⚙️ Saw Mill at the Hochofen – 🏛️ Nordeck Castle Ruins loop from Stadtsteinach

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⚙️ Saw Mill at the Hochofen – 🏛️ Nordeck Castle Ruins loop from Stadtsteinach

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⚙️ Saw Mill at the Hochofen – 🏛️ Nordeck Castle Ruins loop from Stadtsteinach

04:05

14.1km

340m

Hiking

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: August 8, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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Parking

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37 m

⚙️ Saw Mill at the Hochofen

Highlight • Monument

At the beginning of the Steinach valley is the "cutting mill at the blast furnace". Since 1868 it has been used to cut beams or boards from so-called "blocks". "Blöcher" …

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2.75 km

View of the Steinach Valley from the Forstmeistersprung

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From the rock of the Forstmeister jump you have a wonderful view over the Steinachtal towards Stadtsteinach. An information board above the Forstmeister jump explains historical facts about geology and mining in the Steinachtal.

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5.03 km

Kupferloch Former Ore Mining Site

Highlight • Cave

The copper holes are former ore mining sites in the Steinachtal. You can also explore these small caves.

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8.37 km

Former Eulenspiegel Museum

Highlight • Monument

The Eulenspiegel Museum was so wonderful, a truly special place. Sadly, that's all over now. It closed its doors in 2017. Now it's just a building with an Eulenspiegel motif …

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9.94 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Steinach

Highlight • Bridge

You can rest on the bench before continuing over the bridge to the other side of the valley.

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12.4 km

🍺 Forest Tavern

Highlight • Restaurant

A cozy inn in the Steinach Valley with a lovely beer garden. Currently open only on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. Closed in winter.

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13.0 km

🏛️ Nordeck Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

A break in the castle courtyard is not possible, but benches and tables invite the visitor to take a rest with a view of the fortified tower of the Nordeck ruins.

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14.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.85 km

4.22 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.78 km

2.80 km

1.81 km

743 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 3 October

19°C

8°C

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Comments

October 1, 2022,☔🌧️ Wandern im Frankenwald Steinachklamm

Conclusion of the hike first: Schee is something different 🤪
But that's probably really just because of the absolute constant rain today. We started at the Schneidmühle car park (beautiful water wheel) and from there it is not far to the Nordeck castle ruins. Nice view at the Forstmeistersprung. Easy to walk uphill with no highlights worth mentioning. A good …

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June 6, 2025,Kulmbach, das Steinachtal mit der Burgruine Nordeck und der Steinachklamm

Green and shady, crisscrossed by the Lower Steinach River, lies the Steinach Valley with the Steinach Gorge in the heart of the Franconian Forest near Kulmbach. It's been raining since yesterday evening, and we always find a gorge like this beautiful, even in the rain. Dressed in our rain gear, we set off just outside Stadtsteinach and take the upper …

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July 9, 2022,Steinachklamm mit Höhen und Tiefen

Danger:
The last section before Waffenhammer was almost impassable due to forest work!! Crisscrossing steep slopes in the forest and over branches and tree trunks. Not funny!
The rest of the route wonderful.
The stop at the "Waldschänke Oberhammer" was really great 🤩.

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September 7, 2024,Frankenwaldsteigla Forstmeistersprung und Steinachklamm

Originally, we only planned to do the Frankenwaldsteigla Forstmeistersprung - but then we got a hint about the Steinachklamm 🤭 ... we did a quick calculation... ok... about 7km extra 🙈... and off we went. The path was ideal for today's temperatures, as it was mostly shady and cool. Forstmeistersprung is currently closed due to fallen trees; we changed the …

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July 17, 2022,Steinachklamm - Burgruine Nordeck

A very nice hiking trail from the Steinachklamm to the Nordeck castle ruins and back.

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May 4, 2025,Steinachtal mit Steinachklamm 🐶🐾

I like the Steinach Valley. But the clearing near Waffenhammer in the small stream valley made me very sad. This is where, when I was feeling really down, I found my first fire salamander. And I'd wanted that for so long. Now the trail has been destroyed by the harvester. 😔 Fortunately, there are plenty of deciduous and mixed forests …

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January 2, 2026,Waldschänke - Steinachklamm 🚶‍♂️🌨️🥶💨

The short hike was characterized by strong winds and the rustling of the trees.

My hope that I would see the large icicles behind the so-called "copper holes," as I do every year, was fulfilled 🥰❄️.

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July 21, 2025,Abendsonne ☀️ im Steinachtal 🥰

After 12 hours of continuous rain 🌧️🌧️ – which we desperately needed – I took advantage of the sunny evening hours to enjoy a quick walk in the Steinach Valley 🥰.
While yesterday we were able to cross the Steinach River almost dry-footed in some places, today the familiar rushing sound could be heard again.
I was lucky that a …

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