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Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Pottenstein

Valley and uplands hike

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Pottenstein

Valley and uplands hike

Moderate

4.5

(280)

978

hikers

Valley and uplands hike

03:03

11.1km

180m

Hiking

Up high and down deep: This circular hiking trail from Pottenstein offers a variety of terrain. You quickly leave the village and hike through the Weihersbach Valley to Schöngrundsee. The path takes you beautifully along the water and sets the mood for the hike.

The trail continues to the Devil's…

by Fränkische Schweiz

Last updated: April 1, 2025

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1.07 km

Schöngrundsee Lakeside Trail

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That's how it has to be as a path, a bit of rock, water and narrow paths, that fits.✌️🤗

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1.83 km

Devil's Cave, Pottenstein

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The Devil's Cave is an impressive stalactite cave and part of the “Jura Caves Adventure World”. It is the largest of the numerous caves in Franconian Switzerland and a popular …

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2.93 km

Rock Formations in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Large, partly overhanging rocks

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3.67 km

Dragon Rock

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The crocodile is actually the dragon rock. Looks like an open mouth, even teeth have been attached.

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10.4 km

View of Pottenstein Castle

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On the way to the Kreuzberg chapel there is always a beautiful view of Pottenstein castle.

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11.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.10 km

2.78 km

1.16 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.11 km

1.58 km

1.49 km

1.11 km

728 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Saturday 6 June

21°C

10°C

26 %

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Comments

January 31, 2025,Von Pottenstein ins Klumpertal und nach Kühlenfels

The tour begins at the hiking car park at the fork in the road in Pottenstein. The parking machine didn't want any money from me.
It goes past the Teufelshöhle into the Klumpertal. Shortly before the ponds I followed the signpost to the Jägersteig, it goes steeply uphill to the left to a beautiful group of rocks. Then it goes …

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August 23, 2023,Tal- und Höhentour (Pottenstein - Klumpertal - Hochebene)

From the car park, the tour leads through the Weihersbachtal ("Yellow Crossbar") past the summer toboggan run and the Schöngrundsee to the Teufelshöhle.

Continue past the trout ponds and the rock formation "Weihersbacher Männchen" to the Schüttersmühle and into the Klumpertal. Here the marking changes and we follow the "Blue Crossbar". After a short ascent we reach Kühlenfels (castle), from …

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August 26, 2023,Tal- und Höhentour (Pottenstein - Klumpertal - Hochebene)😊😊🐶

Went on a wonderful tour through the Klumpertal today 🔝👍😊... the paths were varied 🏔🌲🌳🌊💒🍻 and that in the best hiking weather 🌞... thank you @Söhni 🏃 for the inspiration... I didn't know that path before 👍👍👍
After the hike we went to the Forsterstube in Haselbrunn... the inn is a converted cowshed in a cozy atmosphere which is also …

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September 1, 2023,Pottenstein - Klumpertal🌤🌧😊

Very nice hike through the Klumpertal from Pottenstein.
Even though we were dripping wet from Kirchenbirkich, we didn't miss the opportunity to run the off-grip section through the knee-high wet meadow with a wonderful rocky landscape shortly before the end of the tour.

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December 1, 2024,Burg Pottenstein Runde von Kirchenbirkig

Unfortunately, there was high fog and it was quite frosty🥶 hardly any hikers around.

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August 9, 2025,Tal- und Höhentour von Pottenstein ☀️ mit Skywalk 🪂 und Teufelshöhle 👹

Today we went on a very nice hike from Pottenstein, including the Skywalk 🪂 and the Devil's Cave 👹 (a very nice way to cool off at 30 degrees). Of course, there's also a 3D video 😉 relive.com/view/v1OwKyxxeEO

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May 3, 2026,🥾Tour 27 Wanderführer Fränkische Schweiz: Von Pottenstein ins Klumpachtal ☀️

With this beautiful little round with several refreshment stops, the hiking guide Fränkische Schweiz has now been completed. There were 34 individual and 3 double tours. It was a lot of fun to get to know the Fränkische Schweiz more intensively again. The book also inspired several short holidays in beautiful hiking areas. 🍀

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August 27, 2025,Die Mittwochswanderer in der Fränkischen Schweiz: "Tal- und Höhentour" (27.08.2025)

Valley and Mountain Tour in Franconian Switzerland

The Waldershof Wednesday hikers of the Fichtelgebirge Association are drawn to Franconian Switzerland once a year. This year, the Klumpertal valley and the Säger-Bräu beer garden were the main destinations on a stunning valley and mountain tour. The 15 FGV members started in Pottenstein and initially walked along beautiful paths along the Weiherbach …

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March 23, 2025

Up high and down deep: This circular hiking trail from Pottenstein offers a variety of terrain. You quickly leave the village and hike through the Weihersbach Valley to Schöngrundsee. The path takes you beautifully along the water and sets the mood for the hike.
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The trail continues to the Devil's Cave

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