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Saint Wendelin Memorial – Uprode Castle Ruins loop from Oppenroth

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Saint Wendelin Memorial – Uprode Castle Ruins loop from Oppenroth

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4.4

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36

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Saint Wendelin Memorial – Uprode Castle Ruins loop from Oppenroth

00:47

2.79km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

1

20 m

Friedenseiche Oppenroth

Highlight • Natural Monument

A pot-bellied angel on the bench guards the Peace Oak, which was planted in 1870/1871.

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2

51 m

Oppenroth Village

Highlight • Settlement

The hamlet of Oppenroth is older than Uprode Castle, which was built around 1320. The village was referred to in documents as Alt-Uprode. The Hinterer Buberg hilltop may be considered …

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3

881 m

Saint Wendelin Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The farmer saint Wendelin is commemorated at this spot with a beautiful granite statue.

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4

1.32 km

Birch-lined path to the Uprode Castle ruins

Highlight • Trail

Narrow, birch-lined path to the castle ruins of Uprode. Shortly before the ruins, there is a small turnoff to a vantage point, which, however, is almost overgrown and offers little for the eye.

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5

1.41 km

View of the Saale Valley with a bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

An idyllic little bench, of which little remains today. The view is quite overgrown.

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6

1.46 km

Uprode Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The hilltop castle of Uprode was built around 1320 by the Knights of Sparneck to secure their ancestral lands. The Swabian League destroyed it on July 11, 1523. With the …

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7

1.61 km

Forest Clearing in Upper Franconia

Highlight • Forest

8

2.76 km

Gasthaus Zur Burgruine

Highlight • Restaurant

There's a daily changing menu featuring Franconian specialties. You can sit in the beautiful beer garden under shady chestnut trees.

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B

2.79 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.05 km

897 m

794 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

945 m

921 m

885 m

< 100 m

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Friday 9 October

12°C

7°C

76 %

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