Greifenstein Castle – Feme Cave (Ulrichstein Cave) loop from Greifenstein

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Greifenstein Castle – Feme Cave (Ulrichstein Cave) loop from Greifenstein

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Greifenstein Castle – Feme Cave (Ulrichstein Cave) loop from Greifenstein

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3.24km

30m

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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: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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39 m

Greifenstein Castle

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Greifenstein Castle is one of the most famous mountain castles in the Frankenjura. The first mention was made in 1172. The core of the castle is medieval, but the outer …

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453 m

Feme Cave (Ulrichstein Cave)

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In the Ulrichstein dolomite rock directly next to the hiking trail there is a crevice cave with two entrances. Through the larger northern entrance you get in upright for about …

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481 m

Narrow Rock Passageway (Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura)

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A narrow rocky path through a cave. The entrance and exit are on the same hiking trail.

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1.05 km

Ruins of the Gothic Chapel at Schloss Greifenstein

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If you take a look, the chapel ruins were built in 1826 in the historicizing neo-Gothic style and have a somewhat mystical effect in the middle of the forest. Be careful, the ruins are very dilapidated.

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1.06 km

Gothic Ruin

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Beautiful Gothic ruin, enchanted in beautiful light

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1.35 km

Obelisk in honor of Johann Franz Romanus Schenk von Stauffenberg

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In European culture in the 19th century, the obelisk, which was considered the seat of the morning sun from the Egyptian word meaning and in this sense symbolized the rising …

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2.64 km

Ceres Pavilion (Roter Pavillon)

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From the Red Pavilion, the Temple of Ceres, the approximately 500-meter-long and over 300-year-old avenue of lime trees extends in a westerly direction. The temple of Ceres opens the baroque …

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2.68 km

Linden Avenue to Greifenstein Castle

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Imposing driveway to Greifenstein Castle (to visit). The old avenue trees and the central viewpoint of the pavilion nestled in paddocks look quite surprising for the typical Franconian landscape.

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3.24 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.78 km

877 m

580 m

Surfaces

966 m

949 m

738 m

417 m

163 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

3°C

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Comments

October 31, 2022,Gassi-Tour🐕 bei Schloss Greifenstein 🏰

Tour "stolen" from @Dani and really enjoyed walking in the beautiful autumn forest 🍂🍁🍂. Thanks for the inspiration for this trip. Unfortunately we could not take a closer look at the Gothic chapel ruins. Support work was carried out there.

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December 18, 2021,Schloss Greifenstein - Femehöhle – Gotische Kapelle - Cerestempel

Today it was another foggy day where it wasn't getting light at all. And actually we just wanted to get a case of beer from the Kathi (Kathi-Bräu Heckenhof) .. but of course not without walks. Parked at Greifenstein Castle and, what luck, just in line with the tour of the castle; Private tour! Just the two of us with …

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July 1, 2023,Runde um Burg Greifenstein

At the end of my vacation days in Franconian Switzerland, a short tour around Greifenstein Castle.

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July 8, 2023,Schloss Greifenstein Aufsess Markt Heiligenstadt

Small round around Greifenstein Castle. This family also included Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who carried out the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944, and his brother Berthold, who was also involved in the conspiracy. The brothers were uncles of the owner of Greifenstein.

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