{"id":4081,"date":"2023-02-12T12:40:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/travel\/tours\/hiking-tour-rheinsteig-in-8-days-from-ruedesheim-to-koblenz"},"modified":"2025-06-21T10:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:58:22","slug":"0192b","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/en\/offers\/tour\/0192b\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking tour Rheinsteig: in 8 days from R\u00fcdesheim to Koblenz"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This hike is a must for every hiker&#8217;s heart: climb the Loreley once in a lifetime. From the Germania over the Bingen M\u00e4useturm climb the rugged cliffs and steep vineyards of the Middle Rhine along the slopes of the Taunus and Westerwald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","destination":[71,72],"activities":[77],"trip_types":[234,103,106],"difficulty":[1805],"trip_tag":[1843,1845],"wptravelengine_custom_taxonomy_trip-coe":[39057,39092],"wptravelengine_custom_taxonomy_physical-requirement-level":[38953],"wptravelengine_custom_taxonomy_season":[38954],"wptravelengine_custom_taxonomy_sport":[38962],"wptravelengine_custom_taxonomy_dog":[38967],"class_list":["post-4081","trip","type-trip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination-germany-en-2","destination-rheinsteig-en-2","activities-hiking-en","trip_types-individual-trip-en","trip_types-routetrip-en","trip_types-summer-en","difficulty-level2-en","trip_tag-192-en","trip_tag-192b-en","trip-coe-192-en","trip-coe-192b-en","physical-requirement-level-medium","season-summer","sport-hiking-trip","dog-yes-en","latest_post"],"packages_ids":[4045,4046,4047],"trip_extras":[9989],"cut_off_time":{"enabled":false,"duration":0,"duration_unit":"days"},"booked-seats":{"1716595200":{"booked":2,"datestr":1716595200},"1716599246":{"booked":2,"datestr":1716599246}},"trip_extra_services":[{"id":9989,"title":"019202: R\u00fcckreise per Schiff Koblenz &#8211; R\u00fcdesheim","required":false,"type":"default","multiple":false,"options":[{"key":"9989","label":"019202: R\u00fcckreise per Schiff Koblenz &#8211; R\u00fcdesheim","price":45,"description":"Tue - Sun possible between 26.04. and 05.10. from Koblenz to Mainz  ","serviceUnit":{"value":"traveler","label":"Traveler"},"attributes":[],"avaQty":""}]}],"code":"192b","price":0,"has_sale":false,"sale_price":0,"discount_percent":0,"currency":{"code":"EUR","symbol":"&euro;"},"duration":{"days":8,"nights":7,"duration_unit":"days","duration_type":"Tage"},"min_pax":"","max_pax":"","discount_value":0,"discount_label":"0% Off","primary_category":39444,"available_times":{"type":"default","items":["2021-1-01","2021-2-01","2021-3-01","2021-4-01","2021-5-01","2021-6-01","2021-7-01","2021-8-01","2021-9-01","2021-10-01","2021-11-01","2021-12-01"]},"description":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The Rheinsteig - a dream?<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"right\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Verily! And that too on two legs.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3997,\"width\":\"385px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019210_map-300x200.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019210_map-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" style=\"width:385px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This hike is a must for every hiker's heart: climb the <a href=\"https:\/\/loreleyinfo.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loreley<\/a> once in a lifetime. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niederwalddenkmal.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germania<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bingen.de\/tourismus\/bingen-entdecken\/binger-maeuseturm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bingen M\u00e4useturm<\/a> climb the rugged cliffs and steep vineyards of the Middle Rhine along the slopes of the Taunus and Westerwald.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>I bet the Rhine will knock you over!<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Where else is the land so old, so saturated with myths and stories as on this 'River of the Germans': A trade artery since Celtic-Roman times, fiercely fought over and fortified with all its customs stations, defensive walls, border castles, symbols of power. Place of longing, European romance, carnival, lightness of life German French lifestyle.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mountain ranges with fabulous views, vineyards as far as the eye can see, countless castles and palaces, enchanting half-timbered houses: you will discover all this and so much more during your hiking week between Mainz and Koblenz.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10354,\"width\":\"390px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rheinsteig_IMG_4609_Oberwesel_1024_683-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rheinsteig_IMG_4609_Oberwesel_1024_683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rhine Castle Trail Oberwesel\" class=\"wp-image-10354\" style=\"width:390px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer -->\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rheingau with its idyllic vineyards and the many Strau\u00dfenwirtschaften invites you to taste the wonderful Riesling. In the UNESCO World Heritage region of Middle Rhinegau, you will stroll along the hilltop castles in the footsteps of Rhine Romanticism.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10346,\"width\":\"387px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rheinsteig_IMG_4519_Loreley_1024_683-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rheinsteig_IMG_4519_Loreley_1024_683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Loreley\" class=\"wp-image-10346\" style=\"width:387px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer -->\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Incredible scenic beauty and culture - it is not for nothing that the Rheinsteig was voted the most beautiful hiking trail in Germany. Simply - <em>hiking at the highest level, in the truest sense of the word!