recommended route
Loreley-Extratour
Rocky paths, fantastic panoramas, vineyards, quiet side valleys, close to the Rhine, a castle and of course - the Loreley as the starting point and highlight.
Open
moderate
Distance 14.3 km
The Loreley extra tour offers everything in one loop that you could hope for from a round tour in the Middle Rhine Valley. In addition to the impressive panoramas of the Rhine, where the Loreley-Extratour runs parallel to the Rheinsteig, you can also experience the vastness of the high plateau and the quiet of the small stream valleys that flow into the Rhine.
Author’s recommendation
Recommendation for the daring: Above St. Goarshausen, the Rabenacksteig is a not too difficult via ferrata (can be done as a circular tour).
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
299 m
Lowest point
67 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Rest stops
Bistro "Am mythischen Fels"RheinsteigRast
Safety information
General safety instructions:- Wear suitable clothing that is appropriate for the weather and protects you from cold and wet or heat and sun.
- Plan your stages with appropriate breaks and use your strength sparingly.
- Take enough liquid with you. Refreshments are not available everywhere.
- Please put on hiking shoes that are suitable for the path, which will give you sufficient grip even on slippery and steep or rocky and uneven paths.
- If you think that certain sections of the path are not accessible to you, then you should bypass them. Especially in adverse weather conditions, natural paths can be muddy and slippery.
- In autumn in particular, it is important to note that the leaves lying on the ground can cover bumps, roots, stones or holes in the path. You have to reckon with path impairments of this kind when you go on a hike.
- Particularly steep and clearly dangerous places are of course secured with railings or ropes. Please treat these security measures as such. Railings are intended as a fall protection and not as a climbing frame or lookout tower. Please treat these security measures as such. Railings are intended as a fall protection and not as a climbing frame or lookout tower.
Tips and hints
The implementation of this path was funded as part of the PAUL development program with the participation of the European Union and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, represented by the Ministry for the Environment, Agriculture, Food, Viticulture and Forestry.EUROPEAN UNION
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: This is where Europe invests in rural areas.
Project sponsor:
Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
A leader project of the Local Action Group World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley in the funding period 2007 to 2013
Start
St. Goarshausen, Loreley Visitor Center (184 m)
Coordinates:
DD
50.142012, 7.731966
DMS
50°08'31.2"N 7°43'55.1"E
UTM
32U 409392 5555190
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Destination
St. Goarshausen, Loreley Visitor Center
Turn-by-turn directions
The Loreley extra tour starts at the Loreley visitor center. There is ample parking here and in the season you can take a shuttle bus from the St. Goarshausen train station. Alternatively, it is also possible to start from the train station, from where an access route is marked.
Behind the Loreley visitor center you climb a Rhine terrace next to the summer toboggan run and have a first view of the Rhine Valley and Rheinfels Castle on the opposite bank of the Rhine. A narrow path leads through a small side valley steeply towards the Rhine.
Hikers now come as close to the Rhine as they rarely do. On the old towpath, the Loreley Extratour accompanies the Rhine on its way towards the North Sea for a few hundred meters before climbing steeply again towards Patersberg. During the ascent, it is worth pausing now and then to take a look back. There are beautiful views of the Rhine and Katz Castle.
After a short crossing of Patersberg, the path behind the village leads to a plateau that is used for agriculture. Here (when crossing) there are some distant views of the Taunus. Between the edge of the forest and meadows, the hiker slowly approaches the Forstbachtal, which flows from the Taunus into the Rhine. The descent into the valley is via picturesque paths lined with stunted oaks. There are fabulous plays of light at almost any position of the sun.
In the Forstbach valley is the listed Bornsmühle in an idyllic location, behind which you cross the Forstbach on a bridge. On the other bank, the Loreley extra tour accompanies the Forstbach for a while - then the path leads uphill again to another plateau near Bornich with a wonderfully far-reaching view over the Rhine including the Taunus and Hunsrück. You can get to the outskirts of town via grassy country lanes – but turn off here again in the direction of the Rhine. In Bornich there are several rest stops.
