Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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2.07 km

View of Lauenstein Castle

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From the hiking trails in the area you can always enjoy beautiful views of the medieval hilltop castle Lauenstein, which was built almost 900 years ago above the village.

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2.54 km

Sky lounger with castle view

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A sky lounger has been set up here, offering a beautiful view of the medieval hilltop castle of Lauenstein. It's also a stop on the Lauenstein Fairytale Trail.

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3.47 km

Rest area with a view of Lauenstein Castle

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A newly renovated rest area with sky loungers. The view extends to the medieval Lauenstein Castle, built almost 900 years ago. Part of the Fairytale Trail is located here.

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3.93 km

View of the valley in Naturpark Frankenwald

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If you come from the tower, you will pass by here quickly, otherwise a very nice foretaste

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4.08 km

Thuringian Warte Observation Tower

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The 26.5-meter-high observation tower on the Ratzenberg (678 meters) is only about 200 meters from the state border between Bavaria and Thuringia. The inner-German border strip, now protected as the …

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4.73 km

Boundary Stone at Köchinnengrab

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The border between Bavaria and Thuringia has developed gradually since the Middle Ages. It was not always clearly defined. Boundary stones like these marked its course. In the 19th century, …

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4.80 km

Cook's Grave

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One of the 13 stations on the 5.7-kilometer-long Fairytale Trail features the cook's grave as its theme—albeit not particularly child-friendly. The alleged gravestones are presumably fragments of former boundary stones …

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6.12 km

Lauschecke on the Lauenstein Fairy Tale Trail

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The Erich Kästner poem "The Forests Are Silent" is the theme of this stop on the 5.7-kilometer-long Fairytale Trail. Here, you can sit on one of the wooden chairs and …

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7.28 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.77 km

1.97 km

1.40 km

748 m

377 m

Surfaces

2.11 km

1.64 km

1.19 km

939 m

747 m

653 m

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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View of Lauenstein Castle – Sky lounger with castle view loop from Falkenstein und Pechleite östlich Lauenstein

View of Lauenstein Castle

Sky lounger with castle view

Rest area with a view of Lauenstein Castle

View of the valley in Naturpark Frankenwald

Thuringian Warte Observation Tower

Boundary Stone at Köchinnengrab

Cook's Grave

Lauschecke on the Lauenstein Fairy Tale Trail

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