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Saalbach Bridge – Höllental Forest Trail loop from Hirschberg

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Saalbach Bridge – Höllental Forest Trail loop from Hirschberg

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Saalbach Bridge – Höllental Forest Trail loop from Hirschberg

02:10

29.6km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.38 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.60 km

Schloß Rudolphstein

Castle

5.41 km

Saalbach Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

-Built in 2004-2005
-Until the division of Germany, there was a covered wooden bridge here
-after the turn of 1989-1991 raft operation
-from 1991 - 2003 wooden footbridge
-The inauguration …

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9.61 km

Weir at the Old Blankenberg Paper Mill

Highlight • Structure

Weir of the old Blankenberg paper mill.
The paper mill is now a museum.
Next to it is the standard bridge over which you can cross the Saale.
Also right next door the horse-drawn tram.

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10.2 km

Feldbahn Blankenberg – Saale Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Where the GDR border guards used to patrol, you can now go hiking or biking.
In the summer months there is probably always a train on this route on the weekend or after it has been announced.

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13.8 km

A rocky peak high above the valley on which a wooden deer visible from the valley floor is reminiscent of the legend according to which deer that were cornered here tried to save themselves by jumping from the rock.

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14.6 km

Höllental Hydroelectric Plant and Water Fountain

Highlight • Monument

In 1933, a wood mill was converted into the current hydroelectric power plant. Along the right bank of the Selbitz River, the 1.60-meter-high pipes run 1,855 meters in length, with …

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15.1 km

Höllental

Nature Reserve

15.4 km

Rock Formations in Höllental

Highlight • Natural Monument

Again and again you pass various rock formations that are worth seeing.

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16.8 km

Höllental (Frankenwald Nature Park)

Highlight • Gorge

The romantic Höllental with the viewpoints König David and Hirschsprung is one of the "hiking and cycling hot spots" in the Franconian Forest. Further sights: Jungfernsteg and Teufelssteg, Höllenthal hydroelectric power station with its 36-meter high water fountain.

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29.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

9.73 km

5.32 km

3.10 km

601 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

5.67 km

4.97 km

4.95 km

715 m

576 m

Elevation

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Highest point (610 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

34°C

17°C

0 %

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Comments

September 25, 2022,Teufelssteg – Höllental Runde von Hirschberg

Today through the wildly romantic Höllental also historically very interesting.

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Saalbach Bridge – Höllental Forest Trail loop from Hirschberg

Saalbach Bridge

Weir at the Old Blankenberg Paper Mill

Feldbahn Blankenberg – Saale Railway Path

Höllental Forest Trail

View of Hirschsprung Rock

Höllental Hydroelectric Plant and Water Fountain

Rock Formations in Höllental

Höllental (Frankenwald Nature Park)

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