In the past, the residents of the high-altitude town of Burggaillenreuth, which was naturally water-poor, like many other villages on the plateaus of the Franconian Jura, had to carry the water drawn here up the entire mountain in buckets and buttes. In 1877, Baron von Horneck had this hydraulic water system, also known as the ram, built, along with a water pipe, so that the people of Burggaillenreuth could obtain drinking water with less effort.

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1. Felsensteig Gößweinstein – Esperhöhle loop from Behringersmühle

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2. Mossy Steps at Schlossberg – Klingelloch Cave loop from Burggaillenreuth

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3. Stempfermühle – View over the Wiesent Valley loop from Muggendorf

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05:54

440m

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Location: Ebermannstadt, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Felsensteig Gößweinstein – Esperhöhle loop from Behringersmühle

2. Mossy Steps at Schlossberg – Klingelloch Cave loop from Burggaillenreuth

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