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Steinach Gorge

Steinach Gorge

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Steinach Gorge

Hiking

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Mountain biking

4.9

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Cycling

4.9

(321)

Gravel riding

5.0

(3)

Nordic walking

5.0

(2)

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Location: Presseck, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Stephanie

February 2, 2016

Hiking

Nobody knows where the volcano erupted, bringing the white and greenish-gray quartz keratophyr into the Steinach Gorge. The special climate in the gorge, which is due to the rock, the natural river and the floodplain forests, makes it a suitable home for endangered fish and bird species. And who can not do anything with all this, will simply enjoy the aesthetics of the wild and romantic natural monument.

By the way, the shortest access directly to the gorge is possible from the Steinachtal south of Wildenstein.

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Jürgen🐞🪂🌊👀🏂🚴

July 23, 2017

Mountain biking

Absolutely worth seeing. One of the most beautiful areas in the Franconian Forest. According to legend, Thor created the valley with his hammer. Huge rock walls, between which the clean lower Steinach winds as a small mountain river.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

September 9, 2023

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This special natural monument was created thousands of years ago. The Steinach River ate deeper and deeper through an extremely hard volcanic rock, which is called “quartz keratophyre”. The Steinachklamm geotope with its steep slopes and the narrow section of the gorge south of Wildenstein is definitely worth seeing.

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#1.

Von der Klamm auf den Berg im Steinachtal

38.9km

03:33

880m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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4.8

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#2.

Steinach Gorge – Steinach Gorge loop from Marktleugast

38.3km

02:47

530m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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#3.

Steinach Gorge – Steinach Gorge loop from Kulmbach

43.1km

02:44

370m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 460 m

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Free

Contacts

Steinachklamm, 95355, Presseck

www.frankenwald-tourismus.de/de/poi/detail/5812008e975ab67de473dd9f

tourismus@stadtsteinach.de

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yes

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Location: Presseck, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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