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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Wasserstein Gate – Hexentor Rock Arch loop from Betzenstein

Hiking trails & Routes

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Wasserstein Gate – Hexentor Rock Arch loop from Betzenstein

Moderate

4.8

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Wasserstein Gate – Hexentor Rock Arch loop from Betzenstein

01:16

4.62km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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1

166 m

Great Wasserstein Rock Shelter

Highlight • Cave

The large water stone is a dolomite massif with two rock groups and a cave system. In the northern area there is a smaller cave system with about ten meters …

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2

259 m

Wasserstein Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

The largest rock gate of the water stones, what forces must have worked here.
Especially when the sun is falling through the gate and the trees

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3

292 m

Rock Gate

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4

495 m

Rock cave in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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You have to be very thin to squeeze into this crevasse ;-)

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5

1.14 km

Hexentor Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

The natural monument Hexentor is an almost circular rock gate and is considered a Celtic place of power. Not so long ago, the witches probably performed their dances on the …

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6

1.85 km

Betzenstein Adventure Park

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There is not only a high ropes course for large children and adults, but also a separate climbing garden especially for smaller children (kindergarten age accompanied by an adult). The …

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7

2.16 km

Klausenkirche Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Also a special place in the 'Franconian'

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8

2.82 km

Back Gate Betzenstein

Highlight • Monument

Go through the gate into the historic Scheunenviertel, very romantic.

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4.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.79 km

1.03 km

869 m

822 m

101 m

Surfaces

1.28 km

1.22 km

1.13 km

597 m

257 m

101 m

< 100 m

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