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Raubritter-Tour
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Radtour im Dahner Felsenland: Raubritter-TourVideo: Outdooractive – 3D Videos
This gourmet tour combines nature, fun and sport. The popular castles or castle ruins in the area will leave you with impressions full of legends. Once the Drachenfels has cast its spell on you, there will be no turning back. Magnificent views characterise the extensive castle ruins, so it is well worth climbing up to the platforms. In addition, you jump back to a time of heroic sagas and myths to learn more about the lives of daunting knights. The entertainment factor is in no way spared, especially if this is your interest. There are also romantic spots where you can take a picnic break or simply cool off, for example at the Seehofweiher pond near Erlenbach. If self-catering is not on the plan, there are plenty of places to stop for refreshments.
The cycle tour follows well-maintained and marked cycle paths. Nevertheless, you are advised to take your time.
Author’s recommendation
Refreshment stops along the route: local restaurants in Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Busenberg, Weißensteinerhof, Drachenfelshütte, Erlenbach, Burg Berwartstein, Seehof, Cramerhaus near Lindebrunn, Oberschlettenbach, Bühlhof, Busenberg, Bärenbrunnerhof, Erfweiler, Dahn-Reichenbach
Track types
Rest stops
PWV DrachenfelshütteLandgasthof Weissensteinerhof
Berwartstein Castle
Burg Berwartstein
Sportheim Erlenbach
Kiosk am Seehof
Gasthaus Tanzlokal Waldblick
Landgasthaus "Zum Jägerhof"
Restaurant Altes Bahnhöf'l
Am Alten Mühlrad
Bäckerei - Konditorei Bastian Bruchweiler
Safety information
Safety informationOften our cycling routes run along paths where we are guests by bike and share them with others. We therefore ask that you are considerate and friendly to others at all times. Winegrowers, farmers and foresters use the farm roads through fields, forests and vineyards for their daily work (also at weekends) and always have priority. These roads may also be more heavily soiled at times due to work and/or weather conditions. Please take special care when travelling along the (mostly quiet and less frequented) roads in and around the Palatinate towns.
Tips and hints
Further information/linksTourist-Information
Dahner Felsenland
Schulstr. 29, 66994 Dahn
Tel. 06391 9196222
www.dahner-felsenland.de
www.radwanderland.de
E-mountain bike and mountain bike hire
BA Radsportcenter
Am Sonneck 2 + 4, 76891 Bundenthal
Tel. +49 (0) 6394 9209474 or +49 (0) 171 9835557
www.fba-cycling.de
E-bike charging stations:
Altes Bahnhöfe, Dahn Reichenbach
Drachenfelshütte, Busenberg (during opening hours)
Dorfgemeinschaftshaus, Erlenbach
Bärenbrunnerhof, Schindhard (during opening hours)
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
The tour thus starts at the railway station in Bruchweiler-Bärenbach. Leave the town on the Raubritterradweg in the direction of Busenberg where you can make your first stop at the Drachenfelshütte, or a detour to the Drachenfels castle ruins is in prospect. The tour goes back again, past the Weißensteinerhof in the direction of Erlenbach. As soon as you have crossed the village, you arrive at the only inhabited castle in the Palatinate, the Berwartstein.
After possibly visiting the castle, the tour continues to the Seehofweiher which invites you to take a swim. Passing Erlenbach-Lauterschwan, enter the second cycle path via the Klingbach cycle route. Head north past Vorderweidenthal to the Lindelbrunn castle ruins and the nearby Cramerhaus where you can have a snack. You then briefly leave the cycle path and cycle on a farm road and main road to Oberschlettenbach. Back on the Klingbach cycle path, your next destination is Busenberg. The landscape along this path is dominated by woods and meadows, with the Bühlhof offering the nearest refreshment stop.
After you paused in Busenberg, ride to the Bärenbrunnermühle, and possibly a little further to the Bärenbrunnerhof. If that doesn't appeal, take the farm road to Erfweiler. Now, unfortunately, you have to turn back again – that is, you have to follow the cycle path parallel to the B427 in the direction of Dahn-Reichenbach. Then follow the Lautertal German-French Pamina cycle path to the destination, the Bruchweiler-Bärenbach railway station.
Note
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Public transportAccessible by train and bus
By train to Bad Bergzabern or Hinterweidenthal, from there by bus to Bruchweiler-Bärenbach. From May to October with the 'Bundenthaler' excursion trains that run on Sundays/holidays from Mannheim and 'Felsenland-Express' excursion trains that run on Saturdays/Sundays and holidays from Karlsruhe to Bruchweiler-Bärenbach station in the Dahner Felsenland. Information: www.rolph.de,
www.bahn.com/en (door-to-door travel planning).
Getting there
Arrival by carA65 via Landau/ A6 via Kaiserslautern/ A8 via Karlsruhe. You can then get there by car via the local B10 to Hinterweidenthal and then on the B427 branching off in the direction of Dahn. Driving past Reichenbach, turn onto the L489, arriving at the railway station in Bruchweiler-Bärenbach.
Parking
ParkingThe best place to park your car is a car park on the outskirts of Bruchweiler-Bärenbach. You will quickly reach the station, i.e. the starting point, along the railway tracks.
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Book recommendation by the author
Dahner Felsenland – Sagas, myths and legends along the Felsenland Sagenweg. €3.50
Author’s map recommendations
Wander- und Radwanderkarte (Hiking and Cycling Map) Dahner Felsenland 1:25.000, €8.90 plus postage of €1.55 new from 2019: 6th edition: Wandern und Radfahren im Dahner Felsenland mit den Premium-Wanderwegen, den Haupt- und Rundwanderwegen, den Radrouten sowie dem Rettungspunkte-System im Maßstab 1:25.000 (Hiking routes and cycling in the Dahner Felsenland with the premium hiking trails, the main and circular hiking trails, the cycling routes and the rescue point system, scale 1:25,000) ISBN 978-3-945138-06-9
Equipment
We recommend the following equipment as standard for our cycling routes:(Touring) bike, more gears or electric assistance provide more comfort on hillier tours. Bicycle helmet, clothing suitable for cycling, also for bad weather, bike bag for stowing equipment and provisions. Sunglasses or goggles, which can also protect against insects. Smartphone with the Rhineland-Palatinate app for navigation and information on places of interest, refreshment stops along the route and much more. Most important tools and spare parts and, if necessary, charging accessories for an e-bike.
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