Best historic site trails in Kulmbach

Family-friendly walk near Kulmbach, Bavaria. The Plassenburg, the landmark of the town of Kulmbach that can be seen from afar, is a former Hohenzollern fortress. Today, the hilltop castle, built around 1135, is home to four museums - the Obermain Landscape Museum, the German Tin Figure Museum, the Frederick the Great Army Museum and the Hohenzollern Museum in Franconia. The tour starts at the Schießgraben car park Highlights of the hike: - child-friendly - Plassenburg Castle - four...

Varied circular hike near Kulmbach on the edge of the Franconian Forest. Marking: green KU 45 on a white background Highlights of the hike: - Plassenburg castle with peacock garden, refreshments, castle church and more - Idyllic valley landscape of the White Main - Village school museum in Ködnitz - View of the "Weinleite" ------------------------------------------ Accessible by bus and train

Accessible by train/bus

Varied route section in the Franconian Forest, Bavaria From Kulmbach, the route leads via Frankenberg and Gundersreuth, Zultenberg and Niesten to Weismain. You can discover historical sights along the way. There are refreshment stops in Weismain. Highlights: - Niesten castle ruins near the route - NordJURAmuseum Weismain - Weismain old town

2nd day stage of the popular long-distance Main Cycle Route in central Germany. The Main cycle route is an official long-distance cycle route of numerous German tourism organisations and runs through the federal states of Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate. The route is signposted with a grey and green square with the inscription "mainradweg". This section leads from Kulmbach to beautiful Bamberg. The route is always well connected to the railway, so that individual sections, as well as the...

Varied cycle tour through the Franconian Switzerland-Franconian Jura Nature Park, Bavaria. This cycle tour starts in Kulmbach and runs through the northern part of the Franconian Switzerland-Franconian Jura Nature Park. There are numerous towns along the route, including larger ones, so you can easily organise the individual daily stages to suit your own preferences. Highlights of the cycle tour: - Valley of the Leinleiter - Bad Staffelstein - Vierzehnheiligen Basilica - Juniper slopes...

Picturesque Loop in the Franconian Forest, Bavaria. The hike begins near the Sauermanns-Kuh - there is also a café and a restaurant where you can stop off after the round. One hikes north and to Spring Heights. From the forest path you have a great view of Kulmbach and the Main Valley.