Hohenbourg Castle – Wasigenstein Castle loop from Blumenstein

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Hohenbourg Castle – Wasigenstein Castle loop from Blumenstein

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Hohenbourg Castle – Wasigenstein Castle loop from Blumenstein

08:36

26.8km

1,000m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.11 km

Key Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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11.7 km

Hohenbourg Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quite well preserved castle with a beautiful view of Fleckenstein Castle and, in the other direction, of Wegelnburg.

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12.1 km

Château du Loewenstein

Highlight • Historical Site

Löwenstein Castle (also called Lindenschmitt and Löwenburg) was first mentioned in the 13th century. The castle was destroyed in 1386 due to robber barons and was probably not rebuilt.

A very beautiful ruin with a wonderful view from both platforms.

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13.5 km

Besucherzentrum Burg Fleckenstein

Highlight • Castle

From here you have a great view of the castle, a ticket to get into the castle costs 5€

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15.4 km

Étang de Fleckenstein

Lake

18.1 km

Frœnsbourg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Foensburg Castle dates from the 13th century. After being demolished, the lords of Fleckenstein rebuilt it in the 15th century. This fortified castle is a so-called semi-troglodyte construction, and rests on two independent rocks, connected by a footbridge.

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20.4 km

Col de Hichtenbach

Mountain Pass

22.0 km

Gypsy Rock (Rocher des Tziganes)

Highlight • Climb

There are only a few traces left that suggest a castle complex. The gypsy rock could have been an outpost of Wasigenstein Castle. In the 18th century, the rock probably …

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22.9 km

Klingelfels

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice little rock, located right next to the parking lot so easy to get to. From the Klingenfels, it is still a relatively short distance to the Wasigenstein castle ruins.

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23.3 km

Wasigenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The two-part castle complex is one of the numerous castles in the Wasgau region. It is located above the Langental valley at an elevation of approximately 340 meters on the …

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23.8 km

Col du Maimont

Mountain Pass

26.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

6.95 km

5.01 km

664 m

295 m

Surfaces

7.95 km

7.68 km

7.07 km

2.21 km

1.06 km

702 m

136 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

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Comments

January 21, 2022,⭐️ 5 Burgen im Grenzland

These 5 castles or ruins in the borderland are also among the sights that have been included in the Star Trail list:
Wegelnburg castle ruins (13th century)
Hohenburg castle ruins (13th century)
Löwenstein/Lindenschmitt castle ruins (13th century)
Fleckenstein castle ruins (12th century)
Frönsburg castle ruins (13th century)

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October 9, 2021,3. PWDT unterwegs auf dem Deutsch Französischen Burgenweg

We did it again 🙈
Today I started Yuma for the 3rd Palatinate Forest Dogtrekking!
Shortly after 6:00 am we set off, in complete darkness we had to go up to the first castle, sometimes a decent climb right at the beginning!
It continued uphill downhill and we were rewarded with a wonderful sunrise!
We were a great three-man combination, …

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June 29, 2024,1. Teil Deutsch-französischer-Burgenweg

A beautiful, very challenging (today's heat did the rest 🥵) premium trail. Poorly signposted in places, an additional hiking map is a must.

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September 19, 2021,Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg

Here is the Youtube link:

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April 17, 2022,7 Burgen Tour

Today I was on the 7 Castles Tour, a slimmed-down version of the German-French Castle Trail. Very nice varied route, partly on wide paths, partly over hill and dale and with many highlights. In addition, great weather, hikers what more could you ask for

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July 9, 2023,Kurzere Runde Deutsch Franzözisch Burgenweg

I actually wanted to run the whole 32km, but I cut it short because of the heat, it was very nice and the many forests didn't make it that difficult for me, I'll go again, the castles can all be visited, just didn't have enough time to visit them all.

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June 16, 2022,Deutsch-Französischer Burgenweg Teil 1

First section of the Franco-German Castle Trail from Schönau to Obersteinbach. 👣
From Schönau it goes over the key rock and the rock face Langer Fels up to the ruins of Wegelnburg, which is unfortunately still closed due to restoration work. At the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Stein you cross the German-French. Border u arrives at the castle ruins of Hohenbourg, Loewenstein and Fleckenstein. …

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October 2, 2023,Wandertour - Deutsch-französischer Burgenweg - Tag 1 - Von Schönau (Pfalz) nach Obersteinbach

Great first day with a very varied route. Different surfaces, extremely little road/asphalt. But there are a lot of partly enchanted forest paths.
The route is very well signposted. There are also great, fantastic, bizarre stone formations and of course the various castle ruins, from which you have a fabulous panoramic view. 22km, 600hm uphill and 540hm downhill show their …

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