Best camping trails in Schönau

Hiking trail rich in castles in the German-French border area near Schönau, Rhineland-Palatinate This route is a certified premium hiking trail. It starts in Schönau and leads to several old castle ruins in Germany and France. There are eight ruins in total and many interesting rock formations to discover. Often narrow paths, it goes up and down through the beautiful natural landscape, several times close to impressive rock formations with the typical colors and weathered shapes of the...

Cross-border hike between Palatinate and Alsace, Rhineland-Palatinate. This popular hiking trail on the German-French border in the Dahner Felsenland leads to 7 castles. These are testimonies of the Middle Ages from the 12th century. The landscape also offers picturesque views over the hilly landscape of the Palatinate Forest. The start is on the German side in Schönau. There are several parking spaces and you can also travel there by bus. It first goes past Brackenberg and Sindelsberg to...

Varied loop in the Northern Vosges, Rhineland-Palatinate. The loop begins in Schönau and leads past the Königsweiher pond into the forest. It goes up and down along forest paths to Blumenstein Castle and a short, steep section further on to Opferschale. After great views, the next descent to Wasigenstein Castle awaits. This is the ruin of a medieval rock castle. It owes its name to the rock on which it stands, the Wasigenstein, a double castle consisting of the castles Groß-Wasigenstein and...