Gräfenberg Old Town – Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz loop from Weißenohe

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Weißenohe

Gräfenberg Old Town – Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz loop from Weißenohe

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Gräfenberg Old Town – Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz loop from Weißenohe

01:31

17.8km

350m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 1.06 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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293 m

Community Weißenohe

Highlight • Religious Site

The remains of a baroque monastery complex in the center of Weißenohe can be seen from afar. The monastery church of St. Bonifatius towers over the place with its 45 …

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3.51 km

Friedmann's Brewpub

Highlight • Restaurant

Good location, right in the city center with very good Franconian food. Further up on Michelsberg is the beer garden. There is also the stamp for the Fünf-Seidla-Steig.

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3.58 km

Hiltpoltstein Gate

Highlight • Monument

The gate tower dates from 1545 when a residential tower was placed on the gate. It later served as a prison and around 1800 the night watchman lived there. From …

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3.67 km

A beautiful place with neat, painted houses, a café, a fountain and a lot of history! A few panels explain what happened here in 1866 and that Graefenberg received town charter before 1400. A painting is over 500 years old.

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3.70 km

Ritter-Wirnt Fountain at Gräfenberg Market Square

Highlight • Monument

The Graefenberg market square with the town hall, a beautiful fountain and a city gate well worth seeing and also some smaller shops is really worth seeing and a visit. Old houses, some with wall paintings, complete this beautiful place.

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6.54 km

Buchwald

Forest

8.22 km

Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz

Highlight • Pub

The “Hofmann's drop” is a MUST go with typical Franconian specialties.

Opening hours:
Monday and Tuesday closed
Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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