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Eselsweg (Donkey Path) to Drachenfels and Schloss Drachenburg

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Eselsweg (Donkey Path) to Drachenfels and Schloss Drachenburg

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Eselsweg (Donkey Path) to Drachenfels and Schloss Drachenburg

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    March 5, 2022

    If you don't want to take the train, you can also use the steep donkey path, but without a donkey 😉

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      January 12, 2022

      The classic summit route to the Drachenfels is the donkey path. This steep path was probably already used in sections by Roman stonemasons. It leads from the Rhine promenade in Königswinter up to the Drachenfels. Traditionally, the higher-ranking men and women of the world let themselves be transported with a donkey. The donkey fountain at the beginning of the donkey path reminds of this.

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        June 13, 2021

        Steep ascent to the Drachenfels with a beautiful view of Drachenburg Castle.

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          Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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