View of Walberla – Rocky trail near Leutenbach loop from Wiesenthau

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View of Walberla – Rocky trail near Leutenbach loop from Wiesenthau

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View of Walberla – Rocky trail near Leutenbach loop from Wiesenthau

06:03

21.0km

500m

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: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.99 km

Sinter Terraces and Waterfall in Moritztal

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beautiful stream valley (protected part of the landscape) with rocks and limestone stream, habitat of the fire salamander

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5.25 km

Moritzbach Waterfall and Tufa Terraces

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From the small church of St. Moritz, the water of the Kalktuffbach gushes over the sinter terraces on the right of the trail, down to the valley of Leutenbach.

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5.44 km

St. Moritz Chapel in Leutenbach

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St. Moritz chapel with a great Easter fountain, a splendor.

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5.83 km

View of Walberla from Diegelstein

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The view of the Walberla - no matter from which direction - is ALWAYS a highlight!

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5.94 km

View of Walberla and Leutenbach from Burgsteinblick

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A great view of the Walberla and Leutenbach and 2 metal benches invite you to take a breather

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14.2 km

Katzenstein

Viewpoint

15.3 km

View of Walberla

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The northern tip is the 513.9 m high Walberla and the southern tip of the 531.7 m high Rodenstein. From the mountain, for example, the view reaches the Wiesental. On the Walberla stands the Walburgis chapel.

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15.8 km

Rocky trail near Leutenbach

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Light beech forest, especially colorful in autumn

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16.3 km

View of Leutenbach

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Nice view of the small town

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21.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

6.42 km

2.27 km

1.50 km

455 m

322 m

Surfaces

5.31 km

4.36 km

3.56 km

3.19 km

168 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

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Comments

March 5, 2022,Über St. Moritz nach Hetzelsdorf 🚶‍♀️👣💛 💙🧑‍🌾

Beautiful round through the Moritztal, past the Matthäuskirche in Hetzelsdorf and over the park-like Reisberg. Entertaining and easy to walk... but when the sun disappeared: freezing cold 😱

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August 7, 2022,29 Über St. Moritz nach Hetzelsdorf - Fränkische Schweiz 🫐

Off to the Franconian we said this morning .... and an hour later we were there. Once again we really enjoyed the tour. Very nice narrow paths alternate with field and meadow paths. But mostly it goes along narrow paths, sometimes up, sometimes down. Most of the work is done in the shade, so it is worth doing this tour …

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November 23, 2021,von Leutenbach auf den Reisberg Ri Leutenbach, auf der Hochfläche über Seidmar, Moritz und die Sinterterrassen zurück nach Leutenbach

A nice tour for sunny autumn or spring days, mostly outdoors or on the edge of the forest. Hardly any roads

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May 1, 2024,Wanderung St.Moritz Bergkirche von Leutenbach aus, Rundweg

Beautiful hike, there was very little traffic on the trails. Moderately difficult, the mountain church of St. Moritz is open from May 1st. Sundays and public holidays from 2pm.

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April 27, 2024,Leutenbach: Aussichtsreiche Wanderung mit Blick zum Walberla. Durch Bärlauchwald zum Hutewald und über die Sinterterrassen durchs Moritztal zurück

Thanks to Nobby, we did one of the best hikes in Franconian Switzerland today 🤩! There are a few parking spaces and an electric charging station at the start of the hike in Leutenbach. The hike is equipped with many benches.

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