Middle Franconia’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 17 beautiful natural monuments in Middle Franconia. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
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Hiking Highlight
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 …
Tip by Rombea
Hiking Highlight
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 ❄️
Tip by Cathrin
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Hiking Highlight
Part of the Noris Trail, which goes up to the left of the Törle (but not easy). Belongs also to the Paul-Pfinzing-Weg, but this leads about 50m away on the …
Tip by Biene
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
Very worth seeing and great natural event. Nicely done route on wooden jetty.
Tip by Cathrin
Hiking Highlight
The Steinerne Rinne is a designated natural monument on the north-eastern slope of the 567-meter-high Buchenberg, about two kilometers southwest of the Engelthal community. There is another stone channel around …
Tip by 〽️Markus
Hiking Highlight
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, …
Tip by Mareike
Cycling Highlight
After prolonged periods of rain, heavy thunderstorms, or during snowmelt, the ford can fill with water to a depth of 10 cm or more.
It's perfectly passable by bike/mountain bike, …
Tip by van_houten1982
Cycling Highlight
The **Mühlwand climbing rock** near Velden is a popular destination for climbing enthusiasts and offers a variety of routes in a picturesque setting. Here is some interesting information about this climbing rock:
Tip by Heinz
Hiking Highlight
This is the start of the geological educational and hiking trail. Parking is readily available.
Tip by Grimmi
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Cycling Collection by Sebastian Gliem
Hiking Collection by Angelina Kuhlmann
Hiking Collection by Nürnberger Land
Mountain Biking Collection by BIKE Magazin
Cycling Collection by Johanna
Hiking Collection by Nürnberger Land
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