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Best Castle Hikes near Mulhouse

The directory currently contains 7 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Mulhouse. Their average mapped distance is 1.7 km and average recorded ascent is 64 m (210 ft); the longest route in the set is 3.0 km.

This subset represents 9% of the 81 quality-checked routes near Mulhouse. Its average distance is 1.7 km, compared with 19.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 64 m (210 ft), versus 473 m (1,552 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the castle tag. Opening hours, admission and whether the route enters the site must be checked with the operator. Within this set, 2 routes (29%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (14%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.9 km

Grossi Weid - Ruine Pfeffingen

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Ruine Wartenberg - Mittenza

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Aesch, catholic church
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Sie steht hoch oben auf dem Berg und ist ein markantes Wahrzeichen von Muttenz (BL).
Moderate

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Typical duration
19 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Sie steht hoch oben auf dem Berg und ist ein markantes Wahrzeichen von Muttenz (BL).
Moderate

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Ein imposanter Fels ca. 5 Meter hoch mit Abbildung eines bunt bemalten Gesichtes, welches auf dem Fussweg von Ruine Pfeffingen nach Nenzlingen die Wanderer begrüsst
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Ein imposanter Fels ca. 5 Meter hoch mit Abbildung eines bunt bemalten Gesichtes, welches auf dem Fussweg von Ruine Pfeffingen nach Nenzlingen die Wanderer begrüsst
Moderate

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Burg Reichenstein - Spitalholz - fixmeBasel-Landschaft2.4 km170 m45 minModerateApril to October
Ruine Pfeffingen - AeschBasel-Landschaft3.0 km18 m40 minEasyApril to October
Ruine Wartenberg - MittenzaBasel-Landschaft1.6 km0 m19 minModerateApril to October
Burg Reichenstein - Gstüd RänggersmattBasel-Landschaft1.5 km102 m28 minModerateApril to October
Egglisgraben - Ruine WartenbergBasel-Landschaft2.1 km43 m30 minModerateApril to October
Grossi Weid - Ruine PfeffingenBasel-Landschaft0.9 km65 m18 minEasyApril to October
Ruine Pfeffingen - DuggingenBasel-Landschaft0.6 km49 m11 minModerateApril to October

Ruine Pfeffingen - Aesch, Ruine Wartenberg - Mittenza, Burg Reichenstein - Spitalholz - fixme currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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