Höllental along the Selbitz – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Bad Steben

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Höllental along the Selbitz – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Bad Steben

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Höllental along the Selbitz – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Bad Steben

02:17

31.6km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.2 km for 262 m

After 24.6 km for 198 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.74 km

Jungfernsteg — Covered wooden bridge over the Selbitz

Highlight • Bridge

On the Jungfernsteg and the Teufelssteg (here, according to a legend, the Beelzebub has been bodily seen), the hikers cross the Selbitz, which flows through the Höllental.

Source and more information:
frankenwald-tourismus.de/de/poi/detail/595260c3975aaf0aba5a1fab

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6.83 km

Höllental Water Fountain and Pavilion

Highlight • Natural Monument

A very beautiful spectacle is the water fountain at the hydroelectric power station, which is always seen on public holidays and on Sundays from spring to autumn. Really worth seeing.

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8.94 km

Höllental along the Selbitz

Highlight • Gorge

A wild, romantic valley to explore on foot or by bike.

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9.09 km

Höllental (Frankenwald Nature Park)

Highlight • Gorge

The romantic Höllental with the viewpoints König David and Hirschsprung is one of the "hiking and cycling hot spots" in the Franconian Forest. Further sights: Jungfernsteg and Teufelssteg, Höllenthal hydroelectric power station with its 36-meter high water fountain.

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9.38 km

Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very nice bike path between Issigau and Hölle with a very good surface and a beautiful view along the way. Only the traffic is a bit annoying.

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13.8 km

Borgersholz

Forest

20.1 km

Bridge of Unity

Highlight • Bridge

The Saale bridge at the Blankenberg paper factory, built in the 19th century for city traffic and the rail operation of the factory railway, was destroyed by the German Wehrmacht …

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20.4 km

Museum "Old Paper Mill Blankenberg".

Highlight • Historical Site

The Blankenberg paper factory is now a museum in Blankenberg with the name "Old Blankenberg Paper Factory". This area monument is freely accessible and absolutely worth seeing. Ferdinand Traugott Flinsch …

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24.9 km