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Großer Waldstein – 🏔️ Great Waldstein loop from Bad Weißenstadt

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge

Weißenstadt

Großer Waldstein – 🏔️ Great Waldstein loop from Bad Weißenstadt

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Großer Waldstein – 🏔️ Great Waldstein loop from Bad Weißenstadt

02:34

8.90km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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2.87 km

Waldsteinweg

Highlight • Natural Monument

The descent is well marked. Always follow the S for Seenweg.

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3.41 km

Rondell Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The mighty granite rock castle "Rondell" lies at an altitude of 819 m. Natural silence and a wonderful view of Weissenstadt and the Fichtel Mountains invite you to linger.

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3.68 km

Waldstein Granite Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Waldstein granite is very popular and of high quality. It is mined in this quarry. It is light gray to pastel yellow in color with a uniform, medium-grain structure.

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4.02 km

The Waldstein Whale

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful granite wool sack formation. If you know the name, you can recognize the animal immediately.

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4.62 km

A visit to the Waldsteinhaus is a great way to round off a day of hiking.
The inn has been renovated inside (summer 2024) and is now handicapped accessible. The cozy beer garden invites you to take a break. The new tenants offer delicious hearty food as well as coffee and cake. The prices are not exactly cheap, however.

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4.67 km

Devil's Table at Waldstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the special rock formations that can be discovered at Waldstein: a mighty, upwardly expanding boulder with an oval plate, the legendary Devil's Table. According to legend, the devil played a wild card game with goblins here.

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4.68 km

Rock formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.86 km

🏔️ Great Waldstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

Probably the most beautiful view of the Fichtel Mountains. The atmosphere at the summit is particularly beautiful in the evening.

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8.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

3.29 km

1.05 km

191 m

166 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

2.58 km

1.07 km

1.05 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

24°C

13°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

January 12, 2025,Tour de „Felsgruppe Rondell – Großer Waldstein“ 🪨 🌲

Beautiful winter hike in the northwestern Fichtelgebirge 😍, past the Napoleon Hat, the whale and the Devil's Table ....

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January 14, 2024,F®️⭕️💲✝️ℹ️ge®️ 〰️🅰️ld💲teℹ️n

In frosty❄️ temperatures and icy🥶🌬 wind on the Waldstein. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed and the castle 🏰 is still surrounded by scaffolding and cannot be walked 🥾Even without a lot of snow, the winter landscape is beautiful...❤️Fichtelgebirge in winter

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October 27, 2024,Von Weißenstadt zum Waldstein

Easy but varied hike over beautiful paths with many sights along the way

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June 4, 2024,Weißenstadt-Rundweg 1

Here is the video of the tour

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February 14, 2022,Felsburg "Das Rondell" – 🏔️ Großer Waldstein Runde von Weißenstadt

Once again used the probably last 🌞 hours for this week.

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August 21, 2023,🌲⛰️ Weißenstadt - Waldstein ⭐️⭐️

The tour starts at the parking lot at the campsite (only day ticket, €1.50, pay accordingly). Passing a few ponds, it goes into the forest and then gradually climbs up the mountain trail to the Waldstein. This is the absolute highlight of the tour: elongated granite rock formations on the summit, the ruins of the Red Castle built into it …

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February 9, 2023,Sonnige Runde am Waldstein 🌲❄️☀️😎

Today we went to the Waldstein again in sunny weather. Sun and snow made the tour really nice 😊☀️❄️. Great views from the bowl into the distance!!

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August 9, 2024,Waldstein und Arnsteinfels⛰️ im Fichtelgebirge 🌲

FGV local group Wunsiedel hikes to the Great Waldstein / 20 participants

A great hike with many highlights. The Waldstein castle ruins, also known as the Red Castle or West Castle, were built by the Knights of Sparneck in the 14th century. They were intended to replace the East Castle, which no longer met the requirements of a defensive structure …

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Großer Waldstein – 🏔️ Great Waldstein loop from Bad Weißenstadt

Waldsteinweg

Rondell Rock Formation

Waldstein Granite Quarry

The Waldstein Whale