Rock Path Höllental – Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz loop from Höllenthal

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Rock Path Höllental – Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz loop from Höllenthal

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Rock Path Höllental – Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz loop from Höllenthal

04:04

13.5km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.51 km

Rock Path Höllental

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Beautiful, well-developed hiking trail with some viewpoints over the Höllental. After the reopening on 12.05.2019 again one of the highlights in Höllental.

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2.33 km

Fossil Pillow Lava Outcrop in Höllental (Frankenwald)

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Volcanic activity during prehistoric times shaped this region. In the Neolithic period, the course of the Selbitz river sawed up to 170 meters deep into the volcanic rock and created a narrow gorge.

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4.45 km

A rocky peak high above the valley on which a wooden deer visible from the valley floor is reminiscent of the legend according to which deer that were cornered here tried to save themselves by jumping from the rock.

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4.96 km

Selbitz Viaduct (Höllental Railway)

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The arched bridge of the Höllentalbahn, which ran between Triptis and Marxgrün, was in use from 1895 to 1945. After that, the railway line leading to Thuringia was discontinued. The Selbitz Viaduct is now a lost place.

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6.06 km

Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz

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A remarkable wooden bridge over the Selbitz River and a very popular photo subject in the Höllental Valley. According to legend, the Prince of Hell was once seen on the Devil's Bridge.

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6.36 km

Röhrensteig Trail

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Beautiful, relaxed hiking trail through the Höllental.

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9.44 km

View of Lichtenberg Castle Ruins

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Beautiful view over the valley and the forests towards Lichtenberg 🤩👍

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9.92 km

View of the Höllental and Lichtenberg castle ruins

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Very idyllic rest area with a great view of the Höllental and the Lichtenberg castle ruins.

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13.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.20 km

4.23 km

1.64 km

1.20 km

193 m

Surfaces

5.65 km

4.63 km

1.12 km

710 m

684 m

639 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

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Comments

April 29, 2024,Hölle Einsiedler Teufelssteg Felsenpfad Röhrensteig Hirschsprung Rebecca Stollen Hölle Einsiedler Höllental

From the village of Hölle, head into the Höllental valley. Over the Teufelsteg into the rock path. At the end, go to the Drachenfels and back to the Teufelsteg via the forest path. From there, take the Röhrensteig towards Blechschmittenhammer. Start of a steep path towards King David. Great view from the rock. Descent to the Hirschsprung (you have to …

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April 10, 2023,Höllental

The nature trail started above the Höllental. Along the Rohrensteig via the Eichensteiener stairs up to the Hirschsprung and back down into the Höllental, where you can either walk comfortably along the Höllentalstraße or, as we did, take the Felsenpfad. Once represented and fell on his knees, unfortunately halfway through the tour, now that we have arrived, cool down first, …

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June 5, 2023,König David / Hirschsprung Runde bei Hölle

According to the data, the tour looks easier than it actually is. According to my garmin it was about 11.6 km and 480 meters in altitude.
Think that the Hm are incorrectly calculated by komoot due to the often steep ascents and descents.
In my opinion, sensible shoes and sure-footedness are very important for the tour.

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August 23, 2022,Höllental im Frankenwald

First the bus that was supposed to take me to the train station didn't come. At home I found out that there was an accident with another bus. So I didn't get my scheduled train and the journey started an hour late. On top of that. In the last section there was a rail replacement service without announcements, displays and …

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August 18, 2025,Höllensteig ab Lichtenberg , #frankenstones

A fantastic circular trail with truly varied paths. It has everything. I placed one of the first #frankenstones there. Have fun finding it 😊.

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October 9, 2025,👹👹👹Hölletal der 2.Versuch

The train was on time, and I could even see the sun in a few places. BUT the devil 👹👹👹 apparently doesn't like witches. Because after just 500 meters it got a little wet! But I didn't let it intimidate me and kept walking. With every meter of elevation I got closer to the low-hanging clouds. Wet, wetter, wettest! But …

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April 15, 2022,Wanderung

A nice Good Friday hike. According to the recording, it seems we ate Jagdwurst, but we didn't. We needed about 5 hours for the hike. Highly recommended but in any case proper shoes! In this sense, the mountain is no matter how steep it is, whatever is possible. Hello beeman

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