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Wachtenburg Castle Ruins – St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim loop from Wachenheim (Pfalz)

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Wachenheim an der Weinstraße

Wachtenburg Castle Ruins – St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim loop from Wachenheim (Pfalz)

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Wachtenburg Castle Ruins – St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim loop from Wachenheim (Pfalz)

03:06

10.8km

250m

Mountaineering

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

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Haardtrand - Am Bechsteinkopf

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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864 m

Schloss Wachenheim Sparkling Wine Cellar

Highlight • Castle

Sparkling wine castle Wachenheim, here you can drink top sparkling wine at reasonable prices. There are also tarte flambée and other trifles when hunger comes.

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1.20 km

Wachenheim Electric Works

Highlight • Monument

Former power station of Wachenheim

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1.94 km

View of Wachtenburg Castle

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From the Wachenburg Tower you have a panoramic view in all directions. In the Burgschenke you can stop off and enjoy a Palatinate spritzer.

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2.05 km

The Wachtenburg ruin is being volunteered by
"Friends of the Wachtenburg Ruins Conservation Association"
looked after and maintained by committed members in their free time.
Tasks and goals:
The most …

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3.56 km

Trail over Pechsteinkopf

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Nice path over the Pechsteinkopf

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3.92 km

Green Bench

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Crossroads - the small green bank - and also another non-green bank invite you to rest.

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5.70 km

Heidenlöcher - 9th-10th century refuge (with knight's stone no. 260)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Heidenlöcher are the ruins of a hilltop castle near the small Palatinate town of Deidesheim in Rhineland-Palatinate. The remains point to a refuge castle from Carolingian, possibly also from Ottonian times.

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6.33 km

St. Michael's Chapel, Deidesheim

Highlight • Religious Site

From the Michael Chapel you have a beautiful view of the wine villages of Deidesheim and Forst. You can see the entire Rhine plain as far as Heidelberg and the …

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10.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.39 km

3.47 km

2.80 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

2.80 km

2.41 km

1.14 km

351 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 2 July

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Schloss Wachenheim Sparkling Wine Cellar

Wachenheim Electric Works

View of Wachtenburg Castle