael) was built inside.
In 1543, Count Palatine Rupert of Veldenz made the castle his secondary residence and had a princely crypt built in the provost church.
Little is known about what happened to the castle in later centuries, but it was reportedly still intact in 1708 and changed hands several times.
In 1868, it came into the possession of the St. Remigiusberg Catholic Church Foundation.
Today, the 20-meter-high shield wall, remnants of the palace, the ring wall, and the moat are preserved.
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3.19 km
Past the quarry
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5.37 km
Glan-Blies Cycle Path Near Mühlbach am Glan
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6.18 km
Glan-Blies Cycle Path Near Altenglan
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The Glan-Blies cycle path is one of the most beautiful cycle paths in southwest Germany
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11.8 km
Start of the Fritz-Wunderlich-Weg
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21.2 km
View of Remigiusberg
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21.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.33 km
6.24 km
4.25 km
3.46 km
377 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
14.2 km
2.79 km
1.67 km
1.63 km
1.48 km
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Elevation
Highest point (380 m)
Lowest point (200 m)
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Saturday 4 July
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14°C
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