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Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim]

20,4 km from Lorch to Rüdesheim through alpine terrain and mountains.

Lorch → Rüdesheim linear

20,4km Distance

demanding Climb · estimate

easy Difficulty · estimate

linear Shape

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11 Viewpoints

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01 · Character of the route

Is this one for you?

Alpine Terrain Mountains Summit 11× viewpoint Castle or ruins Quiet area Uncrowded

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02 · 20 points along the route

What will you encounter?

11× viewpoint 1× castle 4× summit 3× Attraction 1× ruins

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Rossel viewpoint · on the route 0,0 km 0%

Georgs-Ruh viewpoint · on the route 0,0 km 0%

Jagdschloss Niederwald castle · 29 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Naheblick viewpoint · 33 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Zwei-Burgen-Blick viewpoint · 42 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Binger Blick viewpoint · 73 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Rittersaal viewpoint · 75 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Hunsrückblick viewpoint · 84 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Ecksteinkopf summit · 92 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Foucaultsches Pendel Attraction · 114 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Teufelskadrich viewpoint · 131 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Leingipfel summit · 133 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Eremitage ruins · 175 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Rheinstein-Blick viewpoint · 204 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Sonnenuhr Attraction · 208 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Rastplatz Ehrenfelsblick viewpoint · 208 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Losberg summit · 215 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Binger-Loch-Blick viewpoint · 256 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Bacharacher Kopf summit · 278 m off route 0,0 km 0%

Weinkelter Attraction · 286 m off route 0,0 km 0%

03 · Landmarks

Steady waypoints

Start

Quarter of the way

Halfway

Three quarters

Finish

04 · Intersecting routes

Where you meet other trails

Germaniarunde

at 0,2 km

Große Rüdesheimer Runde

at 6,7 km

Geologischer Rundwanderweg Lorch

at 20,2 km

"Rhein über"

Schleife

at 20,4 km

Hessenweg 7 (Teilstück Kaub - Wiesbaden)

at 20,4 km

05 · From the trail

Through the eyes of hikers

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What hikers experienced

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07 · Before you go

Answers to common questions

Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim] is 20.4 km long.

At an average walking pace, Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim] takes approximately 5h 6min to complete.

No, Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim] is a linear (point-to-point) trail. It runs from Lorch to Rüdesheim. Plan ahead for return transport.

Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim] starts at Lorch.

Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim] is a challenging hike that requires a good level of fitness.

Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim] is maintained and managed by Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH.

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