Frankish Stone Empire
The trail Fraenkisches stone Reich is a quality trail , in accordance with the provisions of the German Hiking association has been created and the Frankenweg with the Fränkischen Gebirgsweg connects.
Route
The path was created on the initiative of the association “Quality of Life through Proximity” (LQN), the implementation of the project was carried out by the Frankenwaldverein e. V. in cooperation with the Fichtelgebirgsverein e. V. The inauguration took place on October 23, 2011 in Marienweiher .
The approximately 75 km long hiking trail is a connecting route in northeast Franconia and leads from the Franconian Forest to the Fichtelgebirge natural area .
Stage 1: From Waldstein to Weißenstein
The first stage begins on the Großer Waldstein with its granite rocks with weathered wool sacks and the numerous sights, including the two castles, the bear trap and the Waldsteinhaus . The Große Waldstein is still part of the Geopark Schieferland in the transition to the Geopark Bavaria-Bohemia . The path leads in the direction of Zell im Fichtelgebirge past the Saalequelle and gives an impression of the Münchberg gneiss mass . The path continues to the Haidberg , which Alexander von Humboldt called the Magnetberg . The listed stone cross near Mödlenreuth is an example of the late medieval road or expiatory crosses in the region, mostly made of granite. The stage ends on the Weißenstein , known for the occurrence of eclogite , with its observation tower .
Stage 2: From Weißenstein to Marienweiher
The stage begins at the observation tower of the Weißenstein, whose predecessor buildings were already part of a margravial defense system . From the Muttodaya forest monastery , the path leads across the valley of the Great Koserbach, which is interesting for mining, to the Marienweiher pilgrimage church .
Stage 3: From Marienweiher into Steinachtal
On the Peterlesstein, rich in serpentinite , including antigorite , "Patterla", pearls for rosaries , were once made. At the mining town of Kupferberg you come across the Franconian Line , in the village there is the mining museum Kupferberg and a show mine. The path leads past Guttenberg Castle , built on a mountain spur made of diabase . The stage ends in the Steinachtal in Neumühle .
Stage 4: From the Steinachtal to the Wilde Rodach
The last stage begins with the 1000 steps geological history themed trail in the Steinach Valley in the municipality of Presseck . The path crosses the Steinachklamm and ends at Gasthof Fels near Schübelhammer on the Wilder Rodach with the marble quarry at Köstenhof.
cards
- Fritsch hiking map No. 51 Franconian Forest Nature Park, scale 1: 50,000
- Fritsch hiking map No. 52 Fichtelgebirge Nature Park, scale 1: 50,000
Individual evidence
- ↑ The first "Steinreich" tour to inaugurate the path ( online )
- ^ Matthias Trendel: Together on the new path , Frankenpost Hof , Münchberg-Helmbrechts edition of October 26, 2011
- ↑ Route at freizeitalpin.com