Drachenfels Castle Ruins – Geierstein loop from Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

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Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

Drachenfels Castle Ruins – Geierstein loop from Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

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Drachenfels Castle Ruins – Geierstein loop from Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

04:18

14.4km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 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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2.08 km

View of Bruchweiler-Bärenbach from Schuhfels

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Right at the beginning of the tour, a tailor-made entry... view and distant views

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4.25 km

Jüngstbergkanzel Viewpoint

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Great viewpoint that is worth climbing

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4.94 km

Panoramic bench with a view of the Wasgau

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When it's free... go ahead and enjoy

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4.94 km

Rope-assisted ascent on the Förster-Richard-Engel-Steig trail

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And you've already made a via ferrata out of the tour... rope insured...😜

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7.58 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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10.1 km

Bärensteig Forest Path

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Beautiful passage from the Bärensteig, which here leads as a narrow path across the forest.

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10.4 km

View of Drachenfels Castle Ruins

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Yes, exactly… what you see here you can reach on foot a few drops of sweat later

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11.9 km

Bruchweiler Geiersteine

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One of the numerous motifs that put a lot of stress on your memory card...😉... this rock formation is quite impressive

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14.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.23 km

4.04 km

1.15 km

623 m

377 m

Surfaces

8.61 km

1.94 km

1.22 km

1.06 km

758 m

716 m

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

6°C

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Comments

August 26, 2023,Premiumwanderweg Bären-Steig

Yesterday we finally went to the Bären-Steig, which had been planned for quite a long time. The last time I wanted to tackle the tour, rocks were closed because of nesting birds. Now the breast season is over and there were no more restrictions.
The official starting point is at the cemetery in Bruchweiler-Bärenbach. From there you can get to …

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September 5, 2025,Dahner Felsenland: Bären-Steig

To get this straight: I didn't encounter any wild bears on the Bear Trail, there were no dragons on the Drachenfels either, and on the Geierstein rock massif... well, you probably already guessed. 🤷🏻
Apart from that, I really enjoyed the tour – great trails, beautiful views, and the Drachenfels castle ruins, a super highlight to explore.
dahner-felsenland.net/vg_dahner_felsenland/Tourismus/Wandern/Premiumwanderwege/B%C3%A4ren-Steig%2013,5%20km

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September 2, 2023,Bären-Steig

The highlight of the Bären-Steig near Bruchweiler Bärenbach is the Jüngstberg and the Drachenfels ruins. Some of the trails, which give the tour part of its name, are also hiked. However, these mainly occur in ascent and descent.
A large parking lot at the cemetery serves as an entrance hiking portal. Here you can first find out more detailed information …

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October 3, 2021,Bärensteig Dahner Felsenland

Photos and explanations follow. So much can be said... a great tour... and an incredibly beautiful hiking country

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April 6, 2023,Bären-Steig ab Drachenfelshütte

The highlight of this Bären-Steig tour is certainly the Drachenfels ruins, otherwise not to be compared with the rock tour

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October 10, 2021,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏽Der Bärensteig in Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

Today we ran the Bärensteig with Katja and Daniel. The tour began a bit sluggishly, the paths at the beginning were not very inspiring, rather wide than narrow, with gravel instead of soft forest floor. Fortunately, this soon changed and we enjoyed beautiful paths and views. The Drachenfels is also absolutely worth seeing and the view from there is great. …

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July 24, 2022,Seil am Steig – Blick zum Drachenfels Runde von Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

This is a great tour highly recommended. Almost only in the forest 🌳 pleasant even in the heat 👍 The highlight is the Drachenfelsen castle ruins

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October 12, 2024,Bären-Steig bei Bruchweiler-Bärenbach

We have once again taken a premium hiking trail from the very (!!) extensive selection of the WANDERarena Pfalz and the WANDERarena gives the following headline:
"Fantastic views, varied landscapes, great panoramas and attractive vantage points characterize the premium hiking trail "Bären-Steig" near Bruchweiler-Bärenbach."

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