Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Vohenstrauß

Hand Stones in the Elm

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Vohenstrauß

Hand Stones in the Elm

Highlight • Monument

Hand Stones in the Elm

Recommended by 94 mountain bikers out of 98

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Save

Location: Vohenstrauß, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Mountain Biking Routes to Hand Stones in the Elm

4.8

(17)

riders

1. Strobel Hut at Vierling Tower – Vierling Tower loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

43.6km

03:58

850m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.6

(9)

riders

2. Strobel Trail – Strobel Hut at Vierling Tower loop from Leuchtenberg

35.3km

03:13

700m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

5.0

(6)

riders

3. Weiden Reservoir – Hand Stones in the Elm loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

52.9km

03:13

440m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

Alex

June 25, 2017

Here are 4 hand stones, 3 of them right here, a 4th is about 60 meters towards Kaimling about 6m right of the way. The common feature of the stones, the carved hand, probably refers to their former function as a limit

Translated by Google •

Timber 👣 & Shakespeare 🐾

May 3, 2019

dogsandfamily.blog/von-sagen-und-legenden-um-den-elm

Probably the most well-known version, next to the Wild Hunt, which passes here in the Rauhnächten (period depending on the location between 20/21 December and 05/06 January) tells us about this:
"It goes from the legend that four lords of the castle had agreed to come together here and set the boundaries of their dominions. The one who comes too late should not share. These were the Lords of Leuchtenberg, Roggenstein, Waldthurn and Tännesberg. Tännesberg's came too late because he had the longest way. When he saw that the others were already present and had already shared, he rode sideways about fifty paces into the forest and shot himself off the horse. That's why the fourth stone with the oath hand is fifty paces away from the three others standing at the crossroads. "

Translated by Google •

Tom

August 11, 2019

nice place to let your soul dangle

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 600 m

Weather

Sunday 21 December

2°C

0°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Vohenstrauß, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Gedenkstein für Michael Würfel

Three Hand Crosses and Memorial Stone in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest

Heller Stein

Weir and Wooden Bridge at Linglmühle

Johannisbrünnerl

Wolfslohklamm Trail

Lerautal Forest Trail

Burg Leuchtenberg

Elm Trail

Lerautal Singletrail

Marian Shrine in Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Root Trail in Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Hand Stones in the Elm

1. Strobel Hut at Vierling Tower – Vierling Tower loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

2. Strobel Trail – Strobel Hut at Vierling Tower loop from Leuchtenberg

3. Weiden Reservoir – Hand Stones in the Elm loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️