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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

View of Burg Stahleck – Bacharach Old Town loop from Kaub

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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

View of Burg Stahleck – Bacharach Old Town loop from Kaub

Moderate

4.4

(14)

103

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View of Burg Stahleck – Bacharach Old Town loop from Kaub

02:56

10.3km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

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1.76 km

View of Kaub with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and Gutenfels Castle

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is definitely the most unusual castle building on the Rhine. Like a stone ship, it sits enthroned on a promontory in the middle of the Rhine. Especially when the water level is high, when the Rhine laps against the walls of the castle, it seems to be floating on the water.

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2.82 km

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from Auf dem Kreuzstein

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Beautiful little vantage point on the RhineBurgenWeg from Oberwesel to Bacharach. View of the Zollburg Pfalzgrafenstein and the castle ruins Gutenfels

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3.16 km

Bench with a view of the Rhine and Diebsteine

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From here you can see the "thief stones" blocking Rhine shipping, the remains of the "wild danger", the notorious rapids of the Rhine in the Middle Rhine Valley.
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5.96 km

Scenic bench overlooking Bacharach

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Beautiful bench with a small table that invites you to linger with its view over Bacharach

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6.02 km

View of Burg Stahleck

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Stahleck Castle is a hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine Valley in the area of the town of Bacharach in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Mainz-Bingen, almost 50 kilometers south of Koblenz. Its water-filled ditch is a rarity in Germany.

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6.24 km

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

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From here you have a wonderful view of Bacharach and the Rhine, and the walk to get there is also fun and quite easy to do.

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6.98 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 its construction was the murder of a boy named Werner, whose body was found during Holy Week in 1287. His death was blamed, without any evidence, on the Jewish community of Oberwesel. The result was an unbridled persecution of Jews, in which over 40 people died. Soon after the pogrom, a chapel was built in Werner's honor. At about the same time, pilgrimages began to the Kunibert Chapel, where the boy had been buried. In 1293, an altar was consecrated in the southern arm of the Werner Chapel, and in 1337 the east choir was consecrated. However, the chapel was not completed until after 1426 at the instigation of theology professor and humanist Dr. Winand von Steeg (pastor in Bacharach from 1421 to 1438). In 1689, the chapel was badly damaged when Stahleck Castle was blown up and debris fell on it. In 1752, the north arm with a figure portal had to be demolished due to the risk of landslides, and in 1787 all roofs and vaults were removed. Since 1980, safety measures have been carried out under the direction of cathedral master builder Wolff from Cologne. Since 1981, the Wernerkapelle building association has also been working to save and restore the Wernerkapelle.
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regionalgeschichte.net/mittelrhein/bacharach/kulturdenkmaeler/werner-kapelle.html

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7.37 km

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 you to stroll through the cozy streets. Above the village the proud castle Stahleck is threatening. It is now home to a youth hostel. It is not only popular for school trips and family vacations. Even single travelers can stay in the castle.

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10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.08 km

2.48 km

767 m

584 m

250 m

159 m

Surfaces

3.82 km

3.40 km

1.58 km

827 m

584 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Sunday 17 May

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7°C

60 %

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View of Burg Stahleck – Bacharach Old Town loop from Kaub

View of Kaub with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and Gutenfels Castle

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from Auf dem Kreuzstein

Bench with a view of the Rhine and Diebsteine

Scenic bench overlooking Bacharach

View of Burg Stahleck

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

Bacharacher Wernerkapelle

Bacharach Old Town

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