Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 23, 2025

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

188 m in total

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Bus stop

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6.28 km

The Kissing Crocodile

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Beautiful rock that looks like a crocodile with a little imagination and kisses the tree. Definitely worth stopping by for a photo.

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6.42 km

Höllenstein Cave

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Very beautiful bizarre rock formation with a large archway, a through cave. The through caves are probably one of the most beautiful of their kind in Franconian Switzerland. On the …

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8.39 km

The Forest Tunnel

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Class way - like a tree tunnel!

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11.7 km

Knopfstein (Bärnfels Mushroom)

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The "button stone" is also called "Bärnfelser Pilz" and is an extraordinary rock formation near Bärnfels. The shape is reminiscent of a trouser button and was created by the weathering of the various layers of rock.

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20.1 km

Cave Trail in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Very nice smooth trial track that sometimes invites you to jump.

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22.6 km

Wetterloch Cave Rock Art

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Here, everyone can feel like an explorer 🧭: A small cave full of paintings 🎨. Even if it is not specifically mentioned here: The weather hole may not be entered during the bat protection period 🦇.

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23.0 km

Großer Wasserstein

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Beautiful rock formation

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23.1 km

Wassersteintor

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The largest rock gate of the water stones, what forces must have worked here.
Especially when the sun is falling through the gate and the trees

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27.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

5.73 km

3.45 km

1.37 km

915 m

302 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

4.36 km

4.18 km

3.92 km

2.85 km

153 m

Elevation

Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

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