Will be hoping to make a pit stop in Nürburg so my gear head hubby can drive the famous track: Nürburgring. I found there is a castle ruin at the north end of the ring to keep me entertained while he achieves high rates of speed in the valley below. We might be traveling with some friends from Finland who have two small children (boy about 7 and a girl about 4). The men will obviously be trying to wreck themselves on the track, but the wife and two children would likely be with me. Has anyone been to this ruin and is it something easily hikeable with small children?
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
Yes, the castle is easily accessible (although there is a short steep hike) and pretty interesting. The oldest parts date back to the year 1202.
Please note that the amusement park and even most of the restaurants at the Nürburgring are closed due to the investor's bankruptcy. But you can still drive the ring and enjoy all the other surroundings.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks!
In the entirety of Europe, my husband only really wants to do one thing.... Drive the Nurburgring! I have a feeling he will care less about the amusement park and the restaurants. Thanks so much for your insight! It is greatly appreciated since the available information about seeing the castle ruin is sparse.
Posted by
Tucson
4152 posts
Not about the castle, but please take a look at this recent thread about driving the Nordschliefe. If your own personal gear head hubby knows all I put in my response, that's great. If not, it may be helpful for him and for you.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks! It's his first time over seas and he's really excited to learn about driving there. It's one of his major loves in life... so much so that we bought our house for the garage. Lol! I'm not a big fan of trying to drive there and prefer the trains and ferries... but he's the lead foot sort. I am sure he will appreciate this quite a bit.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32712 posts
About that lead foot thing.... while the Nürburgring is indeed fast in places it is a very technical track involving accurate placement of the car for each corner and managing the brakes, gears and power relative to each curve.
That's quite a lot different from most North American oval tracks where leadfootedness works better.
Has he considered the Hockenheimring which is nearer Stuttgart and more of a high speed track which allows amateur drivers?