Hochstein Ridge Viewpoint – Dahner Castle Group loop from Dahn

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Hochstein Ridge Viewpoint – Dahner Castle Group loop from Dahn

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Hochstein Ridge Viewpoint – Dahner Castle Group loop from Dahn

04:25

15.5km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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658 m

Bride and Groom Rock Formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the landmarks of Dahn. It is arguably the easiest rock massif to reach as it towers right off the road and can even be photographed from the road. Climbers are often seen on the south side.

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3.32 km

Hochstein Ridge Viewpoint

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Great section in the front area of the Hochstein massif. From the Dahn side, the mountain is inconspicuous and you can only see the Hochstein Nadel behind the chapel in …

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4.54 km

Dahner Castle Group

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The castle at 337 m just 1 km east of the rural town Dahn belongs to the Dahner castle group, which still count the castles Grafendahn and Tanstein. The three …

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4.66 km

Ruins of Altdahn Castle

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The largest castle complex in the Palatinate lies to the east above Dahn. Its oldest parts date from the 11th century. The Dreierburg, built on free-standing, steep cliffs, is a …

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7.63 km

Römerstein Rock Formation

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Beautiful and popular viewing rock with a steep climbing ladder.

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7.79 km

Roman Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Also this rock can be climbed through quite steep stairs (almost ladders). The view is worthwhile!

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9.32 km

Lachberg

Peak

11.8 km

Serpentine trail to the Sängerfelsen

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Many serpentines go up the slope at the Sängerfels.

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14.7 km

Dahner Felsenpfad Rock Formations

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The Dahner Felsenpfad is a wonderful and very varied tour.

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15.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.44 km

4.41 km

1.59 km

591 m

397 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.66 km

2.22 km

2.15 km

904 m

426 m

152 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

7°C

38 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

March 17, 2025,Dahner Felsenweg-Tour

March 17th
Started this morning at 9 a.m. in light frost but with blue skies at the Felsenland Resort in Dahn. Today, I walked a large part of the Dahn Rock Trail, with its many impressive rock formations. I don't want to list them all 😃 I labeled some of it along the way. It was constantly up and down …

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March 17, 2025,Dahner Felsenland - Tour Nr. 2

In bright sunshine (unfortunately, it was very cloudy at midday) and the ground was still frozen, we set off on the Dahn circular hiking trail... plenty of famous rocks: Sänger - Kuckuck - Römer - Bänder - Hahn - Löchel - Hafer - Wacht ... Jungfernsprung ... lots of ups and downs, which, according to my Garmin (unlike Komoot), add …

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April 18, 2022,Von Alt-Dahn über die umliegenden Berge

Altdahn
Roman rock
Lachberg view
cuckoo rock
maiden jump
bride and groom
guard rock
Guest's house
German war cemetery
soldiers hut
high stone

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June 14, 2026,Dahner Rundwanderweg - Premiumweg im Dahner Felsenland

Five years ago, the Dahner Felsenland region captivated me so much during my sibling hiking week that I signed up for this tour with the Schwarzwaldverein Breisach. I definitely want to go back there!
We travel to Dahn by bus full of hikers. There, I start the tour with the group hiking the almost complete circular route; alternatively, a shorter …

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June 9, 2025,Dahner Burgen & Felsentour

We spent a lovely Whit Monday in Dahn, enjoying a fantastic hike through the rock and castle landscape. Unfortunately, the castle complex with its three castles is currently closed for restoration and renovation work, which is scheduled to be completed by summer.

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April 28, 2025,Rundwanderweg Dahn verkürzt

Today was supposed to be a slightly shorter tour since I got off to a relatively late start. The Dahner Hut is closed today (Monday and Tuesday), and I already know most of the trails around the hut, so I left them out of the itinerary. Lots of beautiful paths, rocks, and views in great weather.

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October 2, 2025,Wanderung Rundweg Dahn

A beautiful, varied circular trail around Dahn. I've shortened the tour a bit; the original route actually goes via Neu-Dahn and the Dahner Hütte.

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March 29, 2023,PW - Dahn nord-östlich

There were a lot of stairs to climb today. Not on the weekend or during the holidays. It gets tight on the rocks. At the Römerfelsen and the Jungfernsprung, the height bothered me.

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