Franconian mountain trail
| Franconian mountain trail | |
|---|---|
 Marking of the Franconian mountain path |
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| Data | |
| length | 440 km |
| location | Bavaria , Germany |
| Starting point |
Blankenstein 50 ° 23 '55.9 " N , 11 ° 43' 2.6" E |
| Target point |
Hersbruck 49 ° 30 '35.2 " N , 11 ° 25' 25.6" E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| The highest point | Schneeberg (Fichtelgebirge) , 1051 m |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
Map with all coordinates: The Franconian mountain path - in 2007 as a long-distance path opened - opens the northeastern francs for hikers and is an alternative to the northern part of francs path .
The Franconian Mountain Trail - like the Frankenweg - has its starting point at the end of the Rennsteig in Blankenstein in the Franconian Forest . It leads a total of 440 km through Franconian Forest, Fichtelgebirge and Steinwald , Franconian Switzerland and Hersbrucker Switzerland . The end of the route is Hersbruck . There the Franconian Mountain Trail joins the Frankenweg again .
45 kilometers of the long-distance hiking trail are in the Franconian Forest, 220 km in the Fichtel Mountains, 120 km in Franconian Switzerland and 32 km in Hersbrucker Switzerland. It also touches the towns of Issigau , Rothleiten , Selbitz , Schauenstein , Edlendorf , Laubersreuth , Münchberg , Zell im Fichtelgebirge , Weißenstadt , Kirchenlamitz , Arzberg , Waldsassen , Fuchsmühl , Pullenreuth , Nagel , Bischofsgrün , Creußen , Obernsees , Aufseß , Hollfeld , Waischenfeld , Pottenstein , Pegnitz , Betzenstein and Plech .
The trail is maintained by the Franconian Forest Association , the Fichtelgebirgsverein , the Franconian Switzerland Association and the Franconian Alb Association and supported by the Franconian Tourism Association. The official opening of the path took place at the end of September 2007 on the Ochsenkopf by Bavaria's Environment Minister Werner Schnappauf .
Attractions
- Schauenstein Castle (Franconian Forest) , Schauenstein
- Upper Franconian Fire Brigade Museum , Schauenstein
- Local history museum , Schauenstein
- Weberhausmuseum Neudorf , Schauenstein
- Großer Waldstein : nature reserve with gigantic rocks in the northern Fichtelgebirge
- Waldsteinburg , Zell im Fichtelgebirge
- Epprechtstein Castle , Kirchenlamitz
- Folklore Equipment Museum Bergnersreuth , Arzberg
- Trinity Church Kappl , Waldsassen
- Waldsassen Abbey
- Köseine : nature reserve with a large granite dump, observation tower, accommodation house
- Luisenburg rock labyrinth , Bad Alexandersbad
- Goethefelsen Ochsenkopf , Bischofsgrün
- Ochsenkopf suspension cable car, north valley station
- Goldkronach Gold Mining Museum
- Old Palace and Hofgarten Hermitage Bayreuth
- Margravial Opera House , Bayreuth
- Richard Wagner Museum Bayreuth
- Sanspareil rock garden , Wonsees
- Rabenstein Castle, Ahorntal
- Sophienhöhle , Ahorntal
- Eibgrat : a 1.5 km long rock ridge with small climbing spots on which the Franconian Mountain Trail runs north-east of Spies .
- The Märzenbecherwald in Algersdorf
- German Shepherd Museum , Hersbruck
Award
The German Hiking Association has awarded the Franconian Mountain Trail the title Quality Trail Hikable Germany . Among other things, the naturalness, signage, hiking-knowledgeable staff, hiking breakfast and the possibility of luggage transport were evaluated.
literature
- Christof Herrmann: Franconian Mountain Path: Franconian Forest - Fichtel Mountains - Franconian Switzerland - Hersbrucker Alb. Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7633-4463-5 .
Web links
- Homepage about the Franconian mountain trail
- Hiking reports and information on all stages of the Franconian mountain trail
swell
- ↑ a b Fichtelgebirgsverein-Bischofsgrün eV: Fränkischer Gebirgsweg as a new quality hiking trail, www.fichtelgebirgsverein-bischofsgruen.de (February 14, 2007)
- ↑ Tourism Association Franconia: Certified long-distance hiking trails ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ See Wanderable Germany
- ↑ See Fränkischer Gebirgsweg: Wanderbaren Deutschland
