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Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Emtmannsberg

Weiherfelsen – Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave loop from Emtmannsberg

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Emtmannsberg

Weiherfelsen – Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave loop from Emtmannsberg

Moderate

4.4

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Weiherfelsen – Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave loop from Emtmannsberg

02:04

32.4km

420m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.58 km

Millstone Rest Area Near Hagenohe

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The rest area existed 50 years ago - and that's what it looks like! There is also a geocache here.
Update 2024: The rest area has been renovated

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4.03 km

Jakobsweg Trail

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8.95 km

Weiherfelsen

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Great nature experience, amazing rock

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8.96 km

Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave

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After the Bockmühle, but before the Weiherfelsen, there are further rock formations and smaller caves, somewhat hidden in the undergrowth.

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15.7 km

View of Bayreuth and the Fichtel Mountains

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In the direction of Sophienberg or back there is a wonderful view over Bayreuth to the Fichtelgebirge and to the other side towards Neubürg and the Franconian ...

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17.5 km

Rock cellars near Rödensdorf

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is used as a pantry

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18.4 km

Viewpoint

27.8 km

Schafsteg Bridge over the Red Main

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The Schafsteg is an important bridge for many hiking trails across the Red Main. He was renewed in 2018.

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27.8 km

Flow Trail to Schafsteg Bridge

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After a beautiful gravel path high above the Main, we go back into a trail before the footbridge.

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32.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

12.0 km

3.57 km

3.26 km

514 m

132 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

10.4 km

6.07 km

1.11 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

29°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

August 13, 2025,Auf und ab durch die Wälder in Bayreuths Süden

Beautiful forests sometimes technical, landscape-wise it feels like a trip to the Allgäu with its green meadows

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Weiherfelsen – Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave loop from Emtmannsberg

Millstone Rest Area Near Hagenohe

Jakobsweg Trail

Weiherfelsen

Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave

View of Bayreuth and the Fichtel Mountains

Rock cellars near Rödensdorf

Schafsteg Bridge over the Red Main

Flow Trail to Schafsteg Bridge

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