Best lake trails in Wiesenttal

Endurance takes centre stage on this challenging circular tour through the heart of Franconian Switzerland. The route combines several steep ascents and descents and offers a comprehensive tour through the green Wiesenttal valley and its iconic limestone cliffs. A mixture of shady forest paths, meadow crossings and paved hiking trails that require a steady pace to cover all the metres in altitude can be expected. A particular highlight is the view of the Neideck castle ruins, a fortification...

Diverse circular hike from Streitberg in Upper Franconia. The hike takes about 4 hours Highlights of the hike: - Neideck castle ruins and viewpoint - Trainmeuseler fountain - Shell spring water source - Rock formation Felsentor ----------------------------------------- Accessible by bus and train

Destination hiking trail: Muggendorf - Burggailenreuth - Ühleinshof - Wannbach - Hetzelsdorf - Leutenbach - Kirchehrenbach

From the entry point - the hikers' car park across from the Neideck ruins - it goes to Streitberg, to enter the Leinleitertal in Gasseldorf. Well-developed bike paths lead through a very beautiful area to Heiligenstadt. From there - in the direction of Kalteneggolsfeld - an approx. 3 km long climb has to be mastered. For mastering this, you will be rewarded with a very nice descent on a tarred path through the middle of the forest, which takes you to Frankendorf in successive serpentines....