View of Speinshart Monastery – Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower loop from Trabitz

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View of Speinshart Monastery – Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower loop from Trabitz

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View of Speinshart Monastery – Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower loop from Trabitz

02:42

35.3km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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After 27.9 km for 143 m

After 28.2 km for 143 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.56 km

Barbaraberg Pilgrimage Church and Chestnut Avenue

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Pilgrimage Church of St. Barbara

On the Barbaraberg, there are traces of settlement from prehistoric times. In pre-Christian times, a Slavic cemetery with 161 documented graves, discovered in 1972 during …

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8.35 km

Speinshart Monastery and Monastic Village

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Next to the monastery, the second outstanding architectural element is the tower-reinforced gatehouse standing in the north.

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9.04 km

View of Speinshart Monastery

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The monastery was founded in 1230 and belongs to the Cistercian order. It has played an important role in the religious and cultural development of the region over the centuries.

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10.00 km

View of Kloster Speinshart and Eschenbach

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There is a charging station for e-bikes in Speinshart Monastery.

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25.9 km

View of Rauher Kulm

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rather unknown, but with a great view and a view of the rough Kulm directly opposite. perfect for a short stay and recharge your batteries

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26.6 km

Kulmterrasse View and Restaurant

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Nice view and nice service

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26.6 km

Kulm Terrace

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Delicious cakes and food, very nice view of the Kleiner Kulm

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28.1 km

Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower

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Beautiful observation tower on the 682.5 m high "Rauhen Kulm" with a wonderful view. The basalt cone has been protected as a natural monument since 1949, a narrow path leads …

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35.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

13.2 km

4.72 km

3.37 km

474 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.4 km

11.1 km

686 m

170 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

April 13, 2024,Opf-H&B_Speinshart-RauerKulm

On the way home from Bischofsgrün, tour from the monastery village of Speinshart to the Rauher Kulm.
Leave the bikes behind on the last stretch to the Kulm and climb the mountain through the basalt. The view from the tower extends far into the landscape.

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