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Locher Rocks (Sheep Hill) – Devil's Chair loop from Königstein

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Upper Palatinate

Locher Rocks (Sheep Hill) – Devil's Chair loop from Königstein

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Locher Rocks (Sheep Hill) – Devil's Chair loop from Königstein

03:16

10.3km

310m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 3.41 km for 176 m

After 3.76 km for 329 m

After 6.31 km for 99 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.95 km

Locher Rocks (Sheep Hill)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Survey of the Locher caves. Landscape protection by sheep. Good view of Königstein and surroundings (Königsteiner Polje)

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2.49 km

Devil's Chair

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here you can see bizarre rock overhangs of the broad devil's chair. Amazing!

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2.69 km

Schafberg Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Schafberg rock is 584 m above sea level.

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5.32 km

Breitenstein Castle Double Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The chapel, built in the 12th century, once belonged to Breitenstein Castle. The chapel is the only two-storey double chapel from the Romanesque era in the Upper Palatinate.

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6.19 km

Ivy-Covered Cliff Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Popular with climbers and hikers alike

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6.60 km

Rock Crevice at Steinberg

Highlight • Gorge

Very strange crevice in the rock, the hiking trail goes right through.

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7.35 km

Kühloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

History: Cattle hideouts of the farmers, Zuflilstort before the occupation in 1945
Excavations: cave bear, mammoth, tools from the Hallstatt and Latenezeit

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10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.47 km

2.78 km

2.52 km

916 m

581 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.07 km

1.54 km

673 m

548 m

444 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (600 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

22°C

9°C

35 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2022,Locher Felsen (Schafsberg) – Teufelsstuhl Runde von Königstein

After fighting our way through the forest in the first half with almost no apparent path, the rest of the way was quite easy, rather leisurely. But there are a lot of nice rock formations on the way (haha). All in all it was a nice hike :)

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June 21, 2026,FränkischeSchweiz🇨🇭~ RundwegE ab Königstein 🟥

Firstly, things turn out differently, and secondly, differently than you think!

We had barely arrived and had already left our holiday accommodation - 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃.. in a hurry... (and looked for something new🙈)!

Starting point now the charming little town of Königstein 👑🪨, where hiking trails line up endlessly. I think there are more wooden signs here than street signs - …

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September 2, 2024,🇩🇪 Runde um Königsstein

Today we're going on another tour of the Karst Mountains around Königsstein. All you see is rock and forest - but it's incredibly beautiful. Pure nature. We'll remember these three days for a long time.

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September 23, 2021,Königsteiner Kuppenalb durch den Steinberg, Kapellen und Felsentour 23.09.2021 16:08

We start our hike from the Schulweg parking lot in Königstein. We follow the hiking sign red 18. The hike is very well signposted. First we hike to the Breitenstein castle chapel. It is the only Romanesque two-story double chapel in the entire Upper Palatinate. Narrow forest paths along the Steinberg Felsensteig, we marvel at large rock formations, we walk …

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June 18, 2024,Ossinger - Johanniskapelle - Teufelsstuhl - Felsensteig Steinberg - Romanische Doppelkapelle 🗼☀️

Very nice hiking tour from the car park at the natural pool in Königstein. First we went up to the Ossinger observation tower. From there you actually have a nice view, although it is somewhat spoiled because the tower is completely fenced in and you can't even walk in a complete circle 🙈. Then we went back down, through the …

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January 11, 2025,Eine Tour um Königstein

The tour begins at the car park by the pool. It goes past the Johanneskapelle to Breitenstein. Then it goes to the Steinberg, it goes along the Felsensteig, which is a path worth seeing that I don't know yet. Then it goes to the Kühloch and over the Teufelsstuhl to the Locher Felsen. The paths are well marked and easy …

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March 21, 2025,Felsenburg und Urzeitwohnung (VP27)

Today, another tour from the book "Forgotten Paths of Franconian Switzerland."
Today's tour could be described as a miscalculation. 🙈
Since things aren't looking so rosy this weekend, I figured a 10 km tour would be easily manageable on a Friday afternoon, even at this time of year. What can I say? After about 1.5 hours, I only managed a …

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May 18, 2024,🥾🌸Königstein 🐌–Ossinger- Teufelsstuhl, 18.05.24

With constant drizzle, we went to Königstein today, up to the Ossinger, then along the botanical nature trail and back to Königstein via the rocky path. A wonderful tour with many rare plants and beautiful rock formations.
At the moment, particularly recommended markt-koenigstein.de/seite/286972/botanischer-lehrpfad.html

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Locher Rocks (Sheep Hill) – Devil's Chair loop from Königstein

Locher Rocks (Sheep Hill)

Devil's Chair

Schafberg Rock

Breitenstein Castle Double Chapel

Steinberg (606 m)

Ivy-Covered Cliff Rest Area

Rock Crevice at Steinberg

Kühloch Cave

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