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Princes' Rocks

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Princes' Rocks

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Princes' Rocks

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Hohe Matze Summit – Nageler See loop from Neubau

11.1km

03:08

250m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hohe Matze Summit – Kösseinehaus loop from Vordorfermühle

25.4km

07:24

640m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Girgel Cave – Hohe Matze Summit loop from Neubau

7.35km

02:02

130m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

June 25, 2023

The two high rock towers made of granite were named Prinzenfelsen in 1911. Before that, they had different names in the vernacular. The larger one with the climbing facility and the viewing point is the Prinz-Ludwig-Felsen, the smaller one is the Prinz-Leopold-Felsen. The Fichtelgebirgsverein built the climbing facility in 1913. It is looked after by the Nagel local group.

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Tobias

October 3, 2015

In a borderline description of 1435 the rocks are called "Scheferstain", 1536 "Schäferstein" and 1716 "Schieferstein". Popularly they were called "Girglstein", derived from the nearby Girgelhöhle. On November 25, 1911, in the presence of members of the Fichtelgebirgsverein, the rocks off the footpath were renamed "Prinzenfelsen" at a ceremony to promote their fame. The Prince Ludwig rock is the larger and the Prince Leopold rock the smaller rock tower. This name was chosen to commemorate the 1905 and 1910 visits by the two Wittelsbachers in the Fichtelgebirge.

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rangerjacke

September 6, 2020

A nice lookout rock with very steep stairs. You can also climb here.

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Elevation 790 m

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Princes' Rocks

1. Hohe Matze Summit – Nageler See loop from Neubau

2. Hohe Matze Summit – Kösseinehaus loop from Vordorfermühle

3. Girgel Cave – Hohe Matze Summit loop from Neubau

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