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The Top 20 Waterfalls in Middle Franconia

However you get there, waterfalls are breathtaking places, and you have 20

beautiful waterfalls to choose from in Middle Franconia. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!

Last updated: October 24, 2025

Chiming Waterfall

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The "Klingende Wasserfall" near Haimendorf is not only worth seeing in winter when it is frozen. Together with the Hüttenbach Gorge, this natural monument is absolutely recommended as a starting …

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Devil's Church Sandstone Gorge and Waterfall

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Devil's Gorge currently closed until further notice due to wind damage

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Teufelskirche (Devil’s Church) — Waterfall and Cave

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The Teufelskirche is a gorge in the Rhät Sandstone and an adventure playground in a mystical world. The path through the gorge leads in some places over wooden bridges or …

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Waterfall in the Bitterbach Gorge

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Small but nice, the stream partly flows over the plank stone

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Müllersloch Gorge and Waterfall

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Also very worth seeing in winter. So when winter comes again with freezing temperatures 😉. Then there are great icicles to admire. Surefootedness and some skill would be good ❄️

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Thanngraben Forest Trail and Waterfall

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Every year at Easter, the Thannbach Gorge is on the hiking plan and it never gets boring. A beautiful place.

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Teufelsbadstube Gorge

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A gorge worth seeing directly at the Kalchreuther Felsenkeller, caution is advised on the stairs in wet and snowy conditions.

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Cliffs and Waterfalls of the Pegnitz Valley

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Simply a great landscape with steep cliffs on both sides of the gently flowing Pegnitz and the two old railway bridges. Unless a train is passing by, it really is a quiet, scenic route.

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Wolfsschlucht (Wolf Gorge) and Waterfall

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From this one does not meet this wonderful rock formations

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Kainsbach Tufa Terrace

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Just a few meters above the limestone tuff terraces, a spring rises and its water flows over the moss-covered steps. The sinter pools tend to be of the small variety, …

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The Top 20 Waterfalls in Middle Franconia

Chiming Waterfall

Devil's Church Sandstone Gorge and Waterfall

Teufelskirche (Devil’s Church) — Waterfall and Cave

Waterfall in the Bitterbach Gorge

Müllersloch Gorge and Waterfall

Thanngraben Forest Trail and Waterfall

Teufelsbadstube Gorge

Cliffs and Waterfalls of the Pegnitz Valley

Wolfsschlucht (Wolf Gorge) and Waterfall

Kainsbach Tufa Terrace

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