Rheinburgenweg
| Rheinburgenweg | |
|---|---|
 Stahleck Castle from the southeast |
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| Data | |
| length | 196 km |
| location | Federal Republic of Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Markers | Curved crenellated red R on a white background  |
| Starting point |
Roland's Arch 50 ° 38 ′ 26 ″ N , 7 ° 12 ′ 8 ″ O |
| Target point |
Bingen am Rhein 49 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 328 m |
| The highest point | in the Binger Forest near Trechtingshausen , 464 m |
| Lowest point | Koblenz , 65 m |
| Level of difficulty | easy to medium |
| season | all year round |
| Viewpoints | Vierseenblick , Rheinfels Castle , Loreleyblick , Karmelenberg |
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The Rheinburgenweg (formerly: Rheinburgen-Wanderweg ) is a long-distance hiking trail on the left side of the Rhine in the World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley from Bingen via Koblenz to the Rolandsbogen in Remagen . After a fundamental revision of the route in 2010, the route has a total length of approx. 196 km. It is the counterpart to the Rheinsteig , which runs on the right bank of the Rhine from Bonn to Wiesbaden.
The original version of the Rheinburgenweg was based on planning before the opening of the Rheinsteig and existed on both sides of the Rhine. The former part on the right bank of the Rhine from Bendorf-Sayn to Rüdesheim was largely identical to the Rheinsteig and was opened on August 24, 2004. In August 2006 the left bank of the Rhine from Koblenz to Bingen am Rhein was opened.
The Rheinburgenweg was completely revised in 2010 in accordance with the criteria of the "Quality Trail Hikable Germany" of the Association of German Mountain and Hiking Associations . It now leads over about 196 km to a good 20 palaces, castles, castle ruins, fortresses and many other sights, such as the Andernach geyser . It leads through the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley . At the same time, it offers many views of the right bank of the Rhine with its fortifications and other highlights such as the Loreley .
The signet of the Rheinburgenweg is the curved crenellated red R on a white background. Access routes are shown in yellow on a white background.
Characteristic
The path enables the exploration of more than 3,000 years of history of defense and protective structures on the Middle Rhine . It begins with prehistoric fortifications on the Dicktberg near Brohl, on the Dommelberg near Koblenz, the predecessor of the Ehrenbreitstein fortress and fortifications on the Hühnerberg above St. Goarshausen. Remains of the Roman Limes such as the fort wall of Boppard or the well-preserved Roman road above Bacharach reflect the late Roman period. The diverse landscape of castles, characterized by many reconstructions of the 19th and early 20th centuries, which, like Stolzenfels Castle, Sooneck Castle and Rheinstein Castle, are testimony to the Romantic era, is the main reference point of the route, which also includes the last ruins and the castles Pfalzgrafenstein and Marksburg, which were never destroyed touched. The Ehrenbreitstein fortress in Koblenz and the Rheinfels fortress above St. Goar represent modern-day fortress construction. The well-preserved medieval city walls of Rhens, Oberwesel and Bacharach are also on the way.
In addition to the fortifications, the Rheinburgenweg opens up the cultural landscape with its vineyards and, in some cases, almost Mediterranean biotopes in the former vineyards.
Route
Although the Rheinburgenweg is less sporty than the Rheinsteig, it leads on its scenic paths, often high up on the Rhine heights, on the left bank of the Rhine also partly on alpine paths. In addition, in the Bopparder Hamm with the Mittelrhein-Klettersteig and near Oberwesel with the Oelsbergsteig there are two very challenging via ferratas as alternative routes for experienced mountain hikers. In contrast to the Rheinsteig on the right bank of the Rhine, its guided tour on the edge of the plateaus provides access to the most beautiful vantage points such as the Vierseenblick near Boppard, Rheinfels Castle, Loreleyblick Maria Ruh in Urbar, Sieben-Jungfrauen-Blick ("Günderode-Haus") over Oberwesel u. a. and leads through the most important places (Bacharach, Oberwesel, St. Goar, Boppard).
In contrast to the Rheinsteig, the Rheinburgenweg has not been created uniformly. Because of the local authority, the markings are applied very differently, which are often sparse and sometimes even somewhat hidden. However, the route guidance is mostly sufficiently marked and, if necessary, easy to manage without instructions, maps, books, GPS etc., whereby a map makes orientation a lot easier.
The accessibility and the connection to train stations (return journey, daily stages) are optimal. The car ferries Boppard, St. Goar-St. Goarshausen, Kaub-Niederheimbach and Bingen-Rüdesheim offer the opportunity to switch from the Rheinsteig to the Rheinburgenweg and vice versa.
Route of the Rheinburgenwanderweg: Bingen - Trechtingshausen - Niederheimbach - Bacharach - St. Goar - Urbar - Oberwesel - Bad Salzig - Boppard - Koblenz - Winningen - Andernach - Bad Breisig - Sinzig - Remagen - Rolandsbogen
The 410 km long Saar-Hunsrück-Steig , which leads from the border with Luxembourg through Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate , joins the Rheinburgenweg in Boppard .
literature
- Issue "Wandermagazin" February / March 2005: Castle hopping, stage descriptions
- Manfred Böckling: Hiking on the Rheinsteig and Rheinburgenweg. 4th update Edition - Ostfildern: DuMont Reiseverlag 2012 (= DuMont active), ISBN 978-3-7701-8016-5 .
- Ulrike Poller and Wolfgang Todt: Hiking tours Rheinburgenweg. Neuwied: idee media 2006 (= A beautiful day compact), ISBN 3-934342-45-0 .
- Silke Schnorr: Better hiking in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site. 2005, ISBN 3-00-015844-8 .
cards
- Rheinsteig. Topographic leisure map 1: 50000. Publisher: State Office for Surveying and Geographic Base Information Rhineland-Palatinate, Hessian State Office for Soil Management and Geoinformation, State Surveying Office North Rhine-Westphalia in cooperation with the Rheinsteig project office. 3. Edition. Koblenz: State Office for Surveying and Basic Geographic Information Rhineland-Palatinate 2009, ISBN 978-3-89637-369-4 .
- Rhine hiking. Rheinsteig / RheinBurgenWeg. North. Topographic map 1: 25000 with hiking and biking trails. Ed .: State Office for Surveying and Basic Geographic Information Rhineland-Palatinate in cooperation with: Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH. - Koblenz: State Office for Surveying and Basic Geographic Information Rhineland-Palatinate 2011, ISBN 978-3-89637-388-5 .
- UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley. Topographic leisure map 1: 25000. Jointly published. from the State Office for Surveying and Geographic Base Information Rhineland-Palatinate and the Hessian State Office for Soil Management and Geoinformation. 3. Edition. Koblenz: State Office for Surveying and Basic Geographic Information Rhineland-Palatinate 2008. (Set of three maps: Koblenz - Loreley - Rüdesheim / Bingen.) ISBN 3-89637-363-3 , ISBN 3-89637-364-1 , ISBN 3-89637- 365-X .
- Leporello "RheinBurgenWeg" Tips for enjoyable and cultural hikes (2007): Classic Leporello (overview) with tour entry for the RheinBurgenWeg on the left bank of the Rhine and tips. Available free of charge at RheinBurgenWeg.
Web links
- Official website
- Rheinburgenwanderweg information
- Rhine castles hiking trail in the World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley
- Tour planner Rhineland-Palatinate - Official GPS data for the Rheinburgenweg
Footnotes
- ↑ Der Loreleyblick Maria-Ruh ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 11, 2011
