Between Altmühltal & Spruce Mountains – hiking in Franconia

The Premiumweg Michelsberg is perfect as an introductory hike in the Rhön - but even those who already know the Rhön will love the views from up here. From Münnerstadt the hike leads you up to the viewpoint Kleine Windsburg. On forest trails you continue on to the church ruins Michelsberg, which stands… read more

Ancient deciduous forests, beautiful views, small forest villages and, to conclude, a beer in the Klosterschenke - the Kreuzberg tour is a real premium hiking trail. The starting point of the circular hike is the hiking car park Kreuzberg on the edge of the monastery grounds. From here, the route leads… read more

On the edge of the Kinzig Valley, directly by Steinau on the road, the trail "Steinauer Hochgefühl" takes you through the varied landscape of the sandstone spit. From the edge of the village, you hike gently uphill with a magnificent view over the Kinzig valley. After crossing the brook Schwarze Rolle… read more

The town of Wolframs-Eschenbach is famous for its perfectly preserved medieval town center and the surrounding city walls. On the completely barrier-free literature path, you can once complete the city wall. On the way, a total of 15 panels await you, where you can read texts by authors who have dealt… read more

Together with the adjacent ridge of the Waizenhofer Espans the Thalachtal forms a protected, open meadow landscape. Our ancestors have appreciated this since the Stone Age, and that is why countless traces of settlement can be discovered around Thalmässing: Bronze Age burial mounds, Celtic fortifications… read more

This hike - signposted as Quality Trail LT 2 - takes you on beautiful hiking trails through the rustic forests and over the rolling meadows of the Wildbach Valley. Start and end point of the round trip is the center of Boxtal, directly on the banks of the stream. From here you first walk across orchards… read more

The Franconian Forest and Fichtelgebirge also have the nickname "Bavaria's rocky corner" - and rightly so, because there is hardly any other place in Europe where you can discover so many and varied rock formations in such a small area. The quality trail "Franconian Steinreich" takes you on four stages… read more

Over the course of millions of years, the Danube has repeatedly dug new river courses on its way through the rock formations of the Frankenalb. The traces left by her in the landscape are called Urdonautal. The most beautiful section of the Urdonautals - the Wellheimer dry valley - you can explore on… read more

The Franconian mountain path is a bit over 420 kilometers long. It takes you from the Frankenwald over the Fichtelgebirge to the Nürnberger Land and leads you over some of the most impressive summits in Franconia. The long-distance trail and its sometimes natural trails with gradients, you can easily… read more

On the 520-kilometer Frankenweg you hike from the Rennsteig to the Swabian Alb. You can walk the varied long-distance hiking trail in 24 stages and hike through six Franconian holiday areas. Some of the paths lead you along natural paths with inclines, which you can easily walk on with good shoes.



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This eleven-kilometer hike takes you around the Calvary near Greding. Start of the circular walk is in the center, from there you walk along a very beautiful tree avenue below the Calvary to the west. After about one and a half kilometers, benches invite you to linger - including a wonderful view of… read more