Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte – Weißenstein Castle Ruins loop from Pullenreuth

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Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte – Weißenstein Castle Ruins loop from Pullenreuth

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Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte – Weißenstein Castle Ruins loop from Pullenreuth

04:12

14.5km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Naturpark Steinwald

Waypoints

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2.09 km

Hiker shelter on the Hut Trail, Naturpark Steinwald

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Shelter available in bad weather.

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3.27 km

Steinwald Mushroom Shelter

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Interesting construction. Wonder what happens when the tree grows?

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3.77 km

Forest Trail in Steinwald Nature Park

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A trail for connoisseurs! The incoming sunlight, the gnarled trees, and the dense blueberry bushes. Simply beautiful!

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3.99 km

Oberpfalzturm Observation Tower on Platte

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At an altitude of 946 meters, the Oberpfalz tower offers an ingenious panoramic view of the region. In good weather you can see all the way to the Bavarian Forest! Ideal for taking a break and enjoying the view.

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5.02 km

View of the Fichtelgebirge

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By clearing the trees you have a fantastic view of the Fichtelgebirge

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5.23 km

Schlossfelsen (Steinwald Nature Park)

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The rock itself is over 20 m high and is made of granite; it is a habitat for rare animal species such as the adder.
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5.82 km

Trinity Chapel, Steinwald

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In the past, locals carried stones as a sign of their problems and dropped them off here.

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6.49 km

Weißenstein Castle Ruins

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From the plate you reach a path to the castle ruin Weissenstein. The descent is demanding and full of technical passages. But if you come there, you can enjoy a wonderful view on the castle ruins.

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

1.70 km

1.18 km

531 m

393 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

2.37 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

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Comments

November 3, 2024,🌲🌲Im Stoawold 🌲🌲 ohne Nebel mit viel🌞

A beautiful autumnal walk in the Steinwald, with a visit to the Weißenstein ruins. A visit during the week would have made more sense as there were a lot of hikers out and about yesterday, Sunday. On the stairs to the tower, you had to wait for a short time because of oncoming traffic. But the view from above made …

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July 13, 2025,Wanderung im Naturpark Steinwald

Today we went to the Steinwald Nature Park near Marktredwitz. There, our group of eight hiked from a hiking parking lot along beautiful forest paths toward the Oberpfalzturm (Upper Palatinate Tower). Shortly before the climb to the tower, we stopped briefly at the "Steinwaldpilz" rest area before taking the "Gebirgsweg" (mountain path) up to the "Platte" (highest peak in the …

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June 12, 2022,Platte – Oberpfalzturm Runde von Frauenreuth

Planned for a long time and hiked through the forest today in the sunshine!

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May 21, 2022,Geisterwald-Oberpfalzturm – Ruine Weißenstein 😍🤩

Beautiful ruin Weißenstein🤩👍👍👍... I would choose another way back now was 5 km almost straight on forest road... was a bit boring 🙃 after the bombastic 🤩🤩🤩

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November 10, 2024,Zum Oberpfalzturm und zur Burgruine Weißenstein

Today we wanted to escape the constant grey and so we drove to the Steinwald Nature Park near Marktredwitz. There we hiked from a hiking car park along beautiful forest paths towards the Oberpfalzturm. Shortly before the climb to the tower, we took a short break at the "Steinwaldpilz" rest area before taking the "mountain path" up to the "Platte" …

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September 11, 2022,Vom Wanderparkplatz zur Ruine Weißenstein, Platte zum Waldhaus

It was my first autumn tour with some rain, fog and very little sun. I also took a short cut because of the rain.

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December 31, 2021,Runde Burgruine Weißenstein, Oberpfalzturm

Last tour in 2021. Finally a day without rain and I took the opportunity for a hike. The start was a parking lot for hikers on the St2121. The route led over the Kibitzfelsen, Weißenstein castle ruins, chapel and the plate with the Upper Palatinate Tower. Unfortunately, the path was very icy and you had to think carefully about where …

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