Wernstein Castle – 🌈 Schorgasttal loop from Schloss Thurnau

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Wernstein Castle – 🌈 Schorgasttal loop from Schloss Thurnau

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Wernstein Castle – 🌈 Schorgasttal loop from Schloss Thurnau

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82.1km

910m

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Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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16.9 km

Wernstein Castle

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In 1370, the Lords of Künßberg built a "solid" house on the basalt cone of Bärenstein (or Bernstein), from which the present-day castle later developed. It was not until 1764 and 1793 that the lord of the castle had a settlement of 11 "drip houses" built here for his servants, from which the present-day town of Wernstein developed.

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17.6 km

Wernstein Castle

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Wernstein Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in Upper Franconia and has been owned by the von Künsberg family for over 600 years. Unfortunately, the castle can not be visited from the inside, but even the view from outside on the magnificent castle in the Renaissance style is absolutely impressive.

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42.3 km

🏛️ Schorgastbrücke Wirsberg (Wernersbruck)

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The Stone Bridge from 1711 over the Schorgast, also called "Wernersbruck", is a technical monument and a masterly craftsmanship with a high rarity value.
For centuries, heavy horse-drawn wagons of copper ore and stones rolled over the bridge, defying for centuries all the water, ice drifts and even heavy tanks at the end of the Second World War.

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42.4 km

🌈 Schorgasttal

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Senior-friendly cycle path through the romantic Schorgasttal. The Schorgast is a 19 km long right tributary of the White Main in Upper Franconia. The valley begins at the Thalmühle in Marktschorgast and ends at the "Wernersbruck" in Wirsberg.

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46.8 km

Marktschorgast Village and Historic Train Station

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View entrance to Markttschorgast.

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59.5 km

🏊‍ Trebgast Bathing Lake

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Great lake, from 19 o'clock you can take his bike in and it costs no entrance

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70.7 km

Schloss Neudrossenfeld

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71.1 km

Historic stone bridge over the Roter Main at Altdrossenfeld

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Three-part system with one five-arch and two two-arch bridge sections, end of the 18th century

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81.7 km

Thurnau Castle

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Behind the walls of Thurnau Castle lies a turbulent history. Several noble families expanded the original castle over the centuries into an extensive palace complex. Especially nice: You can not only look at a castle here, but also discover many small details and traces of the past during the tour.

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