Drachenfels from Königswinter

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5.0 1 review/story | Statistics | 5 photos

168

difficulty points

7.6%

avg. gradient

14.6%

steepest 100 meters

2.4km

length

179m

total ascent

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This climb takes you to the top of Drachenfels, with views of Drachenburg on the way. There is also a mountain train to the top here, which you cross close to the top. The views from the top are great. There is a restaurant and a view of the castle ruins a bit further up.

Road name: Drachenfelsstrasse

5.0 by Tjaart

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Beautiful, dead-end, climb to Drachenfels, a tourist attraction that includes stunning views over the Rhine, a tourist mountain train, a restaurant and a burg ruin. The road to it is not for cars, only cyclists and hikers. The climb starts gently over fields and gets steeper in the forest. You have... read more

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Statistics

Drachenfels from Königswinter This climb	Westerwald 8 climbs	North Rhine-Westphalia 1431 climbs	Germany 3163 climbs	Europe 43332 climbs
Difficulty points 168 3	rank 3 42% easier than Lohberg from Weinahr via Winden	rank 45 46% easier than Hamberg from Langenei	rank 578 92% easier than Nebelhorn from Oberstdorf	rank 13293 94% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 7.6%	rank 2 37% less steep than Lohberg from Winden	rank 131 57% less steep than Lärchenweg Mettingen	rank 370 57% less steep than Lärchenweg Mettingen	rank 7560 74% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 2.4km	rank 5 54% shorter than Lohberg from Weinahr via Winden	rank 233 83% shorter than Altastenberg from Winkhausen	rank 1260 91% shorter than Sonnenberg from Oker	rank 20749 96% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 179m	rank 4 48% less ascent than Lohberg from Weinahr via Winden	rank 103 52% less ascent than Altastenberg from Winkhausen	rank 850 84% less ascent than Nebelhorn from Oberstdorf	rank 15877 94% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

Classification

Famous climb

Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

2 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

67% 33% 0%

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Traffic

75% 0% 25%

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Climbing times

7 km/h	00:20:15
11 km/h	00:12:53
15 km/h	00:09:27
19 km/h	00:07:27

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3 y 5.0

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Beautiful, dead-end, climb to Drachenfels, a tourist attraction that includes stunning views over the Rhine, a tourist mountain train, a restaurant and a burg ruin. The road to it is not for cars, only cyclists and hikers. The climb starts gently over fields and gets steeper in the forest. You have a view of Schloss Drachenburg and continue climbing through the forest with some worse road surface and steeper sections, including hairpins. Only just before you reach the mountain station does it flatten out and you reach the beautiful viewing plateau. It can be very busy here, much less so on the access road, though some hikers.