Salamandertal Sandstone Gorge – Buchstein rock formation loop from Bayreuth

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Salamandertal Sandstone Gorge – Buchstein rock formation loop from Bayreuth

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Salamandertal Sandstone Gorge – Buchstein rock formation loop from Bayreuth

04:26

16.4km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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4.30 km

Örtelfelsen

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The local rock is a natural monument and geotope near Eckersdorf. The sandstone block was prepared from the soft sandstone layers by natural weathering.

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5.21 km

Fantaisie Castle is in Eckersdorf-Donndorf, five kilometers west of Bayreuth.
It was built as a further summer residence (after the Hermitage) for the Margrave couple Friedrich and Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. …

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5.29 km

⛲ Neptune Fountain

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The daughter of Margrave Friedrich, Elisabeth Friederike Sophie, received the property in 1763 and called it »Fantaisie«. She had the palace completed and a late baroque garden laid out by …

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5.36 km

Schloss Fantaisie and Gardens

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Schloss Fantaisie and the surrounding castle park are located in Eckersdorf near the city of Bayreuth. It was once the summer residence of the Margrave couple Friedrich and Wilhelmine of …

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5.42 km

Vineyard terraces at Fantaisie Palace Park

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Between 1839 and 1881, Duke Alexander II of Württemberg gave Fantaisie's castle park its current form. Posterity owes him, among other things, the wine terraces on the castle slope.

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6.34 km

Mühlbrünnlein Spring

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Right at the beginning of the Salamander Valley you come across the Mühlbrünnlein, on the other side of the path is the Mühlweiher. At the Brünnlein there is an idyllic …

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6.71 km