Drachenfels Castle — Attraction in Dahner Felsenland

As a mom of three kids ages 5, 3, and 1.5, this was a GREAT adventure, if a little nerve wracking - I was happy to have my mother-in-law present to help keep any eye on them all (even wearing the baby). We parked at the Drachenfelshutte on a July weekday afternoon, and the walk was about 20 minutes at my 3yo's pace (though I did put her on my shoulders for a few minutes of it). It was mostly shaded, and if I remember correctly, largely stroller friendly UNTIL you get to the castle, at which point you'd have to leave it behind). Immediately upon seeing the castle, we were very impressed and excited, and that didn't diminish throughout our stay. Amazing views and endless walkways, rooms, and staircases to explore. There wasn't much in the way of picnic tables or benches (we ended up picnicking on one of the observation decks in the western part of the castle overlooking the valley) but nevertheless it was a GREAT place to spend an afternoon (we actually did this AFTER visiting Berwartstein castle, which only took about 1.5 hours and is about 10 minutes away). The castle itself isn't shaded at all and is VERY warm and sunny, but well worth it. Bring food, water, and an adventurous spirit and you'll be good to go. There were many places closed off, some of which we explored anyway as they looked safe and were fun to see (shhh don't tell!). But if you bring small children, PLEASE keep an eye on them, as the staircases are steep and uneven once in the castle and the railings leave wide gaps for them to fall through. Nevertheless, a WONDERFUL place to spend an afternoon with young children if they are used to walking uphill and stairs. And make sure to let them play at the Spielplatz/playground at the Hutte! It's a wonderfully...

A castle lies in ruins since 1500s. You can drive up to the Castle or hike up there. The Castle is only 200 meters from the car park and you have to walk up. We hiked from Dahn about 3.8 km. The hike was bearable, going up and then down. The Castle is a ruined but it is amazing to see how they built it into the existing rocks. There are many made structure life step that will led us up to the top. From the top you can see Dahn. We enjoyed this Castle. You do not have to...

Fun place to hike around and explore. We drove to the castle ruins, and you can actually park at the Drachenfels Hütte which is very close to the castle ruins. It is just a short hike to the ruins which are fun to climb around on, and it is amazing how they utilized the high ground, the local stone, and just carved out parts of the sandstone rock to build the castle. Once finished exploring we stopped at the Hütte for a restroom break, and bought...