Rauhe Mauer Viewing Platform – View of Marktschorgast loop from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg

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Rauhe Mauer Viewing Platform – View of Marktschorgast loop from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg

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Rauhe Mauer Viewing Platform – View of Marktschorgast loop from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg

04:30

16.7km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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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Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.81 km

Railway Bridge No. V Tunnel (Schiefe Ebene)

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Bridge No. V is the lowest of the so-called "Rough Walls." This is the name given to the stone dams because of their appearance. It primarily serves as a passage …

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5.61 km

Railway Bridge No. VII (Schiefe Ebene)

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The engineers performed exemplary pioneering work in railway construction on the largest structure of the "Schiefen Ebene" (Slope Plane). The dam crest is 32 meters above the "Schützengraben" side valley. …

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5.87 km

Rauhe Mauer Viewing Platform

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From the viewing platform, you can get a good view of the "Schiefen Ebene" line and take some great photos. This spot is especially popular during the "Whitsun Steam Days."

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6.08 km

Cold War Anti-Tank Barrier (Fallkörpersperre)

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This barrier was intended to potentially slow advancing Warsaw Pact tanks during the Cold War. The striking barrier was built in 1983. Trapezoidal concrete sections were piled up, reinforced with …

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9.43 km

View of Marktschorgast

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Nice view of the town center with church

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10.5 km

Forest Spring Fountain in Naturpark Frankenwald

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If you really need to slow down, there is a lovely rest area with a fountain.
Perfect for a short rest!

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13.8 km

🏛️ Schorgastbrücke Wirsberg (Wernersbruck)

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The Stone Bridge from 1711 over the Schorgast, also called "Wernersbruck", is a technical monument and a masterly craftsmanship with a high rarity value.
For centuries, heavy horse-drawn wagons of …

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13.9 km

Historic Market Square, Wirsberg

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The historic market square in Wirsberg with the historic town hall forms a beautiful half-timbered ensemble. Herrmann's Romantik Posthotel from star chef Alexander Herrmann is also located here.

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16.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.64 km

4.15 km

3.04 km

2.69 km

179 m

Surfaces

4.70 km

4.52 km

3.01 km

2.33 km

2.00 km

133 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

4°C

85 %

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Comments

May 3, 2022,Bahntrassenwandern: 🚂 Deutsches-Dampflokomotiv-Museum - Schiefe-Ebene

As in Augsburg last Sunday, today's railway route hike starts with a railway museum: The German Steam Locomotive Museum in Neuenmarkt in der Oberpfalz, at the beginning of the famous "Schiefe Ebene" railway line up to Marktschorgast.

This route is part of the Kempten-Augsburg-Nürnberg-Hof connection built in Bavaria very early in the 1840s and on to Leipzig. The challenge was …

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January 28, 2024,Neuenmarkt-Schiefe Ebene-Marktschorgast-Schorgasttal

Start in bright sunshine 🌞 and crisp temperatures 🥶 from the parking lot of the German Steam Locomotive Museum in Neuenmarkt along the “Schiefen Ebene” 🚂 to Marktschorgast. This part of the hiking trail is a little more challenging due to some steep climbs and descents. The route, which is well signposted and explained at its stations, is highly recommended.👍 …

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June 2, 2026,2026 - 49. Lehrpfad Schiefe Ebene und Schorgasttal. Runde ab Neuenmarkt

A very eventful and informative hike about the history of the "Schiefe Ebene". A tour that will delight not only railway enthusiasts.
What is disturbing is the noise from the nearby A9, which doesn't really fit in here.
On the other hand, there is peace and idyll in the Schorgasttal valley, with two interesting lost places.
I liked it very …

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