2.0km
Total Distance
220m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 2 km climb from Eschbach to the Madenburg, one of the largest and oldest castle ruins of the Pfalz, on a rocky spur of the Rothenberg about 250 m above the village at the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest. A Renaissance stair tower of 1593 leads up to a viewing platform looking out over the Rhine plain.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter
    at the start
  2. 2
    Viewpoint
    at the end
Bus stop
Eschbach, Weinstraße · 59m from the start
Parking
38m from the start
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
Pfälzerwald Gelb-Grüner Balken, Pälzer Keschdeweg, Rundwanderweg Leinsweiler 8

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy