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Großer Pfahl rock formation – Great Pfahl loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

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Großer Pfahl rock formation – Great Pfahl loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

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Großer Pfahl rock formation – Great Pfahl loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

01:55

6.65km

170m

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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: July 26, 2026

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2.94 km

Großer Pfahl rock formation

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The nature reserve Großer Pfahl and Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl is a wonderful destination for the whole family. There is a lot to discover here on various circular routes and a …

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View of the historic quartz quarry at Großer Pfahl

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Above the quarry, there is a beautiful path that goes along in part. From there you always have a beautiful view of the former quartz mining pit

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4.12 km

Great Pfahl

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The post is always beautiful, whether just for a short walk or for a longer hike.

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4.23 km

Along the historic quartz quarry at the Großer Pfahl, the white quartz towers monumentally into the sky. Great photo motif for hikers - but also to admire and enjoy. A beautiful circular hiking trail leads around the rock massif.

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St. Antoniuspfahl Pfahl Ridge

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The nature reserve Großer Pfahl and Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl is a wonderful destination for the whole family. There is a lot to discover here on various circular routes and a …

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4.71 km

Rock Formation at Viechtach

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There's a fascinating story behind it🔥

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4.87 km

View of the Großer Pfahl quarry

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Always impressive!

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5.10 km

Old Quarry on the Pfahl

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Beautiful walk around the old quarry

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6.65 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.46 km

1.04 km

136 m

Surfaces

5.50 km

596 m

405 m

136 m

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Friday 7 August

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September 10, 2022,Nochmal Viechtach; Steinbruch- und Pfahlrunde

After a violent thunderstorm night it rained until 10 o'clock.
We started from the car park on the B85 just behind the Riedbach bridge while it was still raining, which later eased off. This is where the easy hiking trail started around a large quarry that had been shut down in 1992 and around the "Großer Pfahl", one of the …

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June 27, 2023,22 Der große Pfahl bei Viechtach - RWF Bayrischer Wald 🍴

After two strenuous hikes in the last two days, we decided today to do a short tour without a lot of altitude gain, so that we can regenerate a bit. This short hike turned out to be very scenic. The path runs docilely through green lush mixed forests past a former quartz quarry always along the post, a 150 km …

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September 12, 2022,Großer Pfahl – Blick in den Steinbruch Runde von Tresdorf

One of the most beautiful hiking trails I've ever hiked. Great forest, beautiful trees. Simply pure experience. Highly recommended.

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July 11, 2024,Naturdenkmal "Großer Pfahl" bei Viechtach 🌲Bayerischer Wald🌲

Natural monument "Großer Pfahl" near Viechtach
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🌲Bavarian Forest🌲
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September 22, 2024,Großer Pfahl mit Alter Steinbruch Runde

A short hike to kick off our week in Viechtach. From the hotel past the old quarry to the Grosser Pfahl.
The Grosser Pfahl is a bizarre white quartz and slate rock that can be seen impressively above ground near Viechtach.
"Bavaria's Geotop No. 1"
The path to the Grosser Pfahl runs along great forest paths.
From Engelsdorf on partly …

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January 29, 2023,Blick in den Steinbruch – Großer Pfahl Runde von Riedmühle

A loop along the Great Stake (150 km long bright quartz vein) with insight into the time of quartz mining on informative boards.
The light-colored ridge is definitely more effective in summer than it is today with lightly snow-covered permanent gray. I expected a little more from THE attraction here in the Viechtach region. But maybe as a Franconian Switzerland …

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October 15, 2025,Rundtour am "Großen Pfahl"

The Pfahl is a quartz reef near Viechtach that formed approximately 270 million years ago. It stretches from Schwarzenfels in Upper Palatinate through Viechtach to Austria. The circular trail is beautifully laid out and should be enjoyable in both directions.

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October 27, 2022,Große Pfahlrunde bei Viechtach

Great signposted round. Many educational boards. A natural gem worth seeing, the mining of quartz was stopped in 1993. The municipality of Viechtach bought the area and declared it a nature reserve. Thus, the quartz piles have been preserved to this day and a habitat for animals and plants has developed in the old quarry.

LG
Angelica 😊🥾

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Großer Pfahl rock formation – Great Pfahl loop from Großer Pfahl und Pfahlriegel St. Antoniuspfahl

Großer Pfahl rock formation

View of the historic quartz quarry at Großer Pfahl

Great Pfahl

Großer Pfahl Rock Formation

St. Antoniuspfahl Pfahl Ridge

Rock Formation at Viechtach

View of the Großer Pfahl quarry

Old Quarry on the Pfahl

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