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Jungfernsteg – Teufelssteg Runde von Bad Steben

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Jungfernsteg – Teufelssteg Runde von Bad Steben

Thomas Bunte planned a bike ride

December 20, 2021

Jungfernsteg – Teufelssteg Runde von Bad Steben

Moderate

01:34

17.8km

11.3km/h

270m

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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.37 km for 213 m

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9.11 km

Selbitz River

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Coming from Wüstenselbitz, the Selbitz flows comfortably through the Höllental and flows into the Saale in Blankenstein. The Selbitz is dammed in the Höllental. A large part of their water is diverted to operate a power station via a pipeline.

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9.16 km

Former inner-German border

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Where for decades high barbed wire fences, mighty watchtowers and menacing gun and mine systems separated the people of Bavaria and Thuringia from each other, today our guests can experience …

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10.3 km

View of Hirschsprung Rock

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A rocky peak high above the valley on which a wooden deer visible from the valley floor is reminiscent of the legend according to which deer that were cornered here tried to save themselves by jumping from the rock.

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10.5 km

Jungfernsteg — Covered wooden bridge over the Selbitz

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On the Jungfernsteg and the Teufelssteg (here, according to a legend, the Beelzebub has been bodily seen), the hikers cross the Selbitz, which flows through the Höllental.

Source and more information:
frankenwald-tourismus.de/de/poi/detail/595260c3975aaf0aba5a1fab

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10.7 km

Höllental Hydroelectric Plant and Water Fountain

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In 1933, a wood mill was converted into the current hydroelectric power plant. Along the right bank of the Selbitz River, the 1.60-meter-high pipes run 1,855 meters in length, with …

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11.4 km

Old Quarry (Diabase Quarry for Höllentalbahn)

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In this quarry, diabase was mined for the construction of the Höllentalbahn. The hard rock is mined in several quarries in the region and used for road construction and as aggregate in concrete.

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12.0 km

Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz

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A remarkable wooden bridge over the Selbitz River and a very popular photo subject in the Höllental Valley. According to legend, the Prince of Hell was once seen on the Devil's Bridge.

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13.1 km

The Devil of Hölle

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In the village of Hell you are greeted by a 5m high and red painted devil figure. This sculpture dates from 2014 and was created by the artist Helmut Rödel from Naila. naila.de/rathaus-stadtrat/aktuelles/detailansicht/news/teufelsenthuellung-in-hoelle.html

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17.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.28 km

4.54 km

3.90 km

3.68 km

332 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

5.12 km

1.69 km

367 m

147 m

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Jungfernsteg – Teufelssteg Runde von Bad Steben

Selbitz River

Former inner-German border

View of Hirschsprung Rock

Jungfernsteg — Covered wooden bridge over the Selbitz

Höllental Hydroelectric Plant and Water Fountain

Old Quarry (Diabase Quarry for Höllentalbahn)

Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz

The Devil of Hölle

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