<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> This variant of the tour starts from R\u00fcdesheim. Parts 2 and 3 from Mainz to R\u00fcdesheim shown on the map are included in tour variant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/travel\/tours\/hiking-rheinsteig-mainz-koblenz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">192a<\/a> and are omitted here.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accommodation<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>typical regional middle-class hotels and inns in the quaint old towns along the Rhine.<br>Please note that the narrowness of the valley, the two most important railroad lines in Europe, the waterway on the river and the main roads running along both sides of the Rhine have transformed the Rhine Valley from its natural tranquillity into a lively and tightly-knit interplay. Please understand the 'noise of life' in the narrow streets along the river.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Catering<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daily rich breakfast buffet or large sportsman breakfast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The route<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the most part, you will hike along vineyard and secluded trails, always accompanied by magnificent views. The ascents\/descents on the mountain ranges of the Middle Rhine Valley are easily manageable with a good basic level of fitness. They will learn to feel their legs. Partly the path is exposed, surefootedness required. You can shorten most of the stages on your own by bus, train or boat.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please note: This trip is not suitable for persons with reduced mobility.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hiking with dog<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On this walking tour you are welcome to take your four-legged friend with you. Please let us know the breed and size of your dog when booking. Any additional costs are payable on site.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4088,\"width\":\"388px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019520_moselsteig_wandern_hund_shst_83219167.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019520_moselsteig_wandern_hund_shst_83219167.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking with a dog on the Rhine and Moselle\" class=\"wp-image-4088\" style=\"width:388px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer -->\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Return journey<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can easily travel from Koblenz to R\u00fcdesheim on the <a href=\"https:\/\/rheingaulinie.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rheingau line<\/a> in the direction of Wiesbaden \/ Frankfurt with a direct train connection every hour. The return journey by train on the right side of the Rhine is a real experience! You will be on the road for about 1 1\/2 to 2 h. Find and book connections and tickets e.g. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahn.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.bahn.de.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alternatively, you can take the boat from Koblenz back to R\u00fcdesheim. The return journey from Koblenz to R\u00fcdesheim by ship takes about 6 h. Timetables and tickets of the K\u00f6ln - D\u00fcsseldorfer - Flotte you can find for example. under the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.k-d.com\/de\/shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We offer you every Tue - Sun between 26.04. and 05.10. a return journey by ship. If you would like to take advantage of this, please book the additional option return journey by boat. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arrival<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Railroad<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We recommend that you arrive by train. Get on vacation at your home and enjoy the journey to the Rhineland.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>R\u00fcdesheim is very well connected to the regional traffic of the Deutsche Bahn on the <a href=\"https:\/\/rheingaulinie.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rheingau line<\/a> between Frankfurt - Wiesbaden - Koblenz. More information about the schedules can also be found at <a title=\"Travel information Deutsche Bahn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bahn.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bahn.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is best to book the City-Option of Deutsche Bahn with your ticket. You can reach the starting hotel in a few minutes on foot from the train station - or by public transport in the city.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a stress-free start to your trip, we recommend that you allow plenty of time and arrive at your starting hotel by early evening.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Car\/Parking<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A limited number of paid hotel parking spaces are available directly at the hotel for approx. 15 \u20ac per day. The seats cannot be reserved in advance. If necessary, please discuss availability and payment directly on site when you arrive. In Mainz and R\u00fcdesheim there are public parking spaces near the hotel from approx. 20 \u20ac \/ day and car.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May it be a little more - or a little less?!<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No problem - this trip has a big sister and a little sister.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>>  With the tour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/travel\/tours\/hiking-rheinsteig-mainz-koblenz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">192a<\/a> you are on the road for 11 days and start in Mainz. So you hike the entire Middle Rhine Valley from the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate to the former capital of the Rhenish Republic, Koblenz.