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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Schöngrundsee Lakeside Trail – Pottenstein Castle loop from Pottenstein

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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Schöngrundsee Lakeside Trail – Pottenstein Castle loop from Pottenstein

Moderate

5.0

(1)

36

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Schöngrundsee Lakeside Trail – Pottenstein Castle loop from Pottenstein

01:10

10.2km

200m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. 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

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

540 m

Pottenstein — Old Town and Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful place with many half-timbered houses, great for the Festival of Lights on January 6th. Fantastic valley view from the castle and the hillside/mountain paths.

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945 m

Statue of St. Elisabeth on the Weihersbach Bridge, Pottenstein

Highlight • Monument

Elisabeth of Thuringia (* 1207 in Bratislava or castle Rákóczi in Sárospatak (Hungary), † November 17, 1231 in Marburg an der Lahn), also called Elisabeth of Hungary, was a Hungarian …

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3

2.08 km

Schöngrundsee Lakeside Trail

Highlight • Trail

That's how it has to be as a path, a bit of rock, water and narrow paths, that fits.✌️🤗

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4

2.27 km

Trail from Pottenstein to the Teufelshöhle (west shore of the Schöngrundsee)

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, wild romantic way.

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5

7.51 km

Himmelsleiter Observation Tower, Pottenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

Definitely worth going up the 150 steps. Free ascent with a great panoramic view.

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6

8.64 km

View of Pottenstein and Pottenstein Castle from the Hohe Warte

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view from the weather flag on the castle and Pottenstein

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7

8.89 km

Pottenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland and houses a castle museum. It rises on a rock above the town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in Bavaria.

burgpottenstein.de

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9.61 km

St. Bartholomew's Church, Pottenstein

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Bartholomäus Pottenstein is a two-aisled Roman Catholic parish church. The church was completed in 1493 as a Gothic church building.

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.25 km

2.28 km

1.46 km

1.26 km

943 m

Surfaces

2.76 km

2.43 km

2.12 km

1.50 km

1.38 km

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

17 %

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