As a witness mountain (a single mountain in a layered landscape) of the Franconian Jura, the Hesselberg is geologically closely related to the Staffelberg (Lichtenfels district) or the Walberla (Forchheim district).
A Franconian idyll awaits you in Feuchtwangen. If you have time, park the bike and take a little walk through the town. At the market square you will find several places to stop.
In 888, Sommersdorf Castle was first mentioned in a document. The castle is known among other things for its mummies, which were found in a family crypt. The dead were mummified without being embalmed.
The Hesselberg path is designed as a summit circular route. It leads to the most beautiful points of the Hesselberg and offers interesting information about the nature, history and geology …