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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Franconian Switzerland
Forchheim
Pretzfeld

View of Walberla – Rocky trail near Leutenbach loop from Pretzfeld

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Franconian Switzerland
Forchheim
Pretzfeld

View of Walberla – Rocky trail near Leutenbach loop from Pretzfeld

Moderate

4.8

(81)

271

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View of Walberla – Rocky trail near Leutenbach loop from Pretzfeld

03:36

12.3km

320m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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2.98 km

Katzenstein

Viewpoint

2

4.09 km

View of Walberla

Highlight • Viewpoint

The northern tip is the 513.9 m high Walberla and the southern tip of the 531.7 m high Rodenstein. From the mountain, for example, the view reaches the Wiesental. On the Walberla stands the Walburgis chapel.

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3

4.62 km

Rocky trail near Leutenbach

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Light beech forest, especially colorful in autumn

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4

7.06 km

Sinter Terraces and Waterfall in Moritztal

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beautiful stream valley (protected part of the landscape) with rocks and limestone stream, habitat of the fire salamander

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5

7.33 km

Moritzbach Waterfall and Tufa Terraces

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From the small church of St. Moritz, the water of the Kalktuffbach gushes over the sinter terraces on the right of the trail, down to the valley of Leutenbach.

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6

7.59 km

Kanzlersteig Memorial Trail

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The Kanzlersteig leads from Moritzquelle to Burgstall Leutenbach. At the beginning climb steeply around rocks, then into gentle forest path. Over the rocks was forfeited, so that a beautiful unobstructed view of the opposite side of the gorge is given.

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7

7.99 km

View of Walberla from Diegelstein

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The view of the Walberla - no matter from which direction - is ALWAYS a highlight!

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8

8.10 km

View of Walberla and Leutenbach from Burgsteinblick

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A great view of the Walberla and Leutenbach and 2 metal benches invite you to take a breather

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9

12.1 km

View of St. Matthew's Church in Hetzelsdorf

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Beautiful view of the village church and the landscape behind it.

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.78 km

2.03 km

1.30 km

740 m

454 m

Surfaces

3.99 km

3.46 km

2.49 km

1.75 km

614 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

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