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Bike route in the Dahner Felsenland: Biosphären-TourVideo: Outdooractive – Flyover Videos
The Biosphere Route circles the southern part of the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve from Dahn as a circular route, between the Wieslauter in the east, the Sauer in the south, and the small streams Fischbach and Moosbach in the west and north. The Biosphere Route uses these four stream valleys as convenient paths but must overcome their watersheds in two climbs, which take place on quiet forest and woodland paths without any motor traffic. The entire circuit is characterized by a mix of dense forests and open valley meadows with embedded villages.
The 35-kilometer circular route is characterized by an interplay of dense forests and open valley meadows with quietly embedded villages. The Palatinate Forest/North Vosges Biosphere Reserve is the first UNESCO-recognized cross-border biosphere reserve in Europe. Lavish sandstone formations shape the landscape as much as the numerous rock castles. With 80% of the route on forest and farm roads, the Biosphere Route offers one of the most beautiful insights into this majestic wooded landscape. In and around the Fischbach Biosphere House, the interrelationships of nature within the nature park can be experienced, for example on the treetop path with information and adventure stations at an airy height.
Including detours to the Dahner PWV Hut "Im Schneiderfeld", the "Hohle Felsen," and the "Christus Church" in Rumbach, the route is about 40 km.
Requirement: Everyday cycling strength sufficient, the two climbs may need pushing if necessary.
Route guidance:
- 29 km forest and farm roads
- 1.5 km cycle paths
- 5.5 km urban sections without cycle paths
- No use of roads outside settlements
Surface qualities:
- 28 km asphalt surfaces
- 7 km water-bound, stabilized paths
Route overview:
- Dahn - Fischbach 17 km (110 m ascent, 90 m descent). The eastern half: In the Lauter valley southwards and over a short rising watershed into the valley of the southern Palatinate Sauer to Fischbach with the biosphere house on the cycle path.
- Fischbach - Dahn 18 km (165 m ascent, 180 m descent). The western half: Through the valleys of two small streams and over a significant crest exclusively on forest roads and former military roads through dense forest back to Dahn.
UFFBASSE! - Campaign for considerate coexistence in nature
Always behave in a forward-looking, friendly, and considerate manner towards everyone you meet on the way.
Pay attention to nature, do not destroy any plants, and always stay on the paths.
Bring a rubbish bag for the way and take your waste back home.
Please always keep your dog on a leash. Other visitors and animals will thank you.
Observe all path closures for your own safety. Even on weekends.
Park only in designated parking areas. Leave space for emergency routes and agricultural machinery.
Give priority to agricultural and forestry traffic.
Author’s recommendation
Two climbs challenge the cyclists, but both are neither steep nor long and can be managed by everyone when approached from the right direction: between the Wieslauter and the Sauer, there are about 80 meters of altitude gain each over approximately 2 km with up to 4% gradient. The second crest through the valleys of Fischbach and Moosbach has about 100 meters of altitude gain on the noticeable steep stretches. These are spread over 5 km from Dahn and only 1.5 km from Fischbach. Those who want to take the Biosphere Route with less effort should ride the circular route from Dahn via the Neudahn Pond to Fischbach and take the return trip via Rumbach.
Places to eat along the route: in local restaurants in Dahn, Dahn-Reichenbach, Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Rumbach, Fischbach, as well as the PWV hut in Dahn.
PWV Hut Dahn "Im Schneiderfeld" 66994 Dahn, Tel. 06391 1793, www.pwv-dahn.de
Apr to Oct: Wed-Sun, holidays 10:00-18:00, (closed Mon and Tue except holidays), from the 2nd Sunday in Jan to end of March and early Nov until 3rd Sunday in Dec: Wed, Sat, Sun, holidays 10:00-18:00. The hut is closed from Dec 19 to 27. The hiking home is open Dec 28, 29, and 30. The hut remains closed in Jan and Feb 2023 due to renovation work.
Overnight stays by appointment, changing room, children’s playground, accessible toilet available.
E-bike charging stations:
Generations Park Rumbach
Biosphere House Fischbach
Old Train Station, Dahn-Reichenbach
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
Die Heilsbach gGmbHWirtshaus zum Salztrippler
Restaurant Altes Bahnhöf'l
Hotel Pfalzblick
Restaurant Ratsstube
Wasgau Bäckerei Dahn
PWV-Hütte im Schneiderfeld
Landhaus "Tausendschön"
Wasgau Frischemarkt Fischbach
Safety information
Our cycling routes often run on paths where we are guests with our bikes and share these paths with others. We therefore ask for always considerate and friendly behavior. Winegrowers, farmers, and foresters use the farm roads through fields, forests, and vineyards for their daily work (also on weekends) and always have priority. Because of work operations and/or weather conditions, these paths can sometimes be dirtier. Special caution is also required when cycling on the (usually quiet and little trafficked) roads in and around the Palatinate villages.
Tips and suggestions
Tourist Information Dahner Felsenland
Schulstrasse 29, 66994 Dahn
Tel. 06391 9196222
www.dahner-felsenland.de
Rental of e-mountain bikes and mountain bikes
BA Cycling Center
Am Sonneck 2 + 4, 76891 Bundenthal,
Tel. 06394 9209474 or 0171 9835557
www.fba-cycling.de
www.radwanderland.de
Roadbook
From the train station, the route leads through the street "Im Kaltenbächel", along the German-French Pamina Cycle Path Lautertal to Bruchweiler-Bärenbach and Bundenthal/train station.
