Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – View from Wegelnburg Castle loop from Nothweiler

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – View from Wegelnburg Castle loop from Nothweiler

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Wegelnburg Castle Ruins – View from Wegelnburg Castle loop from Nothweiler

02:12

6.32km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Zeppelinhalde

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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83 m

Nothweiler Border Crossing and Historic Customs Hut

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It's nice to see a piece of the past like that. Today it's so nice and easy.

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931 m

Bench With a View of Nothweiler

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Seating under a beautiful old tree with a view of Nothweiler.

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3.18 km

Wegelnburg Castle Ruins

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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 …

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3.33 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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3.39 km

View of Château de Hohenbourg

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Look at.

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5.38 km

View of Nothweiler from rest benches

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View of Nothweiler and the surrounding forest landscape from the edge of the forest, where seating is also available.

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6.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.15 km

1.71 km

1.41 km

881 m

173 m

Surfaces

4.19 km

1.04 km

482 m

381 m

206 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

19°C

8°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

March 21, 2023,Die Wegelnburg - fantastisch 🤩

Since the Wegelnburg is practically on the doorstep of my country inn in Nothweiler, I still attached it today. A truly fantastic spot on this earth - and I had it all to myself 🙏

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