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Alter Fritz Rock Above Haunritz – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Högen

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Alter Fritz Rock Above Haunritz – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Högen

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Alter Fritz Rock Above Haunritz – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Högen

03:32

12.0km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Högenbachtal, Lichtenegg, Beselberg mit westlichem Birgland

Waypoints

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Parking

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541 m

Intermühl

Highlight • Monument

On your way through Högen you can visit an old mill wheel. The associated building has been restored.

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2.03 km

Alter Fritz Rock Above Haunritz

Highlight • Natural Monument

From the viewpoint on the climbing rock "Alter Fritz" you have a beautiful view of Haunritz, Lichtenegg and the Högenbach valley. There is a table and a bench for a …

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2.65 km

View of Alter Fritz Rock

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From the mountain opposite and from the path at the alpaca enclosure you have a beautiful view of the "Alter Fritz" climbing rock and Haunritz.

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2.87 km

Alter Fritz Inn, Haunritz

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The house is named after the dolomite rock "Alter Fritz", the landmark of the village of Haunritz. The inn is now in the 6th generation. In the old tradition, host …

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3.73 km

Viewpoint

8.33 km

Paul Pfinzing Trail Between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful path to hike between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth, the Paul Pfinzing hiking trail also runs here. Watch out for a popular MTB route.

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8.96 km

Paul Pfinzing Trail Section Between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth

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A lovely hiking trail between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth, the Paul Pfinzing hiking trail also runs through here. Be careful, this is a popular MTB route.

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9.58 km

View from the ruins of Lichtenegg Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Lichtenegg castle ruins are believed to be a medieval aristocratic castle above the Lichtenegg village of the same name. The castle was first mentioned in a document 700 years …

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9.80 km

Lichtenegg is an idyllic village on top of the Bavarian Jura, at the junction of the communities of Birgland, Pommelsbrunn and Weigendorf, between the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach and Nürnberger Land. …

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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.21 km

4.27 km

1.50 km

922 m

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.82 km

2.57 km

2.41 km

1.04 km

953 m

247 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Monday 27 July

26°C

9°C

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Comments

November 28, 2021,Runde Hartmannshof - Ruine Lichtenegg 2

After about 4 months our first tour again. Unfortunately, the weather did not invite you to take pictures. In summer the tour is awesome!

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September 15, 2024,🥾Wanderzirkus🎪Amberg-Sulzbacher Land - Komoot'ler Wanderung nach Lichtenegg - Weigendorfer "Blauring" 15.09.2024

Today we went on our Komoot'ler hike to Lichtenegg in the best hiking weather. The hiking group took the circular hiking trail number 2️⃣4️⃣, the Weigendorfer "Blauring", from Hartmannshof train station (for me from Weigendorf) to the Lichtenegg castle ruins and via Haunritz and the "Alter Fritz" climbing rock back to the starting point. Perfectly organized tour with nice people …

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January 6, 2024,Hersbrucker Alb 🌲 Lichtenegg - Burgruine Lichtenegg, Alter Fritz

A short tour on mostly forest paths.

A highlight is certainly the “Alter Schloss-Wirt”, which is no longer in operation. But here hikers can take various regional beers, lemonades and spritzers, sausage and bread from the refrigerator and put the money into a cash register. Nobody has to freeze either: there are even heat lamps attached to the tables for …

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Alter Fritz Rock Above Haunritz – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Högen

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Alter Fritz Rock Above Haunritz

View of Alter Fritz Rock

Alter Fritz Inn, Haunritz

Paul Pfinzing Trail Between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth

Paul Pfinzing Trail Section Between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth

View from the ruins of Lichtenegg Castle

Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

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