Drachenfels Summit Plateau – Drachenfels Trail loop from Weidenthal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Palatinate Forest

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Weidenthal

Drachenfels Summit Plateau – Drachenfels Trail loop from Weidenthal

Hard

4.6

(11)

hikers

Drachenfels Summit Plateau – Drachenfels Trail loop from Weidenthal

05:34

18.2km

640m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Drachenfels

Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.24 km

Steep trail to Drachenfels

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the last climb of the tour from Saupferch via Lambertskreuz

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7.33 km

View of the Dragon (South Rock Base, Drachenfels)

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From down here you have a great view of the southern tip of the Drachenfels massif and finally found the "kite" you were looking for:
The striking rocky outcrop looks …

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7.64 km

Drachenfels Plateau

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So beautiful here. Also a great resting place

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7.98 km

Drachenfels Summit Plateau

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A break is appropriate here, hikers sit everywhere and enjoy this calm and peaceful height.

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8.02 km

Drachenfels Trail

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Great single trail from the Südfels to the Westfels at 551m, technically demanding

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8.19 km

View from Westfels (Drachenfels)

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Wonderful view in the middle of the nature reserve around the Drachenfels. Unfortunately, the “summit cross”, which I was looking forward to as a photo motif, is no longer there. …

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12.1 km

Ritterstein No. 274: Stüterhof – Leiningen Stud Farm and Farmstead Ruins (15th–18th Century)

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The small village, which later even had its own town hall, developed from 1516 on to a horse breeding of the Counts of Leiningen built Stüterhaus with a mare and …

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14.4 km

Ruins of the Old Glassworks and Forester's House (Ritterstein No. 265)

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One of the Palatinate Forest Association's more than 300 knight's stones is located here and points to the following:
From 1710 until its destruction in 1731 there was a glassworks …

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18.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.23 km

8.42 km

552 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

2.56 km

608 m

442 m

433 m

368 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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Comments

August 14, 2024,B37 🅿️ Saupferch am Stütertalbach : Schafunter / Buchentor / Friedrichsbrunnen / Drachenhöle / Drachenfels 14/08/2024

Thanks to the 20 friends of the Vosges club of Wissembourg who followed me on this pleasant route that I had recognized almost a year ago. A bonus: the restaurant "am saupferch" was open, which allowed us to finish with a good moment of conviviality.

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February 19, 2022,Von Parkplatz Saupferch zum Drachenfels und weiter zum Schafunter

Were on the road again today in the Palatinate Forest. We are from the car park in Saupferch (near Bad Dürkheim) up to the Drachenfelsen (first comes the westfelsen, which is also the biggest climb) and then on to the Südfelsen with the Drachenhöhle. Once you have done that and enjoyed the great view, you can tackle the rest of …

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June 21, 2022,Pfalz: Rundweg von Saupferch zum Drachenstein

Our goal was the Drachenfels, where according to legend Siegfried is said to have killed the dragon. But there is still a dispute with the Drachenfels in the Siebengebirge. Due to forestry work, the direct route was not possible, so we changed our plans at the starting point, the Saupferch car park. It turned out to be quite a long …

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