Busenberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The certified Busenberger Holzschuhpfad trail runs around Busenberg as a 360-degree circular route around the village. It links the local scenic highlights, offers eleven viewpoints, and includes the Drachenfels ruins; the route can be walked as a complete circuit or in individual sections.

Nature

The Drachenfelshütte below the castle ruins is described as a rest stop for hikers with a beer garden and a simple regional menu. The nearby Weißensteiner Hof is described as a country restaurant offering panoramic views. Puhlstein is accessible year-round and offers views across the Wasgau.

Culture

The Drachenfels ruins stand on two steep, narrow sandstone rocks and overlook the hills of the Palatinate Forest/Northern Vosges Biosphere Reserve. A rock chamber, a gatehouse, and the remains of a flanking tower have been preserved; the ruins also feature rock chambers, towers, and heavily fortified shield walls. Drachenfels Castle was destroyed by citizens of Strasbourg in 1335.

The Catholic parish church in Busenberg was built between 1760 and 1767 from stones taken from the destroyed Drachenfels Castle. The Schlösschen is a manor house in the village center that was built in 1778 with stones from the Drachenfels.

Things to Do

The Drachenfels castle complex in Busenberg includes the 35-meter-high Schulerturm tower. It can be reached via a signposted hiking trail to the castle. The rock at the Schulerturm offers many summit routes for experienced climbers. The climbing rocks around Busenberg may be temporarily closed during the birds’ breeding seasons.

Cycling in the Felsenland region uses paved forest and agricultural roads away from the main traffic routes. Busenberg is located on bus route 545 between Bad Bergzabern, Birkenhördt, Vorderweidenthal, and Dahn.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Busenberg can then also visit pages for other towns: Walshausen, Rodalben, Heltersberg, Ludwigswinkel, Thaleischweiler-Fröschen, Lemberg, Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Schindhard.

For the overview of the wider region: Southwest Palatinate.