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Rock Face – The (Devil’s) Butter Barrel loop from Tirschenreuth

Rock Face – The (Devil’s) Butter Barrel loop from Tirschenreuth

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Rock Face – The (Devil’s) Butter Barrel loop from Tirschenreuth

01:54

35.2km

310m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Steinwald

Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Waldnaabtal

Waypoints

Start point

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4.66 km

Himmelsleiter Observation Tower – View of the Tirschenreuth Pond Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the Himmelsleiter (Stairway to Heaven), you have a fantastic view of the picturesque cultural landscape of the Thousand Ponds.

Below the Himmelsleiter (Stairway to Heaven), there are information panels explaining everything worth knowing.

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5.10 km

Heusterz Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The beautiful (pedestrian) bridge made of metal struts meanders across the river and provides an impressive photo opportunity. It can be reached after about 2 km on a gravel path from the car park in Tirschenreuth. Right next to it is a table with benches for a picnic and of course you should also visit the "Stairway to Heaven" in the immediate vicinity.

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6.01 km

Waldnaab Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful little chapel with a large space to linger and reflect. Candles are available and lighters too.

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9.52 km

Vizinalbahn Cycle Path

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful, easy to ride bike path between Bärnau and Wiesau on the route of the former Vizinalbahn. The Bahntrassenradweg leads through Tirschenreuth. The share of asphalt is about 14 km, the rest is solid gravel.

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15.9 km

Langwiesenteich

Lake

18.4 km

Sour Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The carbonic acid, iron and sulfur leading source on the right bank of the Waldnaab directly on the trail between Kammerwagen and Butterfaß is called Sauerbrunnen. It concerns a Säuerling (constriction source) presumably the Nachhall of the tertiary volcanism in northeast Bavaria is to be assigned. The water of the sour well is in the majority not as "savory" felt. The cause lies mainly in the iron content.

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19.2 km

Rock Face

Highlight • Natural Monument

The board next to it gives a little help for the less creative 😉.

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19.3 km

The (Devil’s) Butter Barrel

Highlight • Natural Monument

Between Sauerbrunnen and the cabin there is a narrow passage with a steep slope. Whirlpools (stand rollers) have ground here with millstones swirl holes and through sand and gravel so-called pseudo-mud holes in the granite. The hydropower necessary for the swirl hole formation comes from the comparatively large gradient at the bottleneck at the churn. Here we have a level difference of approx. 4 meters on a course of approx. 40 meters, between Falkenberg and Windischeschenbach it is only 40 meters in total on 15 km.

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21.1 km

Mühlnickl Pond

Highlight • Lake

After you have already hiked along the Mühlnickl ponds for a while, coming from the west, the picturesque Mühlnickl pond opens up in front of you. A nice place for a rest or even a swim in the lake.

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35.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

10.5 km

6.06 km

3.65 km

Surfaces

18.7 km

12.8 km

2.92 km

617 m

136 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

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Rock Face – The (Devil’s) Butter Barrel loop from Tirschenreuth

Himmelsleiter Observation Tower – View of the Tirschenreuth Pond Landscape

Heusterz Bridge

Waldnaab Chapel

Vizinalbahn Cycle Path

Sour Spring

Rock Face

The (Devil’s) Butter Barrel

Mühlnickl Pond

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