Wiesentfels Castle – Source of the Wiesent loop from Hollfeld

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Hollfeld

Wiesentfels Castle – Source of the Wiesent loop from Hollfeld

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Wiesentfels Castle – Source of the Wiesent loop from Hollfeld

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29.3km

170m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.93 km

View of Freienfels rock castle

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The rock village of Freienfels is a picturesque district of the town of Hollfeld. The village is dominated by the imposing rock castle, which sits atop a dolomite cliff.

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5.31 km

Waldmühle Inn Freienfels

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The Gasthaus Waldmühle is located in the idyllic Wiesenttal. Here in the northern Franconian Switzerland you can still find pure nature. Whether you are hiking or climbing or cycling, there …

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6.50 km

Hoher Knock Cave

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The cave in the limestone wall 'Hoher Knock' is also the namesake of the neighboring village.

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7.48 km

Wiesentfels Castle

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You don't see much when riding a road bike :(

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8.07 km

Wiesentfels Castle

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Wiesentfels Castle is a rock castle above the Wiesentfels district. Although the castle is privately owned, it can be visited. A board at the gate provides information about the castle …

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9.84 km

House in the Rock

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I was so in the red that I didn't even notice ... ;-)
but looks cool, I'll hopefully be more careful next time

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14.2 km

Wiesent Spring

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Anyone visiting the tranquil Steinfeld on the barren high plateau of the Franconian Jura will find the origin of the most important river in the entire region right in the …

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23.0 km

Cave in Loch

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Geotop number: 472R040
"Dolomite rock with caves C100a / b and C101 Cave at Loch"
Open-minded is the border between gebantktem and massive dolomite. The caves of Loch (Fränk cave …

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29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.0 km

937 m

203 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.0 km

978 m

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

February 15, 2024,Wiesenttal #71 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴

Short excursion with a full tummy in the Wiesenttal. Things went quite satisfactorily until the last climb on our little mountain, which once again permanently destroyed the neat cut. We chalk it up to winter depression. 🤪

The reason for the full cauldron was the meal of the day, which included wonderfully juicy meat cakes with endive potato salad. 🥰

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March 8, 2022,RR zur Wiesentquelle 🚴🏻‍♂️

After the morning swim of 1 km, the manager made a clear announcement: "Get out and fix up the racing bikes!" Put the bike stand in the sun on the meadow, lifted the RR from the holder and off we went. Boss doesn't tolerate contradictions. 🥺

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July 11, 2023,Wiesenttal #64 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴

Morning hour has coolness in the ground. In the Wiesenttal it was very pleasant and lonely this morning. But there was a funny southwest wind that came up and down annoyingly from the side and didn't really help anywhere. 🤷🏼

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June 7, 2023,Wiesenttal #61 🚴🚴🏻‍♀️

Short, fast and crisp. Small RR slipstream stress test for my Titanerne before the morning swim. Really loved it. Only on the last mountain did I collapse completely and ruined her cut a bit. Mea culpa. 😉

Then came a nice visitor and there was delicious grilled food with potato salad, for dessert ice cream with espresso. 🥰

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December 13, 2024,Wiesenttal #79 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Following the weather forecast for once, a completely unexpected bright blue sky broke out over Hollfeld this afternoon. Wow, the air quickly warmed up to a pleasant -1°🤩, so off we went on the RR.

It's always possible to go to Wiesenttal, and the traffic this afternoon was absolutely relaxed: 5 herons, 1 cyclist, 3 climbers, 3 cars, 1 bus.

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August 3, 2023,Wiesenttal #66 🚴🚴🏻‍♀️

A very strong gusty wind today in Upper Franconia, but at least it's not raining. So before the early morning swim, briefly on our reference route to the Wiesenttal.

During a photo stop, my 🍀 came loose and spontaneously started a tough solo escape. The stop lasted an estimated 30 seconds, after which I had to cull about 8 km …

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