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Last updated: October 1, 2025

Oswald Cave

The Oswald Cave is a karst cave on the Hollow Mountain, about 800 meters east of Muggendorf, a district of the Upper Franconian market town Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

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Staffelberg

We are several times a year on the Staffelberg or in the area. It's just beautiful there and it's fun to hike and then have a good meal there.

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Nußhardt Summit and Rock Formations

I still wonder where you get the better view. From the Asenturm on the Ochsenkopf or here on the Nußhardt summit on the Ochsenkopf. Mighty rock walls and rock towers …

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Weißmain Spring

Beautiful source on the northeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf near Bischofsgrün. Good accessibility, as well as opportunities to relax (benches, etc.). The White Main unites west of Kulmbach with the Red Main and flows at Mainz in the Rhine.

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Riesenburg Collapse Cave

The Riesenburg cave impresses with its magical vaults and gorges through which the Engelhardsberg hiking trail leads to the Wiesenttal with a height difference of almost 150 m. On the …

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Quackenschloss

The Quackenschloss is a karst cave near Engelhardsberg a district of the Upper Franconian market town Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

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Neideck Castle Ruins

A visit to the castle ruins as a landmark of Franconian Switzerland is a MUST.

The scenic location above the loop of the Wiesenttal, the conversion of the old tower …

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Weißmainfelsen

Very nice view over the summits of the Fichtelgebirge (Ochsenkopf, Schneeberg, Nußhardt) - very worthwhile. In good weather, the view extends to about 50 kilometers.

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Ochsenkopf Summit Bull's Head Carving

The name "Ochsenkopf" first appeared in mine records in 1495, when Lorenz von Ploben from Nuremberg received the mine on the Fichtelberge "near the Ochsenkopf" as a fief. This may …

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View of the Wiesent Valley

The climb is worth it, you will be rewarded with a wonderful view of the Wiesenttal.

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Upper Franconia

Oswald Cave

Staffelberg

Nußhardt Summit and Rock Formations

Weißmain Spring

Riesenburg Collapse Cave

Quackenschloss

Neideck Castle Ruins

Weißmainfelsen

Ochsenkopf Summit Bull's Head Carving

View of the Wiesent Valley

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