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Stone Woman Rock Formation – Wiesenthauer Needle loop from Forchheim (Oberfr)

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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Stone Woman Rock Formation – Wiesenthauer Needle loop from Forchheim (Oberfr)

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Stone Woman Rock Formation – Wiesenthauer Needle loop from Forchheim (Oberfr)

05:49

21.0km

350m

Hiking

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.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Wiesent-Tal mit Seitentälern

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.29 km

View of Kirchehrenbach from the Ehrenbürg

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360 degree all-round view.
The views are phenomenal.

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9.44 km

View of Kirchehrenbach from the Pre-Summit Cross

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After the first steep section there is a summit cross with two benches on the foothills. The view over the vast country is fantastic and Kirchehrenbach is at your feet.

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9.50 km

Nice view of the "Steinerne Frau"

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Nice view of the Stone Woman. Unfortunately, the view from the sign is somewhat obscured by the trees. If you walk a few meters to the left, you can see it much better

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10.0 km

Stone Woman Rock Formation

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The Steinerne Frau am Walberla is a striking rock formation on the western slope of the Walberla. The weathering there acts on the hard dolomite preferably at vertical joints. Over …

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10.2 km

Rock formations on the Ehrenbürg (Walberla)

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On the whole mountain and on the trail around the mountain you can always discover interesting rock and rock formations.

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10.3 km

St. Walburga's Chapel and Statue, Walberla Plateau

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The Walburgis Chapel, which was first mentioned around 1350 and was built in its present form in 1697, probably gave the mountain its name. The bronze statue of Saint Walburga, …

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10.3 km

St. Walburga

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This pilgrimage chapel was first mentioned in documents in the 14th century and stands on the high plateau of the mountain, to which a modern bronze statue of the patron …

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10.5 km

Wiesenthauer Needle

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All rocks of the Walberlas (twin, vulture wall, Bimarckturm, Wiesenthauer needle, Räbelstein, Rodenstein, fingers, thumb and mushroom) come from the Jura Sea.

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21.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

4.15 km

1.63 km

966 m

253 m

113 m

Surfaces

6.36 km

5.91 km

3.43 km

3.02 km

1.98 km

258 m

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Lowest point (260 m)

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Stone Woman Rock Formation – Wiesenthauer Needle loop from Forchheim (Oberfr)

View of Kirchehrenbach from the Ehrenbürg

View of Kirchehrenbach from the Pre-Summit Cross

Nice view of the "Steinerne Frau"

Stone Woman Rock Formation

Rock formations on the Ehrenbürg (Walberla)

St. Walburga's Chapel and Statue, Walberla Plateau

St. Walburga

Wiesenthauer Needle

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