ゲロルツグリュンの絶景の山頂・トップ14

The Frankenwarte (Frankenwarte) stands atop the 679-meter-high Hirschhügel (Hirschhügel). The eight-and-a-half-meter-high, round stone tower offers a panoramic view to the northeast, to the edge of the Höllental valley, to Lichtenberg and Bad Steben, and to the west to the hills near Nordhalben. To the south, Geroldsgrün, the 729-meter-high Spitzberg, and the 758-meter-high Schneidberg can be seen, and hidden behind them, the highest peak in the Franconian Forest, the 794-meter-high Döbraberg. To the southeast, the view extends to the Fichtel Mountains. The Frankenwarte was built and is maintained by the Franconian Forest Association. Plans to build an observation tower on the hill existed as early as 1930. However, the Frankenwarte was not inaugurated until August 12, 1951. In 2020, panoramic panels were installed on the parapet of the viewing platform, illustrating the towns and landscape features visible from here.

Viewpoint on the Schlossberg with a mushroom as a seat with weather protection

quite overgrown in summer

Beautiful place, worth it

The dome makes the Döbraberg unmistakable and therefore visible from afar. You can see it, for example, from the A9 between Hof and Münchberg (to the right or west of the stated direction of travel). It can also be seen from many spots in the Fichtelgebirge.

The mushroom on the Nordhalbener Schlossberg is not only an eye-catcher. For the mountain biker, its circumnavigation is also a temptation. But be careful: the terrain is described as "alpine" in the hiking guides. So it's better to admire it from afar and then meander down extremely steeply over the "Bahnsteig", which the locals actually call "Poststeig".

my home territory. Around the Döbraberg you can cross-country ski in winter on a groomed trail. Otherwise there are many forest and trail paths for biking. The view from the mountain rescue hut is unique. Here you can also stay overnight on 4 pitches with a tent. You can register via the Franconian Forest Tourism Portal

View of the old Ostalgie train station and down to Nornhalben