Wasserstein Gate – Hexentor Rock Arch loop from Betzenstein

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Wasserstein Gate – Hexentor Rock Arch loop from Betzenstein

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Wasserstein Gate – Hexentor Rock Arch loop from Betzenstein

01:16

4.62km

70m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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166 m

Great Wasserstein Rock Shelter

Highlight • Cave

The large water stone is a dolomite massif with two rock groups and a cave system. In the northern area there is a smaller cave system with about ten meters …

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259 m

Wasserstein Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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292 m

Rock cave in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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You have to be very thin to squeeze into this crevasse ;-)

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1.14 km

Hexentor Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

The natural monument Hexentor is an almost circular rock gate and is considered a Celtic place of power. Not so long ago, the witches probably performed their dances on the …

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1.85 km

Betzenstein Adventure Park

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There is not only a high ropes course for large children and adults, but also a separate climbing garden especially for smaller children (kindergarten age accompanied by an adult). The …

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2.16 km

Klausenkirche Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Also a special place in the 'Franconian'

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2.81 km

Back Gate Betzenstein

Highlight • Monument

Go through the gate into the historic Scheunenviertel, very romantic.

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4.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.79 km

1.03 km

869 m

819 m

101 m

Surfaces

1.13 km

1.09 km

887 m

807 m

588 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

January 19, 2025,Wasserstein-Abri – Wassersteintor Runde von Betzenstein dauerte 2h40min40

This tour is beautiful. Rocks and caves again and again and all of this practically on our doorstep!
It was great in January because it was very bright and sunny; good paths for walking.

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April 14, 2024,Wassersteintor – Hexentor Runde von Hüll

There was so much to discover that it took me three times as long as planned.

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July 1, 2023,🏞️8.Tag: Betzenstein - Wassersteintor, Hexentor

Before driving home, a final lap and feet represented. These natural wonders are also really worth seeing.

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May 15, 2023,Sightseeing Franken Teil 1: Rund um Betzenstein

Today we drove a bit criss-cross through Franconia and hiked around a bit. After a first walk in Pottenstein to the Bergwachtkreuz, we passed some great rocks near Betzenstein... Or through them 😄 first we went through the Klauskirche, a rock cave. Then over to the Hexentor and on through the Wassersteintor. From there back to the free 🅿️. Really …

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