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Great Pfahl – Großer Pfahl rock formation loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

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Viechtach

Great Pfahl – Großer Pfahl rock formation loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

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Great Pfahl – Großer Pfahl rock formation loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

01:54

6.77km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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517 m

Great Pfahl

Highlight • Natural Monument

The post is always beautiful, whether just for a short walk or for a longer hike.

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916 m

View of the historic quartz quarry at Großer Pfahl

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Above the quarry, there is a beautiful path that goes along in part. From there you always have a beautiful view of the former quartz mining pit

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1.70 km

Großer Pfahl rock formation

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The nature reserve Großer Pfahl and Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl is a wonderful destination for the whole family. There is a lot to discover here on various circular routes and a …

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4.29 km

Rock Formation at Viechtach

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There's a fascinating story behind it🔥

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4.30 km

Old loading station of the quartz quarry at the Großer Pfahl

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The forest kindergarten is very nicely done!

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4.41 km

Old Blacksmith’s Forge at the Großer Pfahl

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Here you can see how the quartz was broken down and what a tough job it was!

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4.50 km

View of the Großer Pfahl quarry

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Always impressive!

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4.74 km

Old Quarry on the Pfahl

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Beautiful walk around the old quarry

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6.77 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

974 m

718 m

574 m

Surfaces

4.33 km

1.02 km

669 m

390 m

275 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Thursday 20 August

23°C

14°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2022,Nochmal Viechtach; Steinbruch- und Pfahlrunde

After a violent thunderstorm night it rained until 10 o'clock.
We started from the car park on the B85 just behind the Riedbach bridge while it was still raining, which later eased off. This is where the easy hiking trail started around a large quarry that had been shut down in 1992 and around the "Großer Pfahl", one of the …

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October 27, 2022,Große Pfahlrunde bei Viechtach

Great signposted round. Many educational boards. A natural gem worth seeing, the mining of quartz was stopped in 1993. The municipality of Viechtach bought the area and declared it a nature reserve. Thus, the quartz piles have been preserved to this day and a habitat for animals and plants has developed in the old quarry.

LG
Angelica 😊🥾

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July 11, 2024,Naturdenkmal "Großer Pfahl" bei Viechtach 🌲Bayerischer Wald🌲

Natural monument "Großer Pfahl" near Viechtach
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🌲Bavarian Forest🌲
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January 29, 2023,Blick in den Steinbruch – Großer Pfahl Runde von Riedmühle

A loop along the Great Stake (150 km long bright quartz vein) with insight into the time of quartz mining on informative boards.
The light-colored ridge is definitely more effective in summer than it is today with lightly snow-covered permanent gray. I expected a little more from THE attraction here in the Viechtach region. But maybe as a Franconian Switzerland …

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October 15, 2025,Rundtour am "Großen Pfahl"

The Pfahl is a quartz reef near Viechtach that formed approximately 270 million years ago. It stretches from Schwarzenfels in Upper Palatinate through Viechtach to Austria. The circular trail is beautifully laid out and should be enjoyable in both directions.

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