Wayside shrine Cross Bearer – St. Ursula Natural Cemetery loop from Schloss Sternberg

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Wayside shrine Cross Bearer – St. Ursula Natural Cemetery loop from Schloss Sternberg

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Wayside shrine Cross Bearer – St. Ursula Natural Cemetery loop from Schloss Sternberg

03:08

11.2km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Haßberge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.39 km

Green Belt Information Board, Naturpark Haßberge

Highlight • Monument

The panel provides information about the Green Belt (the former border), its structure and the nature that developed in the former protective strip. Interesting and worth reading.

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4.89 km

Source of the Franconian Saale (Alsleben) with rest area and information board

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The Franconian Saale originates in the Grabfeld near the Haßberge Mountains, east and southeast of Bad Königshofen, respectively, from two roughly equal, 3.9 km long source streams:

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7.29 km

Stone Cross and Ancient Linden Trees at Naturpark Haßberge

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What a beautiful place, there on the way to the St. Ursula Chapel. Framed by two beautiful old linden trees there is a sandstone pedestal with Jesus carrying the cross. …

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7.59 km

Ornate Wayside Cross on the Pilgrimage Route to St. Ursula Chapel

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This beautiful, colorfully painted wayside shrine with a cross stands a little below the St. Ursula Chapel, very magnificently designed.

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7.81 km

Steps to the church

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Wonderful area for hiking

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8.00 km

St. Ursula Natural Cemetery

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The desire to find his final resting place in nature, especially in a forest, is increasing. There are very different reasons for this. That nature takes care of the grave …

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9.15 km

Ursula Singletrail

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This path leads from Sternberg directly to the natural cemetery at the Sankt Ursula chapel. Also easy to ride with the bike, but with a lot of fun only in …

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.07 km

1.88 km

1.40 km

445 m

397 m

Surfaces

3.53 km

3.13 km

1.99 km

1.96 km

564 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 23 October

9°C

6°C

92 %

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Comments

October 1, 2023,Vom Bayernturm zur Saalequelle

This time we were in the Haßberge Nature Park. The tour is from the Roth hiking guide Steigerwald (6th edition).
The round was very comfortable and easy to walk. A little too much asphalt for my taste, but that was made up for by beautiful nature trails.
Entry to the Bayernturm costs €1. The investment is worth it, but very …

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May 20, 2024,🇩🇪 Vom Bayernturm zur Saalequelle-Ulrichskapelle zurück nach Zimmerau am 20.05.2024

The reason for the construction of the “Bayernturm” was the intention of the communities of Zimmerau and Sternberg to attract visitors to the border region in northern Bavaria.

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August 22, 2021,Bayernturm-Saalequelle von Zimmerau über Sternberg

Due to the bad weather forecast, we chose a slightly shorter tour. We were also lucky with the weather, except for a quarter of an hour shower on the way back it stayed dry. The start was in Zimmerau, where we wanted to enjoy the all-round view on the Bayern tower, which is slightly reminiscent of a watchtower on the …

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