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Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Landkreis Coburg
Rödental

Rest Area at Almerswind – Weißenbrunn vorm Wald loop from Effeldertal

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Landkreis Coburg
Rödental

Rest Area at Almerswind – Weißenbrunn vorm Wald loop from Effeldertal

Moderate

5.0

(3)

15

hikers

Rest Area at Almerswind – Weißenbrunn vorm Wald loop from Effeldertal

02:29

8.74km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Effeldertal

Magerrasen bei Emstadt und Itzaue

Itztal und Effeldertal bei Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

Waypoints

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Parking

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1

231 m

The Fisherman and His Wife Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

From one sculpture to the other you stand directly in front of the lake and can watch the swans from close by. 🦢

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2

346 m

Covered rest area on the shore of the Froschgrundsee

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3

5.16 km

Rest Area at Almerswind

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Between 2 and 3 the path is completely overgrown and littered with fallen trees. It is also difficult to walk over the border fortifications beforehand because you constantly sink into the holes in the concrete slabs

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4

6.44 km

Sinter Terraces of Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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The calcareous water of the Birkertsbach formed sinter terraces along the Mergelgasse, which are really worth seeing. The artificially supported waterfalls overcome a height of 15 meters in four stages.

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6.61 km

Village Fountain

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6

6.77 km

Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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A nice place with many beautiful half-timbered houses and great sintered terraces.

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8.47 km

The dam that holds back the water of the Froschgrund lake is 18 meters high and 350 meters long. The earth wall protects the city of Coburg from the flood. The lake is also called Schönstädtspeicher.

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8.70 km

The Viaduct Froschgrundsee is a 798 meter long twin-rail railway bridge over the new line Ebensfeld-Erfurt. It is the longest railway arch bridge in Europe with a span of 270 meters with the same span as the neighboring Grümpentalbrücke.

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8.74 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.09 km

1.74 km

1.47 km

1.44 km

Surfaces

3.41 km

3.36 km

718 m

713 m

543 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

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