Length 240 km (149 mi) Trail difficulty Easy | Use Hiking Season All year | |
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Location North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Germany Trailheads Bonn→Alsheim (left side), Bonn-Beuel→Wiesbaden (right side) Similar Rheingauer Gebück, Stolzenfels Castle, Middle Rhine, Godesburg, Hohe Wurzel | ||
The Rheinhöhenweg Trail is a popular hiking trail on the mountains of the Rhine Valley. It leads from the Lower Rhine in Bonn passing the Loreley up to the Upper Rhine. There is a Rheinhöhenweg Trail on both sides of the Rhine River. On the left side it goes from Bonn to Alsheim, which is to the south of Mainz, with a total length of 240 km. On the right side it goes from Bonn-Beuel to Wiesbaden with a total length of 272 km. Both trails together have a combined length of over 500 km. The Rheinhöhenweg Trail is marked by a black R on a white background. The trails on the left and on the right side are frequently connected by hiking trails called "Rheinhöhen Connection Trails", marked by the sign "RV".
Map of Rheinh%C3%B6henweg, Bonn, Germany
The Rheinhöhenweg Trail passes a vast number of famous castles like the Godesburg, Lahneck Castle, Stolzenfels Castle, Castle Rheineck, Rheinstein Castle, Drachenburg Palace and many others.