Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte – Waldhaus – Krambambuli Hut loop from Friedenfels
Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte – Waldhaus – Krambambuli Hut loop from Friedenfels
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Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte – Waldhaus – Krambambuli Hut loop from Friedenfels
03:12
33.1km
870m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 20, 2026
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Includes a very steep uphill segment
You may need to push your bike.
After 4.61 km for 93 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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6.88 km
Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte
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6.93 km
Krambambuli Trail
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7.57 km
Steinwald Mushroom Shelter
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8.82 km
Waldhaus – Krambambuli Hut
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10.5 km
Boris Trail
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10.9 km
Zipfel Trail
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11.5 km
Letten Trail
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29.6 km
Descent from Weißenstein Castle Ruins
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33.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
24.5 km
2.42 km
2.42 km
2.39 km
1.39 km
Surfaces
16.7 km
9.03 km
5.44 km
1.96 km
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Elevation
Highest point (940 m)
Lowest point (480 m)
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Wednesday 24 June
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Comments
Finally, I headed to the Steinwald forest today for inspiration.
What can I say: MEGA
Awesome S3 trails.
First, an 8 km approach to the Platte, where a fantastic S3 immediately follows, followed by an S2 trail with a few small climbs.
Then to the Weißenstein ruins with an S3 descent.
Finally, a 10 km trail descent.
Finally, I …
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Uphill mostly gravel paths to save energy and downhill beautiful trails with roots and blocky passages. 👍😳
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So today we went to the Steinwald in the Upper Palatinate. This has been on the agenda for a long time. The trails there are really cool and really fun. Unfortunately it rained the whole time, which didn't make things any easier. The many leaves on the roots and stones also made it really exciting. But hey...you learn …
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Good news🙋♂️,
since long-planned Steinwald tours have been gathering dust in my account and Maik also wanted to go there, we were happy to follow the call of our people from the Upper Palatinate today and sin obi fern on pastures.
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It was a really cool circuit, peppered with lots of flowing but also very challenging, blocked or rooty trails that require a lot of riding skills.
The uphill sections mostly run on comfortable forest paths, but the downhill and flat …
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Before Pfaben I somehow couldn't find the trail in the leaves and at km 23.5 there was no way through felled trees. The bike had to be carried a little through the dark forest.
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