Can you visit the inside of Burg Waldeck?

No, only wall remains and a well survive, there is no enclosed building to visit.

Is Burg Waldeck easy to reach?

A steep path with steps leads up from the Rheinhöhenweg, and access is at one's own risk since the site is privately owned.

Why is Burg Waldeck a ruin?

The castle fell into decay during the 17th and 18th centuries after belonging to several noble families, and was eventually demolished.

What is the connection to Burg Eltz?

Both castles share the co heir principle, where each noble family built its own dwelling within the shared site.

Burg Waldeck

Lorch

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Lorch

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Waldeck (Lorch) stands in Lorch (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Waldeck stands in ruins above the Tiefenbach valley, in a side valley of the Rheingau not far from the Rhine. Once a Mainz border stronghold, it belonged to the type of co heir castle where several noble families each kept their own dwelling within the same walls, similar to Burg Eltz. Only fragments of wall and a seventeen metre deep well survive today, within the area listed since 2002 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

What to know

The ruin stands on private land and access is at one's own risk.
The climb up from the Rheinhöhenweg uses built steps but remains steep.
Only scattered wall remains and a well survive, with no building to visit.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
Sturdy footwear is advisable for the sloping forest path.

Where this château is

Lorch · Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · Hessen

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Address

65391 Lorch

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of Burg Waldeck?: No, only wall remains and a well survive, there is no enclosed building to visit.
Is Burg Waldeck easy to reach?: A steep path with steps leads up from the Rheinhöhenweg, and access is at one's own risk since the site is privately owned.
Why is Burg Waldeck a ruin?: The castle fell into decay during the 17th and 18th centuries after belonging to several noble families, and was eventually demolished.
What is the connection to Burg Eltz?: Both castles share the co heir principle, where each noble family built its own dwelling within the shared site.