Eulenberg – Abt Knauer Stone Cross loop from Trieb
Eulenberg – Abt Knauer Stone Cross loop from Trieb
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Eulenberg – Abt Knauer Stone Cross loop from Trieb
01:54
22.1km
410m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 8, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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5.33 km
Eulenberg
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6.02 km
Bench With View of Thelitz
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6.26 km
Forest Trail Between Thelitz and Spiesberg
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7.40 km
Bottle house in the forest near Spiesberg
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Rudi was evidently a skilled craftsman; everything is meticulously crafted, the walls are straight, and the structural integrity is sound. The two-story, low-rise building – apart from damage caused by vandalism – still stands quite solidly in the forest and attracts many lost placers.
The builder, who reportedly even the nearest neighbors a kilometer away weren't aware of, lived quite comfortably in the never-completed cottage, had running water for the shower and toilet, and even electricity thanks to a solar panel on the roof and a generator, which he distributed throughout the house via professionally installed wiring.
One day, when excavators arrived to demolish the illegal building, Rudi is said to have stood on the roof with a rifle to defend his life's work. He apparently didn't fire, though some legends claim otherwise.
Rudi, who suffered from dementia and was placed in a nursing home, has since passed away. The forest, including the bottle house, changed hands around the turn of the millennium. The new owner has allowed the bottle house to fall into disrepair. All attempts by the authorities to have the illegal building, considered an eyesore, demolished have so far been unsuccessful.
The bottle house is the unusual life's work of an equally unusual person. It is sad that so much has already been destroyed here through vandalism.
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13.1 km
Chestnut Tree and Stone Monument Rest Area
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14.6 km
Stork Nest Tree
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16.3 km
Abt Knauer Stone Cross
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16.6 km
Rooty Flow Trail – Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura
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22.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
19.4 km
1.17 km
904 m
351 m
288 m
Surfaces
7.94 km
5.82 km
3.55 km
2.63 km
2.22 km
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Elevation
Highest point (420 m)
Lowest point (270 m)
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Could be worse. But I have to say that I've really fully pulled through so almost vomit. 🤮
I have all the more respect for all the middle (48km1400Hm) and long distance (ca84km and I think 2700Hm) at racing speed. Really crazy how they start marching 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
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