View from the Retterner Kanzel – View from Högelstein loop from Weilersbach

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Germany

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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

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Eggolsheim

View from the Retterner Kanzel – View from Högelstein loop from Weilersbach

Moderate

4.5

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View from the Retterner Kanzel – View from Högelstein loop from Weilersbach

02:32

8.89km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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676 m

View of Rettern

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Rettern is a Franconian village that belongs to Eggolsheim.

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926 m

View of Walberla

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These are moments of a hike that you won't forget, the view will more than reward you for the ascent.

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1.80 km

View from the Retterner Kanzel

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The Ranges Pulpit is the southernmost point of the plateau Lange Meile. Here there was a medieval castle, of which today only ramparts and moats can be seen. From the …

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4.17 km

War Memorial Chapel on Lange Meile

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Beautiful little chapel on the long mile. Was built by the surrounding villages in 1955 in honor of their fallen and as a memorial against the war.

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6.11 km

View from Högelstein

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From Högelstein opens a wonderful view, a bank invites you to rest.

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8.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.26 km

710 m

457 m

453 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.34 km

2.99 km

1.41 km

1.03 km

135 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Thursday 5 November

12°C

-3°C

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Comments

March 26, 2022,Von der Retterner Kanzel zum Högelstein und zurück

Small tour with wonderful views from the Retterner pulpit and from the Högelstein. The parking lot is in the forest about 700 m before rescuers. After a somewhat moderate ascent, there is a steeper ascent with sand and scree in the last part. Please only go here with the right footwear and the necessary surefootedness.
After the Retterner pulpit, the …

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