Pottenstein ring: A land of caves and castles, rivers and rocks | 482m
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Many poets and painters walked through the countryside of Franconian Switzerland hundreds years ago and catched it in word and on paintings. Franconian Switzerland is one of the largest nature parks in Germany and a real hidden gem. The area is very well known for its impressive caves, rock formations and green scenery. Also, there are many medieval castles and ruins as well as an old brewing tradition that can still be experienced today.
Indeed you can find here 71 breweries, that means the highest density of breweries in the world.
The route runs north of Tüchersfeld mainly on easy paths and paths as well as sections on low-traffic roads.
Our
starting point, the rock village Tüchersfeld with its small castle, is
one of the most photographed spots in the Franconian Switzerland and
shows with its striking rock tower above the houses of its picturesque
side.
Even otherwise, hikers will quickly understand why Franconian Switzerland is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Germany.
The
gigantic Ludwigshöhle, the Schneiderloch, Pferdsloch and the Kühloch
are the highlights of the tour and invite you to a safe exploration. But
also the many smaller caves and rocks, through which or on which the
path runs, are beautiful landscape witnesses of the turbulent history of
the Frankenjura. Optionally, we can extend the hike with a visit to the
beautiful "Sophienhöhle" cave (5 Euro), where bones of reindeer, mammoths and bears from Ice Age were found in it, as well as the Rabenstein Castle (4 eur) and its falconry.
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By public transport:
Train station near start point: Behringersmühle (2.2 Km from start point)
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| Technical Difficulty | Easy | |||||||||||
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| Popularity | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Highest point | 482m | |||||||||||
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| Total gain | 553m | |||||||||||
| Total loss | 505m | |||||||||||
| Duration | 05h10m | |||||||||||
| Distance | 18.7Km | |||||||||||
| Rating | 1068 | |||||||||||
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