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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

04:17

12.6km

600m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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2.34 km

View from Wegelnburg Castle

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Beautiful view from the castle, which is currently undergoing renovation work... which will take a while... 3 men don't do much when building a castle...😏... but it will be beautiful

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The highest castle in the Palatinate, at 571 meters above sea level, is located right on the border with Alsace in France. It impresses with a very well-preserved upper castle and, due to its height, offers a perfect panorama over the gently rolling hills of the Wasgau.

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Beautiful trail from Schönau to Schlüsselfelsen

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This beautiful path begins just above Schönau, where you can walk a good 3km on a single trail up the mountain to the key rock and then on to Wegelnburg.
The path is also part of the Franco-German Castle Trail.

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9.35 km

Key Rock

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Interesting rocks on the German-French castle path. Not to be confused with the highest, the same name rock formation at Drachenfelsen, near Daahn, which with approx. 60 meters wall height is the highest in the Palatinate Forest.

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9.89 km

Schlüsselfels Shelter

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Refuge just before the Schlüsselfels. Interesting boundary stones accompany me from the refuge to the upper level on the rock.

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10.1 km

Historic Boundary Stone Between Rock Formations

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The small border stone is easily lost between the large rocks... along the German-French border you can find numerous of these historical witnesses

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10.9 km

Small Table

Highlight • Natural Monument

Located not far from the border between F and D... small, almost impossible to miss... but by no means inconspicuous... nice to look at

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12.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.45 km

3.73 km

2.87 km

555 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

4.00 km

1.69 km

1.19 km

878 m

221 m

206 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Monday 24 August

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May 30, 2022,DEUTSCH FRANZÖSISCHER BURGENWEG

GERMAN FRENCH CASTLE WAY

ABORTED HEAVY RAIN

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July 17, 2022,Hike &SUP, Schlüsselfels - Wegelnburg - Königsweiher

First a nice hike and then splashing and paddling at the Königsweiher. If my favorite restaurant wasn't closed because of Corona, it would have been the perfect day. So, it was very close 😉.

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October 10, 2022,Schönau - Schlüsselfelsen - Wegelnburg - Hohenbourg - Schönau

After seeing the @Kauai tour, I thought I'd check it out.
In Schönau, the residents were still busy cleaning up the Michaelismarkt. But I was able to park my car again in the large parking lot in town.
After a short walk through the village, it was slowly but steadily uphill to the imposing key rock.
Then a little downhill …

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May 27, 2025,von Schönau (Pfalz) zur Wegelnburg Runde

From Schönau, we headed to the highest castle in the Palatinate, the Wegelnburg. The ascent, along narrow single trails through beautiful mixed forest with stunning rock formations, requires surefootedness and a good level of fitness. Once at the top, you'll be rewarded with a phenomenally beautiful and spectacular view of the Palatinate Forest. The return journey leads down a wide …

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October 9, 2022,Schönau - Wegelnburg - Michaelismarkt

Today was Michaelis market in Schönau:
rheinpfalz.de/lokal/kreis-suedwestpfalz_artikel,-was-der-michaelismarkt-am-sonntag-bietet-_arid,5413943.html

We combined that with a tour from Schönau and walked to the Wegelnburg beforehand. The 3km long single trail from Schönau over the key rock was really great!
After the tour, my hiking companion had to shop at almost every stand until she couldn't carry anything anymore :-)

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October 5, 2024,Burgenroute bis Wegelnburg – Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm Runde von Schönau (Pfalz)

It wasn't entirely effortless. But it was a great trip. At the end we had a delicious meal in Schönau. Super😊

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August 17, 2024,Burgen, Felsen, schmale Pfade

Today we went to the Palatinate. A visit to my parents in Schönau. What could be more natural than to do our local round trip again? It was planned for a long time. But we had to be back in time for the barbecue.

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View from Wegelnburg Castle – Wegelnburg Castle Ruins loop from Nothweiler

View from Wegelnburg Castle

View of the Palatinate Forest

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

Beautiful trail from Schönau to Schlüsselfelsen

Key Rock

Schlüsselfels Shelter

Historic Boundary Stone Between Rock Formations

Small Table

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