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Schnabelwaid

Thurndorf Observation Tower – Kalvarienberg lookout tower loop from Schnabelwaid

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Schnabelwaid

Thurndorf Observation Tower – Kalvarienberg lookout tower loop from Schnabelwaid

Moderate

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Thurndorf Observation Tower – Kalvarienberg lookout tower loop from Schnabelwaid

04:45

17.4km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Train Station

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9.08 km

Heinersreuth Forest Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The church, built between 1732 and 1739, has retained its uniqueness to this day.
Unfortunately not always open.
Wooden commemorative plaques are attached to large trees. There is also an altar for open-air services.

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9.65 km

Thurndorf Observation Tower

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On the Calvary there is a lookout tower with a panoramic view.

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9.67 km

Kalvarienberg lookout tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

In 2014/15, a 25-meter-high lookout tower with 133 steps was built near the Calvary Chapel. This now enables a panoramic view up to the mountain tops of the Upper Palatinate Jura, Franconian Switzerland, the Fichtelgebirge and the Upper Palatinate Forest.

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9.67 km

Observation Tower on the European Watershed (Thurndorf)

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The architecture of the tower impresses: The structure consists of a framework with three pillars around which the staircase winds. The triangular shape is repeated at the intermediate platforms and …

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9.81 km

Kalvarienberg Chapel

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This chapel stands above Thurndorf on the 642 m high Calvary, which served geometers as a trigonometric reference point as early as the 19th century. The year the foundation stone …

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17.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

1.47 km

1.30 km

847 m

Surfaces

9.08 km

3.64 km

2.96 km

1.62 km

135 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

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Thurndorf Observation Tower – Kalvarienberg lookout tower loop from Schnabelwaid

Heinersreuth Forest Chapel

Thurndorf Observation Tower

Kalvarienberg lookout tower

Observation Tower on the European Watershed (Thurndorf)

Kalvarienberg Chapel

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