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Franconian Switzerland

Wiesenthauer Needle – View of Walpurgis Chapel loop from Wiesenthau

Hiking trails & Routes

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Wiesenthauer Needle – View of Walpurgis Chapel loop from Wiesenthau

Hard

4.9

(8)

33

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Wiesenthauer Needle – View of Walpurgis Chapel loop from Wiesenthau

05:45

19.3km

560m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

3.17 km

Wiesenthauer Needle

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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2

3.35 km

St. Walburga's Chapel and Statue, Walberla Plateau

Highlight • Religious Site

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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3

3.35 km

St. Walburga

Highlight • Religious Site

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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4

3.97 km

View of Walpurgis Chapel

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view is wonderful, just as in the pictures

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5

4.18 km

Rodenstein

Highlight • Summit

The summit of the Ehrenbürg has two crests: the Walberla in the north (the name is often used in the vernacular for the whole Ehrenbürg) and the Rodenstein in the …

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6

4.64 km

View of Schlaifhausen and the Hetzles from Rodenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

Even before the summit cross there are beautiful valley views of Schlaifhausen and in a south-easterly direction of the Hetzles

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4.92 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

8

7.68 km

Rocky trail near Leutenbach

Highlight • Trail

Light beech forest, especially colorful in autumn

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9

8.09 km

Kapuzinerfelsen Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic view of Walberla and the surrounding area

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13.3 km

Dreiländereck

Viewpoint

B

19.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

3.49 km

2.92 km

1.19 km

344 m

Surfaces

6.19 km

4.64 km

3.44 km

2.71 km

2.23 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 7 October

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7°C

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