Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 23, 2025

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Start point

Parking

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323 m

Bernshäuser Kutte

Highlight • Lake

The Bernshauser Kutte is a natural monument worth seeing. Very quiet and therefore there is pure relaxation here. Warning: swimming is prohibited to protect the lake!

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4.19 km

Rest area at Roßdorfer Tor

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The first rest stop after the Bernshausener Kutte, the place is obviously brand new and ideally located, it is then another 2 km to the Pleß.

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5.81 km

Sachsenstein Memorial (Jägerstein — Hunter's Stone)

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The Jägerstein or Sachsenstein commemorates the ducal Landjägermeister Johannes Michael Sachs, who was killed (murdered?) in a mysterious hunting accident on June 6th, 1722.
The memorial stone was erected at …

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5.81 km

Pleß Summit Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good rest area. Also suitable for larger groups.

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5.86 km

Pleß Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Plesturm adorns the mountain of the same name and offers you a wonderful all-round view. Benches and tables that have been set up around invite you to rest.

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7.25 km

Ruins of the Old Pleßhaus

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The princely hunting lodge Pleßhaus was built in 1866/67 on the Pleßhauswiese, about 1 km north of the summit of the Pleß.
In 1974 it was moved to a new …

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7.38 km

Pond on the Pleßwiese

Highlight • Lake

Unfortunately, the pond is currently dry.

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7.47 km

Rossdorfer Tor Forest Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A beautiful path leads here - depending on the direction you are coming from - either downhill or uphill through beautiful landscape, forests and over meadows.

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13.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.68 km

2.17 km

737 m

334 m

324 m

Surfaces

6.44 km

5.02 km

920 m

625 m

235 m

Elevation

Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Monday 5 January

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Bernshäuser Kutte – Pleßturm loop from Bernshausen

Bernshäuser Kutte

Rest area at Roßdorfer Tor

Sachsenstein Memorial (Jägerstein — Hunter's Stone)

Pleß Summit Hut

Pleß Tower

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Pond on the Pleßwiese

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