Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

03:36

52.9km

680m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 21.9 km for 7 m

After 22.0 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

8.10 km

Old Leidingshof Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

a beautiful road that leads to Veilbronn. With its almost 90 degree curves very interesting and directly on the side of the road, the rock formations are where protruding.

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11.1 km

Leidingshofer Tal

Nature Reserve

16.3 km

Heiligenstadt Natural Swimming Lake

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If you need a little refreshment after a hearty brewery bike ride or hike, you can get it here!

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21.3 km

Kreuzstein Viewpoint

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From the Kreuzstein, the hiker has a wonderful panoramic view down to Oberleinleiter and the Leinleitertal. The attached seating area invites you to linger and enjoy the view. In August …

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24.4 km

Franconian Stonehenge near Tiefenpölz

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Very well designed and definitely worth a visit.

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33.9 km

Dry Valley to the Herold Mill

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Fantastically beautiful. After a lot of rain or snowmelt, the valley turns into a river, then the big tumbler goes full throttle.

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35.6 km

Heroldsmühle and Historic Water Wheel

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Historically, the Heroldsmühle is very interesting. Documented the Herold mill with a miller to Herold stone in 1355 first mentioned. Until the early 1950s, the mill was in operation as …

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44.8 km

Wallgraben des Wasserschlosses

Archaeological Site

52.3 km

Ebermannstadt Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Ebermannstadt is the central city in the heart of Franconian Switzerland.

The slender church tower of the St. Nikolauskirche shows the way to the old town of Ebermannstadt with its …

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52.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

13.4 km

8.92 km

6.01 km

2.69 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.6 km

5.83 km

4.32 km

3.10 km

3.08 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

June 27, 2022,Eis /Kneipp - Tour

Evening round to Ebs. Back in Heiligenstadt, I kicked my calves through the Kneipp pool.

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June 30, 2022,Abend Haus -Tour

In the evening at 7 p.m. Teuchatz - Ebermannstadt, the house tour through the Leinleitertal, cools down a bit

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August 15, 2022,Jimi's Ebser Eisenbahnfahrt - Hohenpölzer Kerwa Tour

Back on the road after a forced break of 3 weeks.
Filmed a friend on the Ebermannstadt - Beringersmühle train ride in Gasseldorf and took pictures.
Then ice cream parlor in Ebs. Despite the holiday, the old town festival in Ebermannstadt is only open from 5 p.m. Nobody wants to earn anything anymore?
Then I went to Hohenpölz for the …

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August 13, 2024,Fränkische Stonehenge Tour ab Pretzfeld und zurück

Today I drove to Pretzfeld in the heat and from there I wanted to tackle the Franconian Stonehenge.
It was really hot 🔥 I drank three liters of water, the route via Ebermannstadt and on to Gasseldorf and then the beautiful Leinleiter cycle path along the stream.. I wanted to go back a different way, but with what felt like …

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