Above the Bornichbach, the hiker approaches the Rhine and the Rheinsteig through a biotope-like environment, which he now accompanies with a view to the destination. One breathtaking view after another lies here like pearls on a necklace. Block Loreley, Felsenkanzel, Spitznack, observation pavilion, wine trail and of course the world-famous Loreley itself. The Rhine narrows to only about 160 m at the rock towering 130 m above the Rhine. Here are the narrowest and deepest parts of the navigable Rhine. You can find out interesting facts about the myth of the Loreley and about the Upper Middle Rhine Valley - a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site - in the Loreley Visitor Center, where the hike ends.
Behind the Loreley visitor center you climb a Rhine terrace next to the summer toboggan run and have a first view of the Rhine Valley and Rheinfels Castle on the opposite bank of the Rhine. A narrow path leads through a small side valley steeply towards the Rhine.
Hikers now come as close to the Rhine as they rarely do. On the old towpath, the Loreley Extratour accompanies the Rhine on its way towards the North Sea for a few hundred meters before climbing steeply again towards Patersberg. During the ascent, it is worth pausing now and then to take a look back. There are beautiful views of the Rhine and Katz Castle.
After a short crossing of Patersberg, the path behind the village leads to a plateau that is used for agriculture. Here (when crossing) there are some distant views of the Taunus. Between the edge of the forest and meadows, the hiker slowly approaches the Forstbachtal, which flows from the Taunus into the Rhine. The descent into the valley is via picturesque paths lined with stunted oaks. There are fabulous plays of light at almost any position of the sun.
In the Forstbach valley is the listed Bornsmühle in an idyllic location, behind which you cross the Forstbach on a bridge. On the other bank, the Loreley extra tour accompanies the Forstbach for a while - then the path leads uphill again to another plateau near Bornich with a wonderfully far-reaching view over the Rhine including the Taunus and Hunsrück. You can get to the outskirts of town via grassy country lanes – but turn off here again in the direction of the Rhine. In Bornich there are several rest stops.
Above the Bornichbach, the hiker approaches the Rhine and the Rheinsteig through a biotope-like environment, which he now accompanies with a view to the destination. One breathtaking view after another lies here like pearls on a necklace. Block Loreley, Felsenkanzel, Spitznack, observation pavilion, wine trail and of course the world-famous Loreley itself. The Rhine narrows to only about 160 m at the rock towering 130 m above the Rhine. Here are the narrowest and deepest parts of the navigable Rhine. You can find out interesting facts about the myth of the Loreley and about the Upper Middle Rhine Valley - a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site - in the Loreley Visitor Center, where the hike ends.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
St. Goarshausen has a train station.Getting there
B 42 to St. Goarshausen. Then follow the signs to the Loreley.Ferry from St. Goar to St. Goarshausen.
There is also a shuttle bus that goes directly up to the Loreley, the departure times are available at:
https://www.mb-bus.de/de/strecken/rhein-lahn-kreis/linie/535
Parking
Loreley Visitor Center car park.Coordinates
DD
50.142012, 7.731966
DMS
50°08'31.2"N 7°43'55.1"E
UTM
32U 409392 5555190
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Author’s map recommendations
UNESCO-Welterbe - Oberes Mittelrheintal Loreley - Boppard (WR): Topographische Karte 1:25000 mit Wander- und Radwanderwegen mit Rheinsteig, ... Rheinland-Pfalz 1:15000 /1:25000)
ISBN-10: 9783896373649
ISBN-13: 978-3896373649
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Equipment
- Hiking shoes
- Appropriate clothing appropriate to the weather
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Status
Open
Reviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
14.3 km
Duration
4:15 h
Ascent
383 m
Descent
375 m
Highest point
299 m
Lowest point
67 m
Statistics
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Maps and trails
- 11 Waypoints
- 11 Waypoints
Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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