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>>  Journey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/travel\/tours\/hiking-rheinsteig-ruedesheim-loreley\">192c<\/a> takes you in 5 days through the heart of the Middle Rhine from R\u00fcdesheim to the Loreley in St. Goarshausen.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you like, you can build an individual vacation around your hiking tour with additional nights. Additional nights are generally possible at all stage destinations. At the starting point and in Koblenz we would even like to suggest you to stay one more day each.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","cost_includes":"Overnight stays as listed\nBreakfast\nLuggage transfer\nWell-prepared route\nDetailed travel documents 1 x per room (DE, EN)\nNavigation app and GPS data available\nService hotline","cost_excludes":"Please pay tourist tax, if due, directly on site. It is not included in the tour price.\nAny journeys by public transport to shorten the stages\nReturn journey by Middle Rhine Railway or boat to the starting point","itineraries":[{"title":"Day 1","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journey to R\u00fcdesheim<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Have you ever been to the wine alleys of R\u00fcdesheim?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"right\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Welcome to the capital of Riesling!<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We can promise you one thing: you will not be the first to be captivated by this stream as it breaks through into the Taunus and Hunsr\u00fcck mountains. The Romans were already trudging around here, securing 'their' forts on the fertile alluvial land with the Limes deep in the woods above the vineyards.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10282,\"width\":\"391px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/030133_Rheinsteig_Ruedesheim_1024_683.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/030133_Rheinsteig_Ruedesheim_1024_683.jpg\" alt=\"Rheinsteig near R\u00fcdesheim - view of the Rhine plain\" class=\"wp-image-10282\" style=\"width:391px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You start your tour in the middle of Riesling-Land, on the right bank of the river, which the hard rock of the Taunus forces to a rabid reversal of direction to the west - since 1883 under the sometimes more sometimes less watchful eyes of Germania on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niederwalddenkmal.de\/\">Niederwald monument<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Day 2","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike R\u00fcdesheim - Lorch, approx. 21 km, 650 m \u2191\u2193, ~ 7 h<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4001,\"width\":\"393px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019242_Rheinsteig_Assmannshausen_600_400-300x200.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019242_Rheinsteig_Assmannshausen_600_400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4001\" style=\"width:393px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today you finally climb the ridges of the western slopes of the Taunus to the Middle Rhine Valley. Enjoy the breathtakingly beautiful panorama and the view of the mouth of the Nahe River in Bingen, located opposite on the left side of the Rhine. The path is sometimes steep, rocky and lives up to its name. However, it is always well secured and accessible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Passing the hunting lodge Niederwald you walk to Assmanshausen, known for its excellent red wines and the beautiful half-timbered houses. In your overnight stay in Lorch you can also expect a lot of half-timbered houses and excellent wine.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Day 3","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike Lorch - Kaub, approx. 20 km, 400 m \u2191\u2193, ~ 7 h<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On varied trails and along the ridges with fantastic panoramas over the Rhine Valley, your path leads to the historic shipping town of Kaub (or alternatively on the ridges to D\u00f6rscheid).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ruins of <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruine_Nollig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nollig<\/a> Castle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burg-gutenfels.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gutenfels<\/a> Castle and, as a highlight, the imposing customs castle <a href=\"http:\/\/burg-pfalzgrafenstein.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pfalzgrafenstein<\/a>, located directly on an island in the Rhine, make today's stage a real Middle Rhine experience.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4003,\"width\":\"390px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019243_Rheinsteig_Kaub_Pfalz_600_400.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019243_Rheinsteig_Kaub_Pfalz_600_400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4003\" style=\"width:390px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the way, today's stage ends in Kaub at the place where Marshal Bl\u00fccher led the united armies against Napoleon across the Rhine in 1814 with 50,000 men and 15,000 horses.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Day 4","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike Kaub - St. Goarshausen, approx. 20 km, 640 m \u2191\u2193, ~ 7 h<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The heart of the Middle Rhine Valley awaits you today - with winding paths, fantastic views and legendary castles.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most famous rock on the Rhine, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loreley-touristik.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loreley<\/a>, is also on your program, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loreley-touristik.de\/loreley-entdecken\/wandern\/drei-burgen-blick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three-castle view<\/a> of Katz Castle, Maus Castle and the largest of all Rhine castles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romantischer-rhein.de\/a-burg-rheinfels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rheinfels<\/a> Fortress Castle.  <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A crowning conclusion to your day's stage before you reach St. Goarshausen.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10344,\"width\":\"389px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rheinsteig_IMG_4491_Oberwesel_1024_683-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rheinsteig_IMG_4491_Oberwesel_1024_683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rheinsteig Loreley\" class=\"wp-image-10344\" style=\"width:389px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->"},{"title":"Day 5","content":"<h4>Hike St. Goarshausen - Kamp-Bornhofen, ~ 23 km, ~ 760 m \u2191\u2193, ~ 8 h<\/h4>\nThrough natural paths, fantastic landscapes and past defiant castles, today's route takes you over the Filsener Lay, one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the region.\n\nCastle Liebenstein and Sterrenberg, the \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burg-sterrenberg.com\/herzlich-willkommen\/die-feindlichen-br%C3%BCder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hostile brothers<\/a>\" accompany you on your way to the winegrowing community <a href=\"https:\/\/kamp-bornhofen.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamp-Bornhofen<\/a>."},{"title":"Day 6","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike Kamp-Bornhofen - Braubach, ~ 17 km, ~ 530 m \u2191\u2193, ~ 6 h<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On your way to Braubach you will encounter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de\/a-schloss-liebeneck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liebeneck<\/a> Castle and the impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marksburg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marksburg Castle<\/a>. It boasts of being the only undestroyed hilltop castle on the Rhine.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4005,\"width\":\"392px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019243_Rheinsteig_Marksburg_600_400-300x200.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/019243_Rheinsteig_Marksburg_600_400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4005\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You should definitely take time to visit the beautiful castle in its medieval garb.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The wine town of Braubach welcomes you with its city wall and numerous half-timbered buildings.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Day 7","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike Braubach - Koblenz, ~ 18 km, ~ 550 m \u2191\u2193, ~ 7 h<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the last stage, numerous highlights await you once again: Castles, nature reserves, wooded areas and the <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">flowery<\/span> Bienhorn Valley.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hike offers distant views, beautiful nature, as well as an adventurous passage through the Ruppertsklamm, a real highlight!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will cross the Rhine on the impressive Pfaffendorfer Bridge before ending your hiking week at the \"Deutsches Eck\" in Koblenz.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3698,\"width\":\"390px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230128_Rhein_Ehrenbreitstein_shst_1363880990_Ehrenbreitstein_1024_683.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230128_Rhein_Ehrenbreitstein_shst_1363880990_Ehrenbreitstein_1024_683-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"Ehrenbreitstein Fortress Koblenz\" class=\"wp-image-3698\" style=\"width:390px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>High above the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, face to face with \"his\" Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, the gigantic equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I has once again towered above the confluence of the Moselle and Rhine rivers since 1993. You have reached the \"Wacht am Rhein\".<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Day 8","content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Koblenz - return journey or extension<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You have reached the ancient capital of the Rhenish Republic, the Romans, Chur-Trier, the Prussians, the Germans. Koblenz is probably the most underrated city in Germany. The banks of the Rhine and Moselle, the three <a href=\"https:\/\/tor-zum-welterbe.de\/de\/startseite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fortresses<\/a>, the fortress garden, the promenades, the beautiful old town. Koblenz is worth an extra day.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3694,\"width\":\"392px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/006849_mosel_koblenz_600_400.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.tours-and-travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/006849_mosel_koblenz_600_400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3694\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stay or go and come back again. Maybe a Moselle-Rhine tour next year?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"}],"faqs":[{"title":"How does the return transport work?","content":"You can easily travel from Koblenz to R\u00fcdesheim on the Rheingau line in the direction of Wiesbaden \/ Frankfurt with a direct train connection every hour. The return journey by train on the right side of the Rhine is a real experience! You will be on the road for about 1 1\/2 to 2 h. Find and book connections and tickets e.g. at www.bahn.de.\n\nAlternatively, you can take the boat from Koblenz back to R\u00fcdesheim. The return journey from Koblenz to R\u00fcdesheim by ship takes about 6 h. 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