Rheinsteig

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The Rheinsteig offers a beautiful walking track in Germany running for around 320km along the right of the Rhine between Wiesbaden and Bonn. The Rheinsteig passes woodlands, vineyards and spectacular views, challenging ascents and descents. Generally very well signposted with an 'R' on a blue background, the Rheinsteig invites you to enjoy either ambitious long-distance treking and/or a rich variety of short tours like at Lahneck Castle on the Rhine and the Lahn. The Rheinsteig offers a beautiful portal to the cultural richness of the Rhine Valley with 40 castles along its length such as the Lahneck and Liebenstein.

Opened as of September 8, 2005, you can find many maps and books giving information about how to where to join and leave the track, should you want to do just a short section. For a list of titles please see the German version of this page.

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