Drachenfels Castle Ruins – Rest bench „Drachenfelsblick“ loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

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Drachenfels Castle Ruins – Rest bench „Drachenfelsblick“ loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

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Drachenfels Castle Ruins – Rest bench „Drachenfelsblick“ loop from Bundenthal-Rumbach

05:21

17.9km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.09 km

Fladensteine Trailhead (Start of Fladensteine Geo Trail)

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Great nature trail with very informative display boards. Written and explained in an easy to understand way. Leads along the flat stones. Highly recommended.

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1.26 km

Fladensteine Rock Formation

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Along the flat stones, there is a nature trail with panels informing about the geological background of the rock formations. Very worth reading!

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3.84 km

View of Schlüsselfels/Heidenpfeiler

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A nice place for a break with a view of rocks.

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6.35 km

Drachenfels Castle is definitely worth a climb. A great experience, and not just because of the beautiful view. Exploring the structure of this castle is a real adventure, as it differs significantly from the usual castles.

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7.83 km

Heidenturm rock formation

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Imposing sandstone cliffs that stand directly on the roadside.

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8.22 km

Drachenfelsaussicht

Viewpoint

9.11 km

Heidenberg Ridge Trail

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The hiking path over the Heidenberg to the Buchkammerfelsen alone is a highlight. It goes through the sandstone cliffs and the gnarled trees that have been worked by the weather …

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12.6 km

Viewpoint

13.3 km

Jüngstbergkanzel Viewpoint

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Great viewpoint that is worth climbing

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14.2 km

Rest bench „Drachenfelsblick“

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Comfortable bench and a beautiful view, but the wind is beating around your ears! (So a hat makes sense)

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17.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.91 km

5.58 km

1.62 km

750 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.04 km

3.71 km

2.75 km

1.15 km

817 m

345 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

June 4, 2022,Drachenfelsrunde ab Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

I saw the round similar to this at @Rita mit Ronnie 🐕🌳💚 this week. Thanks for the template! I just wanted to take the Drachenfels castle ruins and the hut with me. You have to offer the offspring something so that they can keep up.... A hut works best... It rained heavily when we were on the autobahn, but according …

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May 1, 2025,Wanderershigh in der Südpfalz - Aussichtsfelsen - Ruine Drachenfels

Perfect weather and summer temperatures drew me on a hike in the Southern Palatinate today, with the theme "Rocks and Views."
I started at a free hiking parking lot near Budenthal. The first destination, along beautiful paths, was the Jüngstbergfelsen, where you'll find a vantage point with a fantastic panoramic view. Continuing along beautiful trails, I headed for the Drachenfels …

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January 12, 2025,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶‍♂️☀️ Schlüsselfels, Buchkammerfels und Fladensteine

Decided to do this tour quite spontaneously. A varied and impressive tour👞. The red sandstone formations are always beautiful to look at and sometimes very powerful. From the Buchkammerfelsen you have a great view of the Dahner castle group, Drachenfels, Pferchsfels massif and some others. At the end of the tour we went to the Fladensteine. They are called that …

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February 9, 2025,Fladensteine – Fladensteine Runde von Busenberg

Hello everyone, the Fladensteine come right at the end of the hike. It starts with the spectacular Schlüsselfels and the Heidenpfeiler. Then there are more rocks. At the end of the great tour, along the Fladensteine and through beautiful forest and landscape, you can see the Schlüsselfels again in all its glory from below.

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September 30, 2023,Burg Drachenfels/Schlüsselfelsen Bundenthal

A second tour in the Dahner Felsenland / Palatinate Forest took us again over narrow paths to scenic points and interesting rocks. We didn't do all of it, but we did most of it on the Bärensteig, passing the Drachenfels castle ruins, which for me was the absolute highlight of this tour. You should be able to walk well and …

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March 26, 2022,Heidenberg - Drachenfelshütte - Jüngstberg

The tour leads partly on signposted mountain bike trails. Therefore watch out for mountain bikes, they have the right of way on these paths. Late autumn, winter and early spring shouldn't be a problem, but with temperatures above 20 degrees I would rather not do the tour so as not to come into conflict with mountain bikers. (This mountain bike …

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January 18, 2025,☁️ Burgruine Drachenfels und mehr ... 🥾🥾 ☁️

I finally have Saturday off and where is it 🤔 ... the sun that the weather apps and my radio station had predicted. At least not for me 😒
This is how my tour to the Drachenfels castle ruins, the Schlüsselfels on the Heidenberg and the Fladensteine, planned for today, went 🥾🥾 under overcast grey skies.
I already knew the …

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April 23, 2022,Heidenberg - Jüngstberg - Drachenfels

Exhausting but brilliant tour from Busenberg. The ascent to the Jüngstberg in particular made us feel out of breath. But it was definitely worth it. The "face in the rock" just before the summit was also very funny. However, we had to search a bit because it was much smaller than we expected. On the descent then found a beautiful …

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