View of the Riedsee – View of Staffelberg loop from Bad Staffelstein

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Upper Franconia

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Bad Staffelstein

View of the Riedsee – View of Staffelberg loop from Bad Staffelstein

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View of the Riedsee – View of Staffelberg loop from Bad Staffelstein

01:43

6.74km

20m

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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Maintal von Staffelstein bis Hallstadt

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.13 km

View of the Riedsee

Highlight • Lake

From this viewpoint, there is a beautiful view of the Riedsee lake and the surrounding landscape. Especially in calm weather, the water surface, together with the meadows and forests of the surroundings, appears pleasantly idyllic.

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2.22 km

View of Staffelberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Far the view sweeps from here to the 539 m above sea level. NN high Staffelberg, the Holy Mountain of the Franks. The Staffelberg is one, the Fränkische Alb upstream …

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4.17 km

View of the Westsee and Mittelsee

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I just ran the lap, it was really nice. Would she classify as not suitable for pushchairs, otherwise a really nice round of fun.

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4.56 km

View of Basilica of Vierzehnheiligen from the Lake

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Isn't it Banz Monastery in the picture?

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5.15 km

Angerlosee

Highlight • Lake

5.47 km

Riedsee (Middle Lake), Bad Staffelstein

Highlight • Lake

The Mittelsee (Riedsee) in Bad Staffelstein is part of the Staffelsteiner lakes and is located between the West and Baltic Sea. The lake landscape borders on the Main in the north-west and is a popular tourist destination in summer.

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5.62 km

Riedsee Hut — Angler Club Staffelstein

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful hut of the Bad Staffelstein fishing club with a view of the Riedsee.

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6.01 km

Fountain in Staffelstein Spa Park

Highlight • Monument

The fountain in the spa park of Bad Staffelstein is a nice little stopover if you are passing through the spa park. Well-maintained paths and green spaces all around invite you to linger for a short while.

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6.74 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.61 km

992 m

529 m

342 m

263 m

Surfaces

4.33 km

1.07 km

849 m

463 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

4°C

91 %

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Comments

December 30, 2022,Staffelsteiner Badeseen

Walked around the lakes with friends today and got some fresh air

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May 4, 2025,Um den Mittelsee - Bad Staffelstein

I've heard that circumnavigating the Baltic Sea isn't all that easy... And these days, it's certainly not... So I circumnavigated the Mittelsee... 😉😃

Tested, approved - -> stay!

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September 20, 2023,Bad Staffelstein - Kurpark und Seenlandschaft

Not really fit again yet, but the weather was really great. So get out there and take advantage of every ray of sunshine.
You don't have to do it quickly and it doesn't have to be a long tour to have a nice day.
For me it definitely was.
If you usually just drive past Bad Staffelstein, then you want …

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February 12, 2023,Myhstische Tour Seenplatte Teil 1 Bad Staffelstein

A tour near Kleinziegenfeld was originally planned.

However, my hiking colleague for today, who is currently staying in Bad Staffelstein for a cure, got problems with his knees.

In order to at least go hiking a little together, a flat tour around the lakes around the spa center in Bad Staffelstein was made.

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July 12, 2025,Bad Staffelstein - Riedsee - HS

We would have loved to explore the Bad Staffelstein spa park more extensively. But we'd barely gotten inside when we were asked to leave again. Because of a concert by singer Nicole (who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982 with "Ein bißchen Frieden" at the age of 17) on the lake stage in the spa park, which was about …

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