After the train station, turn right at the country road and now cycle on the Sauertal Cycle Path via Rumbach (a detour to the Christus Church with its frescoes is worthwhile here) to Fischbach. At the entrance of the town, turn right to the Palatinate Forest/North Vosges Biosphere House with its unique treetop path at a height of 18-35 meters.
From the Biosphere House, return to the town entrance and through the main street to the junction of Dahner Street. Now the route continues straight ahead through Dahner Street and later on a small road through the Wolfsägertal Nature Reserve. At the end of the valley, follow a farm road along Fischbrunner Valley, up the mountain to the crossroads on the north side of the Großer Mückenkopf.
Those who want to see the Hohle Felsen Natural Monument turn right here and cycle about 800 meters up the mountain on the private road to the hollow rocks and back the same way. At the crossroads, all others turn left and descend on the private road into the Moosbachtal Nature Reserve, passing the junction to the Dahner Hut 500 m away (managed, opening times apply), which invites you to stop and continue to the Neudahn Pond (from here a ten-minute walk to the Neudahn Castle Ruins ).
After the Neudahn Pond, turn right and follow the German-French Pamina Cycle Path Lautertal back to the starting point of the route in Dahn.
Biosphärenpfad und Biosphärenhaus
Spießwoog / Klosterweiher
Bushaltestelle Fischbach Biosphärenhaus
Die Heilsbach gGmbH
E-Bike-Lade- und Reparaturstation Hirschthal
E-Bike-Lade- und Reparaturstation Schönau Ortsmitte
Bushaltestelle Hirschthal Ort
Pfaffenfelsen
Zundelsfelsen
Naturschutzgebiet Königsbruch mit Radbrücke
Christkindelfelsen
Schützenfelsen
Christuskirche
Wirtshaus zum Salztrippler
Generationenpark Rumbach
Bushaltestelle Rumbach
E-Bike-Lade- und Reparaturstation Ortsmitte (Generationen Park) Rumbach
Bushaltestelle Bundenthal Bahnhof
Friedrich-Apotheke
FBA Radsportcenter
Bahnhof/Bahnhaltepunkt Bundenthal
Wasgau Frischemarkt Bundenthal
Bushaltestelle Bruchweiler Bärenbach, Otto-Muck-Str.
Spießwiesen
Bahnhaltepunkt Bruchweiler-Bärenbach
Bushaltestelle Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Alter Friedhof
Bahnhaltepunkt Busenberg-Schindhard
Restaurant Altes Bahnhöf'l
E-Bike-Ladestation Altes Bahnhöf'l
Felsland Badeparadies und Saunawelt
Wachtfelsen
Hotel Pfalzblick
Bushaltestelle Dahn, Haus des Gastes
Restaurant Wasgauperle
Tankstelle Shell Dahn
Ristorante Pizzeria Ischia
Pälzer Schdubb
Bushaltestelle Dahn, Stadtmitte
Pastaria
Tourist-Information Dahner Felsenland
Restaurant Ratsstube
E-Bike Lade- & Reperaturstation Tourist-Info Dahner Felsenland
Bahnhaltepunkt Dahn Süd
Café Zürn - Bäckerei - Konditorei
Schwalbenfelsen
Schillerfelsen
Jungfernsprung
Blümchen & Beere
Jakobsfelsen
Sängerfelsen
Bahnhof Dahn
Wasgau Bäckerei Dahn
Satansbrocken
Burgruine Neudahn
Dahner Felsentor
Bahnhaltepunkt Moosbachtal
Campingplatz Neudahner Weiher
Campingplatz Moosbachtal
Hexenpilz
Elwetritschefelsen
PWV-Hütte im Schneiderfeld
Hirschfelsen
Moosbachtal mit Seerosenweihern
Tümpelquelle
Bushaltestelle Fischbach, Feuerwehrhaus
Landhaus "Tausendschön"
Wasgau Frischemarkt Fischbach
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
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Travel by train to Bad Bergzabern or Hinterweidenthal, then take a bus to Dahn. From the town center, walk to the youth hostel/campsite. From May to October with the excursion trains "Bundenthaler" and "Felsenland-Express" on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from Mannheim/Karlsruhe to Dahn station, Dahn South or Moosbachtal in Dahner Felsenland. Info: www.der-takt.de, www.bahn.de (travel planning from door to door).
Get Timetable to destination
Directions
B10 to exit Hinterweidenthal, continue on B427 to Dahn, Train Station (HP Dahn) Pirmasenser Street.Parking
66994 Dahn, Train Station (HP Dahn) Pirmasenser Street or Parkplatz Haus des Gastes, Weißenburger Street 17.Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
www.radwanderland.de (responsible for infrastructure and route descriptions) " >> Cycle paths in Southwest Palatinate <<, scale 1:1200,000; >> Palatinate Cycle Map << Both maps available free of charge at: Southwest Palatinate Tourism Association e.V.
Hiking and cycling map Dahner Felsenland 1:25,000, 9.90 euros plus postal charges of 1.60 euros, new edition as of December 2022, 7th edition: Hiking and cycling in Dahner Felsenland with premium hiking trails, main and circular hiking trails, cycling routes, and rescue points system; with app support, www.topstern.app at a scale of 1:25,000, ISBN 978-3-945138-12-0
Equipment
For our cycling routes, we recommend the following standard equipment:
(Touring) bike, more gears or electric assist for hilly routes for greater comfort. Bicycle helmet, cycling-appropriate clothing, also suitable for bad weather, bike bag for storing equipment and provisions. Sunglasses or protective glasses, also protects against insects. Smartphone with the Rhineland-Palatinate app for navigation and information on sights, dining opportunities along the route, and more. Essential tools and spare parts, if necessary, charging accessories for e-bikes.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions