Hinterröhrenhof Cycle Path – Bischofsgrün Market Square loop from Bischofsgrün

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Hinterröhrenhof Cycle Path – Bischofsgrün Market Square loop from Bischofsgrün

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Hinterröhrenhof Cycle Path – Bischofsgrün Market Square loop from Bischofsgrün

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22.7km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 21, 2026

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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278 m

Stone Arch of Bischofsgrün

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Stone arch with a view of the Schneeberg

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1.96 km

Ochsenkopfschanze

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The Ochsenkopf - Schanzenarena in Bischofsgrün consists of three ski jumping hills. A small beginner hill (K15m), a student hill (K30m), and a youth hill (K64m).

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9.57 km

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13.3 km

Hinterröhrenhof Cycle Path

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A very nice bike path here.

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16.9 km

Rail Trail Bad Berneck–Bischofsgrün

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This route on the old railway path is very nice to drive and the landscape is a dream!

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19.1 km

🚂 Old train station Bischofsgrün

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The Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg–Bischofsgrün railway was a branch line in Bavaria. It branched off at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg at the Schlömen junction from the Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg railway and led to Bischofsgrün. It was one of the seven railway lines that used to open up the Fichtelgebirge.
The line began at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg station (50° 5' 35.1" N, 11° 34' 54.1" E) and initially used the track of the leased railway in the direction of Bayreuth. At Schlömen it branched off to the south-east, for which purpose a signal box (with block post) (50° 4′ 32.5″ N, 11° 34′ 41″ E) was erected on the outskirts. The route then roughly followed the course of the White Main. From Bad Berneck to Bischofsgrün, it ran parallel to the river with a steep incline. The difference in altitude between Himmelkron and Bischofsgrün was 266 meters, and the ascent from Rohrenhof exceeded that of the Schiefe Ebene by far at 33 ‰. The terminus at Bischofsgrün (50° 3′ 14.1″ N, 11° 46′ 28.5″ E) was in the district of Glasermühle more than a kilometer outside and a good 50 meters below the main town.
The track was built in three sections. On November 28, 1896, the railway reached the spa town and former district office of Berneck, the following year Goldmühl and finally on October 20, 1898 the station Bischofsgrün. A locomotive depot was set up there for the maintenance and servicing of the steam locomotives. There were freight sidings to a company in Goldmühl and for ballast transport to a hard stone works in Rohrenhof.
Passenger traffic on the entire line was discontinued on May 26, 1974, and freight traffic between Rohrenhof and Bischofsgrün on May 31, 1986. The Goldmühl section of the line connecting the Hartstein-Röhrenhof works has since been run as a siding.
The railway line was completely dismantled.

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Bischofsgrün Market Square

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Very nice little market with great inns.

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St. Matthew's Church, Bischofsgrün

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The Protestant St. Matthew's Church stands centrally in the town center. Its neo-Gothic style and location on the market square define the townscape. The current church was built between 1889 and 1891, replacing an earlier structure that was almost completely destroyed in a devastating town fire. Despite the destruction of the previous building, some elements survived, such as a bell from 1626, which can now be found in the church's vestibule. The church itself is a three-aisled neo-Gothic hall church with a striking single-tower facade. A highlight of the interior is the altar, dating from 1992. It features linden wood sculptures by the artist Werner Mally-Kral, integrated into a neo-Gothic altarpiece.

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