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Pegnitz-Pottenstein tour - Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Pegnitz

Pegnitz-Pottenstein tour - Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura

Hard

4.8

(262)

1,037

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Pegnitz-Pottenstein tour - Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura

03:25

38.1km

750m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 13, 2025

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.30 km for 163 m

After 19.2 km for 188 m

After 25.6 km for 241 m

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Start point

Train Station

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2.93 km

Singletrack Trail Near Pegnitz

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great singletrack, which begins after the motorway through to Pegnitz. The first few hundred meters lead uphill past the Voithölle, then it goes downhill towards Schlossberg at Pegnitz. The spout …

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7.31 km

Singletrack at the Zwergenhöhle near Hollenberg

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Demanding trail, S1, at the dwarf cave. The visit is worth recommending. The trail can actually only be ridden from above, pushing or carrying is the order of the day from below.

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14.6 km

Pottenstein Castle

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Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland and houses a castle museum. It rises on a rock above the town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in Bavaria.

burgpottenstein.de

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15.4 km

View of Pottenstein

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There is something to drink here at the weekend

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15.5 km

The beautiful Upper Püttlach Valley

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Romantic valley from Pottenstein direction Pegnitz. No traffic, just a narrow path through the forest and next door splashing the Püttlach.

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26.1 km

Kleiner Kulm Observation Tower

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The Little Kulm is located between the districts of Körbeldorf and Büchenbach. The first observation tower was built here shortly after the Second World War. The tower fell into disrepair …

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38.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.6 km

5.65 km

4.04 km

3.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

7.94 km

7.68 km

6.35 km

3.15 km

543 m

169 m

Elevation

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Highest point (600 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

29°C

14°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

June 14, 2022,Pegnitz Trailtag 14.06.2022

That day was just awesome, fantastic trails, beautiful area 🚵‍♂️🤗🍻

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July 8, 2023,Pegnitz - Trails Schlossberg, Hollenberg, Pottenstein, Püttlachtal, Kleiner Kulm

Mega tour 🤩 through Franconian Switzerland. Today I made it easy for myself and just took a tour from the "Designated tours in Franconian Switzerland". Many thanks to @Rombea for the inspiration. The trails are strong 🐏 and make a lot of fun. There are also three lookout towers (Schlossberg, Himmelsleiter, Kleiner Kulm), which of course I took with me …

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September 7, 2023,Pegnitz ➡️Pottenstein MTB in der Fränkischen🇨🇭

The MTB classic in Franconian Switzerland. Made it for the second time today and I have to say it was just as good as the first time. Great trails, super beautiful nature. Lots of highlights on and off the track. Great viewpoints over the Franconian. So everything that needs to be included on an MTB tour...

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April 5, 2024,5. Tag 〽️TB 🚵‍♀️ Pottenstein-Pegnitz-Tour 👍 Bike Tour 🇩🇪

In Pottenstein and Pegnitz you can look forward to a very special treat. According to the magazine bike, the Pegnitz-Pottenstein tour is one of the 10 most beautiful MTB routes in Germany. No wonder, because the tour offers wonderful single trails, tough climbs and tricky downhill routes for the rider. That's a lot of fun!

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July 9, 2022,Danke Touri Info-Pegnitz Tour

Our starting point is in Pottenstein. The tour is peppered with great trails and a great landscape! Thank you Pegnitz Tourism Association!👍😀 I can only recommend the tour.

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July 14, 2024,Pegnitz-Pottenstein-(Trail)Tour – Mountainbiken in der Fränkischen Schweiz 🚲🌳🪨🔝👍

A challenging trail tour (technique and fitness 💪) in the beautiful Franconian Switzerland 🌳🪨. It has many highlights (🏰, etc.) and offers very varied single trails.
The weather was ideal today 🌤️👍 and I was happy when I could hang my tired feet in the Pegnitz spring at the end 😅.
Template by @Fränkische Schweiz ➡️ Thank you 🙏!

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June 25, 2023,🚵‍♂️Schöne Bergradltour in der 🇮🇩"Fränggischen"🇮🇩 - 🥇Pegnitz-Tour -🗼Aussichtsturm Schlossberg - ⚔️Ruine Hollenberg🛡️ - ⛅Himmelsleiter🪜 - Hohe🚩Warte - 🏞️Püttlachtal - 🗼Aussichtsturm "Kleiner Kulm" - ⛲ Pegnitzquelle 25.06.2023

For today's mountain bike tour, we chose a ready-made tour from the tour portal for mountain bikers "Designated mountain bike tours through Franconian Switzerland", why reinvent the "mountain bike" 😉. Today was the third time for me, but I just wanted to show Norbert this wonderful tour and it was a good fit for our preparation for the Alps. The …

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May 28, 2026,MTB Strecke "Pegnitz-Pottenstein Tour"

The Pegnitz – Pottenstein Tour has existed for over 20 years as a signposted route and was recognized in 2005 by the specialist magazine BIKE as one of the most beautiful mountain bike trails in Germany.

bike-magazin.de/touren/deutschland/deutschland-die-10-schoensten-singletrail-touren

From 2026, the tour will also be part of the Bikeschaukel and will be marked with the corresponding signage elements from spring 2026. …

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Pegnitz-Pottenstein tour - Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura

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Singletrack at the Zwergenhöhle near Hollenberg

Pottenstein Castle

View of Pottenstein

The beautiful Upper Püttlach Valley

Kleiner Kulm Observation Tower

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