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Pottenstein - Elbersberg

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Pottenstein - Elbersberg

Antonym43 planned a hike

May 2, 2026

Pottenstein - Elbersberg

Hard

04:36

16.1km

3.5km/h

330m

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Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 1.89 km for 111 m

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174 m

Pond with benches

Highlight • Natural

With lots of little goldfish.

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1.16 km

Jubilee Cave

Highlight • Cave

WARNING:
Only approx. 50m next to the anniversary cave directly on the hiking trail is a 30m deep, unsecured wind hole! No fence, no hint, no grid! You can only …

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1.94 km

Prunzloch

Highlight • Cave

two small holes, looks like 2 sleeping eyes

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2.48 km

Picnic Area by the Stream in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Highlight • Rest Area

right on the river and large lawn with table and bench. Quiet and peaceful, just right for a break and a rest. The river here has a small mini "beach", perfect for cooling your feet or for splashing dogs

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3.08 km

Four-Hole Cave

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A small hole means crawling through and dirty pants... never mind... it's worth it... it's got something... to the big gates on the left... the right entrance is quite sporty

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3.89 km

Upper Püttlach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful valley. Also good to hike with children.

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4.81 km

Kneipp Facility in the Upper Püttlach Valley

Highlight • Rest Area

Great spot with a rest area and footbath… But be careful… it’s cool man!

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5.29 km

Great Hasenloch

Highlight • Cave

Very interesting cave with references to the time from yesteryear. It's worth taking a flashlight with you!

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6.17 km

Himmelsleiter Observation Tower, Pottenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

Definitely worth going up the 150 steps. Free ascent with a great panoramic view.

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6.36 km

Benches With Panoramic View of Franconian Switzerland

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderful place to linger and enjoy the view over Franconian Switzerland.

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6.76 km

View of the Pottenstein Skywalk and Summer Toboggan Run

Highlight • Viewpoint

We didn't visit the toboggan run, but we can highly recommend it for families with children. Top location and with a lake nearby.

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7.11 km

View of Pottenstein Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view of the castle from the weather vane or the mountain rescue cross.

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7.27 km

View of Pottenstein and Pottenstein Castle from the Hohe Warte

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view from the weather flag on the castle and Pottenstein

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7.52 km

Pottenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland and houses a castle museum. It rises on a rock above the town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in Bavaria.

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9.23 km

Trail from Pottenstein to the Teufelshöhle (west shore of the Schöngrundsee)

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, wild romantic way.

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9.75 km

Trail Above the Devil's Cave

Highlight • Trail

Dolomitfelsen

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10.8 km

The Duck Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The duck stone is only about 100m away from the hikers' car park. Nice, small indoor cave with seating area, good when it rains. The duck stone is also a climbing rock with various difficulties.

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11.4 km

Klumpertal

Highlight • Gorge

The Klumpertal is pure nature, the name comes from the former Klumpermühle. Baron von Guttenberg had a "landscape garden" laid out in the English style in Klumpertal, almost everything of …

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11.8 km

Ponds at the former Klumpermühle

Highlight • Lake

The Klumpertal is a very beautiful, relaxed valley with a few trout ponds. The valley is named after the Klumpermühle, which used to stand in the upper stream of the …

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11.9 km

Klumpertal Stream

Highlight • River

The Klumperquelle is the main source of the Weihersbach and the fill is so enormous that three mills were once able to operate here immediately after the source emerged.

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13.1 km

Mittelmühle

Highlight • Settlement

Very idyllic little place, almost like from another time.

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13.4 km

Terra Australis rock formation chain

Highlight • Natural Monument

Over the Jägersteige and through the Klumpertal, it goes through a beautiful world of rocks, past bizarre rock formations. However, you should have sturdy shoes and surefootedness.

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13.8 km