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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

View of Burg Stahleck – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Bacharach

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Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

View of Burg Stahleck – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Bacharach

Hard

4.8

(726)

2,879

hikers

View of Burg Stahleck – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Bacharach

07:31

25.3km

720m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 18.4 km for 201 m

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Start point

Train Station

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1.25 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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1.47 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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7.07 km

Views of the Rhine and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from the Rheinsteig (Lorch to Kaub)

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Magnificent area. Steep vineyards, numerous castles and the Rhine flowing below.

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7.08 km

Panorama Trail above Kaub

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From the Volkenbachtal, the narrow, partly stony path leads from the Rennseiter tunnel to Gutenfels Castle with a view of Kaub and the Rhine Valley. Overburden from slate quarrying in …

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9.17 km

Viewpoint

11.6 km

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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The Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, also called the Palatinate near Kaub, was built as a customs castle in the Rhine near Kaub by Ludwig the Bavarian, the Count Palatine of the Rhine …

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15.0 km

Wirbellay

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15.9 km

View of the Clemens Chapel

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Nice vantage point of the Clement Chapel and Lorchhausen. Break banks are available.

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17.1 km

View of Lorchhausen and the Rhine

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Beautiful view of the small town of Lorchhausen. Some sheep and goats live on the slopes around Lorchhausen, which are used as landscape conservationists. They keep vegetation low and stabilize the earthy ground with their hooves.

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18.3 km

View of Lorch, the Rhine, and Lorcher Werth Island

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Beautiful view of the Rhine Valley, the surrounding vineyards and Lorch am Rhein with the island of Lorcher Werth. Picnic table and viewing bench invite you to take a rest.

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25.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

4.39 km

1.77 km

1.27 km

809 m

737 m

217 m

Surfaces

8.27 km

4.79 km

4.71 km

3.47 km

2.03 km

1.49 km

608 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 15 May

15°C

4°C

55 %

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View of Burg Stahleck – Panorama Trail above Kaub loop from Bacharach

View of Bacharach and the Rhine

View of Burg Stahleck

Views of the Rhine and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from the Rheinsteig (Lorch to Kaub)

Panorama Trail above Kaub

View of Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

View of the Clemens Chapel

View of Lorchhausen and the Rhine

View of Lorch, the Rhine, and Lorcher Werth Island

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