Fischstein Rock Formation – Predigtstuhl Summit (718 m) loop from Dietmanns
Fischstein Rock Formation – Predigtstuhl Summit (718 m) loop from Dietmanns
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Fischstein Rock Formation – Predigtstuhl Summit (718 m) loop from Dietmanns
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7.95km
160m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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479 m
Dietmanns Loop
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3.55 km
Fischstein Rock Formation
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3.59 km
Drachenhöhle (Dragon Cave)
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3.64 km
Adlerfelsen
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3.73 km
Predigtstuhl Summit (718 m)
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In the 1930s there was a lookout tower, of which there are only a few anchorage holes. The Aussichsturm was popularly called "pyramid".
I can still remember when I was a child and my father said "Gemma on Piramidn" everyone knew that the sermon chair was meant. I doubt whether anyone still associates the term "pyramid" with the sermon chair today.
Small excursions into the forest around the Predigtstuhl are definitely worth it. There are lots of big and small festivals to discover.
A sign saying "View of the Dukovany nuclear power plant" is still available, but the view of the nuclear power plant should have been blocked by the tall trees for a few years. I tried to find the view a few times last year, but failed (Dukovany is only 65 km from Waidhofen an der Thaya).
In this sense: "Gemma on Piramidn!"
Supplement May 2020:
I am afraid that the sermon chair will no longer look the way it looks now.
A few years ago, we could still use signatures to prevent it being cleared to make room for wind turbines.
Now the bark beetles are there - and no signature will help. Deforestation is already beginning.
I hope that at least the giant beeches will survive - the beeches that were huge 60 years ago when I was little!
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4.31 km
Pulpit
Highlight • Natural Monument
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6.13 km
Satzling (618 m)
Highlight • Summit
6.44 km
Climate-Resilient Forest Information Board, Waidhofen an der Thaya
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Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Age: up to 500 years
Growth height: 20 to 30 meters
Growth form: Deciduous tree with a deep root system
Bark: brown to grey-brown, slightly scaly
Leaves: Five-lobed 3-15 cm wide and 16-20 cm long
dark green leaves with serrated edges, grey-green underside
Flowering period: May to June
Fruits: winged nutlets with tiny propellers
Fruit ripening: September to October
Norway elm (Ulmus glabra)
Age: up to 400 years.
Growth height: 30 to 40 meters
Growth form: Deciduous tree with a deep root system
Bark: blue-grey
Leaves: 10-13 cm long and about 10 cm wide dull green leaves with gray bristles,
asymmetrical leaf shape with slender leaf tips,
Underside of leaf light green.
Leaves turn bright yellow in autumn.
Flowering time: March to April
Fruits: 1-2.5 cm round carpel with a nut fruit in the middle
Fruit ripening: April to May
European larch (Larix decidua)
Age: up to 600 years
Growth height: 4 to 50 meters
Growth form: Coniferous tree that sheds its needles in autumn, with a central root system
Bark: Green, gray to blackish, with deep furrows and irregular scaly bark and red-brown furrows
Leaves: several needles 10 and 30 mm long, attached to spurs, with dense downy leaf pads
Flowering time: March to May
Fruits: Upright ovoid light brown cones, about 2.5 long and 1.5 to 2 cm wide
Fruit ripening: September to November
Spruce (Picea abies)
Age: up to 600 years
Growth height: 30 to 50 meters
Growth form: Evergreen coniferous tree with a plate-shaped shallow root system
Bark: copper-brown, with small rounded scales
Leaves: Individual 1 to 2.5 long and about 2 mm wide sharp-edged needles
Flowering time: April to May
Fruits: brownish cones 10-15 cm long and 3-4 cm thick, with wing seeds 4-5 mm long and 6-7 mm wide
Fruit ripening: October to November
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End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.67 km
1.94 km
1.23 km
102 m
Surfaces
4.66 km
1.37 km
964 m
625 m
310 m
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Elevation
Highest point (710 m)
Lowest point (590 m)
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