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Jesus Fountain – Hohe Haide (848 m) loop from St. Johannis

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Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Gefrees

Jesus Fountain – Hohe Haide (848 m) loop from St. Johannis

Moderate

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Jesus Fountain – Hohe Haide (848 m) loop from St. Johannis

04:40

16.6km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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705 m

Quarry lake in the Fichtelgebirge Nature Park

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This quarry lake is accessible from the hiking trail.

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1.60 km

View of the Quarry Lake near Gefrees

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The most beautiful of the quarry lakes near Gefrees.

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1.61 km

Lake in the Hohe Reuth Granite Quarry

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It is currently being talked about in Gefrees to put the old quarry back into operation. Everyone is tense.

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2.97 km

Jesus Fountain

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In the summer mostly dry wells and a few benches.

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4.84 km

View of Ochsenkopf from Wetzstein

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Although only the foot of the oxcop tower was visible due to fog, the trip was worthwhile. If you want to continue in the direction of Gefrees, you should plan …

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6.65 km

A hike over the Hohe Haid towards Schneeberg or to Weißenstädtersee is definitely recommended.

Admittedly, it's a climb of 848 meters, but it's not particularly steep or strenuous, and it's a great bike ride.

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12.8 km

Gasthof Kornbachtal

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Franconian restaurant that is still run by the family. The focus is on regional, seasonal dishes, with Galloway beef specialties. There is a lot going on at lunchtime, especially on …

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15.9 km

Kornbach Trail by the Hydroelectric Power Plant

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On this special path you walk high above the Kornbachtal.

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16.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

3.34 km

809 m

320 m

Surfaces

8.15 km

5.34 km

2.38 km

320 m

236 m

183 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

19°C

4°C

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Comments

June 8, 2024,Bayern (Oberfranken): FGV-Wanderung: Von der Egerquelle nach Kornbach, heute mit Pestilenzgarten; 080624

It has become difficult to offer hikes when individual possibilities and preferences differ considerably. For some, the routes offered are too long, for others too short, some would prefer to hike more on Sundays rather than Saturdays, for others the start time is too early or they would prefer to hike in the afternoon, they are annoyed by the food …

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April 16, 2023,Kornbach zu den Steinbrüchen 🗻 Tour 16.04.2023

The weather isn't that great, what do you do after breakfast at 12 p.m. with the day that has started, go for a little walk 🚶‍♂️ fits 👍
We discovered a few very interesting corners here again, the old quarries were particularly impressive.
It's always worth going out 😊

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June 12, 2022,Tageswanderung "Jesusbrunnen und Wetzstein" (12.06.2022)

Thomas Frischholz offered this very nice round tour in wonderful hiking weather. Unfortunately, the response was not as great as this highly recommended tour had led to expect. Seven hikers only took part, which was probably due to the high temperatures.
From Kornbach we hiked over the quarry to the Jesus fountain and then to the whetstone at 798 m. …

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Jesus Fountain – Hohe Haide (848 m) loop from St. Johannis

Quarry lake in the Fichtelgebirge Nature Park

View of the Quarry Lake near Gefrees

Lake in the Hohe Reuth Granite Quarry

Jesus Fountain

View of Ochsenkopf from Wetzstein

Hohe Haide (848 m)

Gasthof Kornbachtal

Kornbach Trail by the Hydroelectric Power Plant

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