--- title: "Gelfingen, Heidegg Castle - Hitzkirch, \"Places of Power\" hike" url: "https://www.luzern.com/en/tour/gelfingen-heidegg-castle-hitzkirch-places-of-power-hike" description: "Follow the ravine path from the castle parking lot through the picturesque Dünkelbach ravine. Long before the romanticization of the landscape park, the Tobe plain was probably a pre-Christian cult and cultural landscape. You can still sense certain information today. Turn left at the lower bridge to the Müliweiher pond and walk up the Rebbergweg path to the castle. Pay it a visit, including the dragon researcher's study for children, and note where the energies become light and where they become heavy. Linger in front of the1 sequoia tree in the castle courtyard. You are standing on an old place of worship, can you feel the specific powers? You will also find increased forces in the 2 castle chapel, stand in front of the altar. If you are here in the summer months, we also recommend a visit to the 3 rose garden with the garden house after visiting the chapel and castle. Linger below the rose garden under the 4 lime tree. Now take the steps to Tobelweg and walk over the Dünkelbach stream, past the small hill and the wayside shrine to Hitzkirch. Here you are on a signposted hiking trail, which you follow to the castle. Visit and feel the 5 parish church and the 6 labyrinth and admire the 7 dove Madonna in the Marienkapelle chapel. Continue to the 8 Lourdes Grotto by following the hiking trail in the direction of Hämikon-Altwies. From the grotto, an idyllic stairway takes you down to the main road. In nearby Ermensee, visit the famous 9 Jakobus Chapel on the Central Swiss Pilgrims' Route. The signpost will lead you to the railroad station. Source: \"Hikes to powerful places\" brochure, 2019 edition" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2859173/ac3e2b27d2485bc44ef93d3365efb752c44ce737efbc31e47f63e021db2d4529/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Welcome to Lucerne > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Gelfingen, Heidegg Castle - Hitzkirch, "Places of Power" hike ============================================================= - 5.48 km long - Pilgrim's Way Of dragons, lords of the castle and pilgrims Several of the powerful places in the Hitzkirch region have energy qualities that made them popular places of worship in pre-Christian and early Christian times. Follow the ravine path from the castle parking lot through the picturesque Dünkelbach ravine. Long before the romanticization of the landscape park, the Tobe plain was probably a pre-Christian cult and cultural landscape. You can still sense certain information today. Turn left at the lower bridge to the Müliweiher pond and walk up the Rebbergweg path to the castle. Pay it a visit, including the dragon researcher's study for children, and note where the energies become light and where they become heavy. Linger in front of the**1 sequoia tree** in the castle courtyard. You are standing on an old place of worship, can you feel the specific powers? You will also find increased forces in the **2 castle chapel**, stand in front of the altar. If you are here in the summer months, we also recommend a visit to the **3 rose garden** with the garden house after visiting the chapel and castle. Linger below the rose garden under the **4 lime tree**. Now take the steps to Tobelweg and walk over the Dünkelbach stream, past the small hill and the wayside shrine to Hitzkirch. Here you are on a signposted hiking trail, which you follow to the castle. Visit and feel the **5 parish church** and the **6 labyrinth** and admire the **7 dove Madonna** in the Marienkapelle chapel. Continue to the **8 Lourdes Grotto** by following the hiking trail in the direction of Hämikon-Altwies. From the grotto, an idyllic stairway takes you down to the main road. In nearby Ermensee, visit the famous **9 Jakobus Chapel** on the Central Swiss Pilgrims' Route. The signpost will lead you to the railroad station. Source: "Hikes to powerful places" brochure, 2019 edition Read more - 1:45 h - 5.48 km - 117 m - 120 m - 467 m - 553 m - 86 m - - Start: Gelfingen, railroad station - Destination: Ermensee, railroad station Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Gelfingen, railroad station - castle Destination Destination Ermensee, railroad station Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (56%) Trail (44%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Tour information - Culturally interesting Directions & Parking facilities **Parking**at Heidegg Castle (subject to charge) Read more Additional information Details such as map section can be found at Read more Author Broschüre "Wanderungen zu kraftvollen Plätzen" Organization Seetal Tourismus Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Handicraft - Exhibition - Exhibition - Place of interest - castle - Direct sales - Direct sales Download GPX file - - - -