Trail to the Drei Buchen – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Ramberg

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Trail to the Drei Buchen – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Ramberg

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Trail to the Drei Buchen – Five Castles Viewpoint loop from Ramberg

01:48

6.24km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

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862 m

Trail to the Drei Buchen

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Beautiful small hiking trail to the castle ruins. Easy to walk.

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2.32 km

Buntsandstein (Bunter sandstone) rock formation near Neuscharfeneck Castle

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Impressive rock formation on the way to the Neuscharfeneck castle ruins. A small, steep path leads directly to the rock.

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3.51 km

Ridge trail to Landauer Hütte – Drei Buchen

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Beautiful mountain trail with great views

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3.95 km

Five Castles Viewpoint

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From the 5-castle view you can see the castles of Neu Scharfeneck, Ramburg, Trifels, Anebos and Scharfenberg.

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4.91 km

Forest Trail in the Palatinate

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Great to run

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5.22 km

Free parking lot "Drei Buchen"

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Large and free parking lot - starting point for many hikes.

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5.24 km

Ritterstein 234: Ramberger Forest House Three Beeches

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Location: on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest near the top of the pass. Municipality of Ramberg

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5.52 km

Waldhaus Drei Buchen (Ramberg Forest House)

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Delicious food at reasonable prices.
There are enough seats outside.

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6.24 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.09 km

1.87 km

253 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.64 km

1.57 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

10°C

58 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

July 22, 2024,Neuscharfeneck 🏰 Ruine

The ruins are closed. But that doesn't spoil the walk.🍀🥾🫶

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September 4, 2022,Drei Buchen- Neu Scharfeneck- Landauer Hütte

Today after a long time again a spontaneous girls 🥾🥾 tour 👍🏻... at warm temperatures & 🌞 we went from the Drei Buchen over the Neu Scharfeneck ruins 🏰 on to the Landauer Hütte 😀 There we first strengthened ourselves with a winemaker steak 🥩 & Onions 🧅 😋... for dessert (because today WITHOUT provisions in the backpack 🤔) there …

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August 14, 2024,🐶 Runde Von 3 🌳🌳🌳 Buchen

to the Landauer 🏡 Today my favorite hiking companion 👴 was finally fit again and with us 🥰 on well-known, well-traveled, but still quiet paths and for motivation there was a delicious piece of Quetschekuche 😋

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October 30, 2024,3 Buchen: Nebel, Sonne, Neuscharfeneck

The Neuscharfeneck castle ruins have been closed since 2019 due to dilapidation. Today I was there again and looked at the progress of the construction. The federal government is funding the urgently needed renovation of the shield wall with 1.5 million euros. The local community of Flemlingen applied for funds of almost 3 million euros from the federal and state …

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