5/5 Danielle C. 1 year ago on Google
For
clarification:
this
is
a
complex
trail
system
Culminating
at
the
top
of
a
mountain
where
a
rock
reef
used
as
a
Celtic
castle
and
a
Roman
fortress
looks
over
great
views
of
the
valleys
surrounding
it.
You
can
walk
on
top
of
and
in
the
caves
of
these
rocks
via
paths
and
stairs
built
into
the
rocks.
We
came
here
on
a
July
Sunday
morning
around
9:30am
as
a
party
of
3
adults
(ages
35-60)
and
3
kids
(ages
1.5,3,
and
5)
with
two
wearable
child
carriers,
NO
stroller.
I
had
found
a
route
using
Komoot
that
was
supposed
to
be
4km,
1.75h
total
from
saupferch
to
sudenfels.
We
parked
in
the
Saupferch
lot,
which
only
had
1
other
car
in
it,
and
room
for
another
30.
We
walked
past
the
restaurant
and
unfortunately
realized
I
didn’t
have
service
nor
had
I
downloaded
the
route,
and
as
there
weren’t
any
signs
pointing
us
to
drachenfels
there,
we
simply
followed
the
paved
trails
and
used
Google
maps
GPS
to
guide
us.
We
passed
a
trail
veering
off
of
the
paved
path
that
seemed
on
our
map
and
based
on
vague
markings
that
it
would
bring
us
there
more
directly,
but
it
was
much
steeper
and
more
difficult
terrain
so
we
kept
on
the
paved
trails
(I
now
think
this
would
have
been
a
much
easier
and
shorter
route).
Eventually
the
paved
trails
brought
us
to
some
signs
pointing
to
Drachenfels
and
led
us
onto
dirt
Paths,
at
which
point
a
stroller
would
definitely
not
have
been
able
to
traverse.
Eventually
we
came
to
Westfels
(the
west
side
observation
deck,
or
ausschistpunkt)
and
weren’t
sure
if
there
was
more
to
see
or
not
-
no
more
signage
here,
but
photos
I
had
seen
and
gps
indicted
there
was
still
sudfels
to
see.
Thank
goodness
we
kept
walking
along
the
crest
of
the
mountain
because
the
south
observation
deck
is
SO
COOL.
You
basically
are
on
topÂ
of
a
rock
formation
that
has
steps
built
into
it
leading
down
to
caves
within
the
rock.
We
took
some
pictures,
had
snacks,
and
made
our
way
back
down.
Overall
it
took
us
about
4.5
hours
walking
at
the
5
year
olds
pace
and
was
about
5
miles
total.
It
is
mostly
shaded,
but
certainly
has
some
sunny
spots.
There
was
a
single
picnic
table
on
top
of
the
mountain
that
we
found,
but
plenty
of
flat
rocks
and
fallen
trees
that
made
do
for
snacking.
I
think
you
could
get
75%
of
the
way
there
with
a
stroller
but
you’d
have
to
leave
it
once
you
got
to
the
top,
and
most
of
the
paved
trails
seem
to
be
less
direct,
making
the
trip
longer.
When
we
got
back
to
the
parking
lot,
it
was
jam
packed
full,
at
about
2pm.
We
didn’t
find
any
of
the
springs
or
huts,
hopefully
will
be
back
to
see
those.
Bring
food,
sunscreen,
water,
and
DOWNLOAD
YOUR
ROUTE
BEFOREHAND.
Very
cool
trip,
even
with
young
kids,
though
keep
an
eye
on
them
at
the
top
due
to
some
serious
fall
risk.
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