Biosphere tour

The biosphere tour is signposted throughout with a uniform route logo - a red ant. We start our tour at Dahn-Süd station and cycle right onto Pirmasenser Straße. At the Jungfernsprung, a legendary rock massif, we turn right and cross the railway tracks. Behind the tracks, keep right and then immediately left to cross the Wieslauter and then turn left. We continue on the excellent Lautertalweg in the direction of Bruchweiler-Bärenbach. The almost level cycle path runs through the picturesque valley of the Lauter and we cycle south along the edge of the forest above Reichenbach.

After a short ride we reach Bruchweiler-Bärenbach and have arrived in the middle of the Dahner Felsenland, whose name comes from numerous formations of red sandstone. We cycle straight through the village, but do not cross the railway tracks. At the end of the track there is a petrol station and we turn right. We leave the Lautertalweg and continue on the Sauertalradweg into the valley of the Rumbach. The path to Rumbach now leads slightly uphill, and those who wish can cool their feet in the Kneipp treading pool at the entrance to the village afterwards.

In the forest-lined valley of the Rumbach, we continue uphill, cross the Rumbach and the road and turn right behind it to cycle past a clearer field and meadow area. Here we reach the highest point of the climb and can take a rest break at a nice rest area.

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Now we roll downhill into the NSG area of the Sauer and ride above the valley for a short distance on the road. At the first junction, however, we leave it again to the left to cross the valley. In front of the sports field of the holiday colony Heilsbach, we turn right towards Fischbach.

Along the edge of the forest we reach Fischbach. At the first road junction, we turn right to the Biosphärenhaus. Here the spectacular treetop path awaits us. On the 270 m long and 15 to 38 m high path, we see life in the forest from a completely new and impressive perspective.

After the treetop fun, for which we should plan about two hours, we drive on the main road to the centre of the village. We follow the course of the road, which makes a right-hand bend and leave it straight ahead at the subsequent left-hand bend.

Now we arrive at the main road.

Now we reach the idyllic, increasingly narrow Fischbach valley as we gradually climb uphill. To our left and right are dense forests. After passing a small pond at the end of the valley, where there is a youth campsite, we turn left for a few metres and then right into the forest. The forest path goes steeply uphill. We reach the mountain saddle near the Hohlen Felsen natural monument, where we turn left at a T-junction and then continue straight ahead for a short distance on gravel. The Hohle Felsen (451 m) is an imposing massif with impressive rock overhangs, but you should allow some time for the steep ascent.

The path changes from gravel to asphalt and now it's an exhilarating descent into the Moosbach valley. We cycle past the Moosbachtal hikers' car park to the turn-off to the Pfälzerwaldhütte, where a stop for refreshments is possible. Passing the Neudahn pond, we reach the valley and turn right onto the Lauter valley cycle path before the railway tracks.  

On the last section, we can look forward to first-rate pleasure cycling. In the valley of the Wieslauter we pass the ruins of Neudahn Castle. Neudahn Castle was built around 1230. The two 24-metre high battery towers, which could house several guns in different directions and distributed over several levels, are particularly impressive. The cycle path leads us back to Dahn-Süd railway station after a beautiful and eventful tour.