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🏔️ Großer Waldstein – 🏛️ Burgruine Epprechtstein Runde von Weißenstadt

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🏔️ Großer Waldstein – 🏛️ Burgruine Epprechtstein Runde von Weißenstadt

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August 31, 2022

🏔️ Großer Waldstein – 🏛️ Burgruine Epprechtstein Runde von Weißenstadt

Hard

05:43

20.4km

3.6km/h

420m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Bus stop

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4.48 km

Großer Waldstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

A visit to the Waldsteinhaus is a great way to round off a day of hiking.
The inn has been renovated inside (summer 2024) and is now handicapped accessible. The …

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4.61 km

Waldsteinburg (Red Castle)

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Opposite the Waldsteinhaus, there is a rock wall on which the remains of the Waldstein Fortress can be seen. The fortress is also known as the Red Castle because it …

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4.67 km

One of the special rock formations that can be discovered at Waldstein: a mighty, upwardly expanding boulder with an oval plate, the legendary Devil's Table. According to legend, the devil played a wild card game with goblins here.

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4.86 km

🏔️ Great Waldstein

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Probably the most beautiful view of the Fichtel Mountains. The atmosphere at the summit is particularly beautiful in the evening.

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11.3 km

Luisentisch Rest Area

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The Epprechtstein came in honor in 1805 when the Prussian royal couple Friedrich Wilhelm III visited. and his wife Luise. For this purpose, new paths were created, tables and benches …

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11.5 km

Epprechtstein Castle Ruins

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After the strenuous ascent to the castle you can make a nice rest (benches and a table are available) and enjoy the great all-round view of the Fichtelgebirge on the …

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11.8 km

Rittersteig to the ruins of Epprechtstein Castle

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A very special path: narrow, steep, with many granite steps.

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13.0 km

⚒️ Epprechtstein Labyrinth

Highlight • Monument

Impressive to walk around between the granite blocks. You can't get lost here, but you have to walk a few meters further because there is only one way out of the labyrinth.

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

4.13 km

1.85 km

1.21 km

829 m

799 m

Surfaces

6.46 km

5.55 km

4.55 km

1.96 km

1.72 km

124 m

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

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🏔️ Großer Waldstein – 🏛️ Burgruine Epprechtstein Runde von Weißenstadt

Großer Waldstein

Waldsteinburg (Red Castle)

Devil's Table at Waldstein

🏔️ Great Waldstein

Luisentisch Rest Area

Epprechtstein Castle Ruins

Rittersteig to the ruins of Epprechtstein Castle

⚒️ Epprechtstein Labyrinth

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