Schlossberg to the Burgberg

...so that I can join the conversation too: The destination of our short Sunday tour - the Windbeutelcafè in Hohenstein 😂! Start at Schlossberg in Osternohe … great paths through forests and over green, blooming fields … after refueling, we took a detour via Burg Hohenstein … always great views of the Franconian countryside

Going on a short hike after being confined to bed for a few days due to illness. It was a relaxed tour in the snow. It started from the Schlossberg and went up to the ruins with a view of the Schlossberg. Then the Tuchersteig followed up to Hohenstein Castle. Enjoying the view at the top in the sleet. Then back again via the Heroldsteig to the Schlossberg.

Today just a small round to Hohenstein - the home of the cream puff 😋... at this size a full meal 😂 and a detour to the castle in great weather.

Birthday hike to Hohenstein Castle and Cream Puff Cafe. We fled home and returned to Osterlohe via Windburg and Bilderweg.

This time we did this beautiful, varied tour in the cold season. However, with a cloudless sky and spring sunshine. We started in Götzlesberg and first came through the lovely village of Frohnhof. Here you can discover small "works of art" along the way and in gardens. Always with a view of Hohenstein Castle, we continued on varied paths. After the somewhat steep climb to the castle, we first enjoyed the beautiful view of the valley behind. It was Sunday and the Windbeutel Cafe in the village was open. A MUST! Fantastic, huge cream puffs with a wide selection of fillings (including savory ones) and very tasty. Then we walked back a bit through a forest cemetery.

A short loop from Schlossberg. We skipped Hohenstein in favor of Windburg (since you're already passing one of the Seven Summits). The trail up is now signposted and easily doable. Along the way, you'll repeatedly encounter the Tree Pictures Trail. The Bolzenstein is impressive, but the route we chose wasn't necessary; it's better to return to the trail.

Have fun on the beautiful, easy and appealing hike. Discover the great pictures on the tree picture path and in between there are always beautiful rock formations and sections of the path. Good walking😃

The last holiday hike is rather unspectacular. Above all, there is a lot of nature in the forest and in the fields and meadows. It goes up and down all the time. The start is on a hiking car park in the Schnaittach district of Schloßberg. From there it goes east. The limestone formations that are so typical of the Franconian Jura and were created by the weathering of the surrounding area quickly become apparent. On the way you pass small works of art that someone has drawn and then attached to the foot of some trees. After just one and a half kilometers, the Winburg comes into view, a rather impressive rock formation that is worth climbing, although the ascent is very steep. On the 613 meter high summit you have a wonderful view to the northeast. Since I wanted to use a different route than the ascent, I did not descend the official route. But my choice turned out to be impractical. Lots of undergrowth and pitfalls, and you couldn't see where you were stepping. I promptly put myself in the nettles, well-groomed. So it's better to use the official ascent as a descent. It continues through the forest to the Sittenbach, which gives the Sittenbach valley its name. Shortly afterwards we cross the valley road and make a small detour over the east side of the valley. We pass the Bolzenstein, which is well known among climbers, as the many rings in the stone prove. The unusual name of the impressive rock comes from the first ascent in 1905 by the Riffler brothers from Nuremberg. They shot a rope over the rock with a bolt of a crossbow in order to shimmy up. Immediately after the Bolzenstein there is a small branch that leads to Steinensittenbach. Here we come back to the west side of the Sittenbach valley and walk through a lot of open landscape high to the west. On the way you can admire Hohenstein Castle from a distance from some angles. At the end we pass the Ostrohe castle ruins. The castle was built in the 12th century and was the official residence of the margraves until 1722. After 1722 it was no longer used and fell into disrepair.