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Kalmusfelsen Viewpoint – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

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Kalmusfelsen Viewpoint – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

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Kalmusfelsen Viewpoint – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

01:24

4.87km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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120 m

St. Vitus Simultaneous Parish Church (Illschwang Fortified Church)

Highlight • Religious Site

Protestant and Catholic masses are held here

The fortified church Illschwang is a largely preserved defensive
church (cemetery fortification) and today's simultaneous parish church St. Veit in Illschwang (house no. 30) in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria.

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1.32 km

Kalmusfelsen Viewpoint

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On top of the Kalmusfelsen is a beautiful viewpoint with a bench. The 20 to 30 meter high rock wall with an upstream rock tower lies on a wooded slope. …

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1.37 km

Kalmusfels

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On top of the Kalmusfelsen is a beautiful viewpoint with a bench. The 20 to 30 meter high rock wall with an upstream rock tower lies on a wooded slope. …

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1.96 km

Summit cross on Osterlochfelsen

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The summit cross belongs to the Osterlochfelsen and this to the rock massif Hainsburg, which drops steeply up to 20 meters. There are several small karst openings as well as …

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2.02 km

Osterloch Cave

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Nice small and accessible cave in the elongated rock ridge, on which a well-developed hiking trail runs. In any case, it is classified as an “important” cave for its geoscientific …

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2.56 km

Reichertslohe

Forest

3.41 km

Rock Cave in Upper Palatinate Forest

Highlight • Cave

The Bettelküche is located a little off the circular route 8, the detour "B" through the beautiful forest is worth it

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3.41 km

Bettelküche Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Better's Kitchen is a cave entrance in the middle of a shadowed rockfall. Here you have a dry place even in the rain 🙂.

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4.18 km

Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The pulpit-like rock tower from Frankendolomit stands, together with two other rock towers, overgrown with trees, in a mixed forest. The Devil's Pulpit is signposted from the trail (# 8).

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4.87 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.74 km

1.67 km

232 m

182 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.05 km

336 m

215 m

212 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

17°C

10°C

81 %

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Kalmusfelsen Viewpoint – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

St. Vitus Simultaneous Parish Church (Illschwang Fortified Church)

Kalmusfelsen Viewpoint

Kalmusfels

Summit cross on Osterlochfelsen

Osterloch Cave

Rock Cave in Upper Palatinate Forest

Bettelküche Cave

Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation

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