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Upper Entrance to Schlangenweg – Hochspring (Wotansborn) Spring loop from Zell am Ebersberg

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Upper Entrance to Schlangenweg – Hochspring (Wotansborn) Spring loop from Zell am Ebersberg

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Upper Entrance to Schlangenweg – Hochspring (Wotansborn) Spring loop from Zell am Ebersberg

05:49

20.0km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

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Naturpark Steigerwald

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929 m

Knetzberge-Böhlgrund Natural Forest

Highlight • Forest

Location: Information board just before the entrance to Zell a. Ebersberg at the end/beginning of Schlangenweg.

The forest conservation area has an area of around 847 hectares. This area connects the two natural forest reserves Böhlgrund and Mordgrund.

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2.00 km

Schlangenweg Trail (Zell am Ebersberg)

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The snake path hike is certainly one of the most scenic forest hikes in the Steigerwald. A beautiful, narrow and "meandering" path leads the hiker through the canyon forests in …

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2.64 km

Herman de Vries Golden Words – Natura Numquam Errat Sandstone Block

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The artist Herman de Vries, whose signs and quotations about the nature of nature can be found in several places in the Steigerwald, says: "Nature doesn't need people, people need …

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3.49 km

Schlangenweg Trail in Naturpark Steigerwald

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This path meanders very romantically over a few kilometers through the beech forest along the many deep valley cuts. Very muddy in wet weather.

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6.81 km

Upper Entrance to Schlangenweg

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The Schlangenweg hike is certainly one of the most scenic forest hikes in the Steigerwald. A beautiful, narrow and "winding" path leads us uphill through the ravine forests in the Nordsteigerwald near Zell am Ebersberg.
Here is the upper entrance.

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10.9 km

Picnic Area with Hammock in Steigerwald Nature Park

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This rest area is not old yet, located right next to the parking lot and yet in the middle of the forest.
There is even a hammock on top! 👌

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11.1 km

Hochspring (Wotansborn) Spring

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Nice place to rest

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19.3 km

Viewpoint

20.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.31 km

5.76 km

3.26 km

1.04 km

557 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

4.01 km

987 m

668 m

475 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 16 August

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Comments

May 11, 2025,Schlangenweg und andere Pfade 11.05.2025

A big thank you to the mountain bikers who take great care of the trails

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May 2, 2022,EberHARD-Trail und Schlangenweg

The Eberhard Trail is really fun to hike, it would be too exposed for me on a bike.
The snake path was not that varied on foot (and very muddy), but it would certainly be cool with the MTB.

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Upper Entrance to Schlangenweg – Hochspring (Wotansborn) Spring loop from Zell am Ebersberg

Knetzberge-Böhlgrund Natural Forest

Schlangenweg Trail (Zell am Ebersberg)

Herman de Vries Golden Words – Natura Numquam Errat Sandstone Block

Schlangenweg Trail in Naturpark Steigerwald

Upper Entrance to Schlangenweg

Picnic Area with Hammock in Steigerwald Nature Park

Hochspring (Wotansborn) Spring

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