Rocking Stone – Kösseinehaus loop from Ebnath

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Rocking Stone – Kösseinehaus loop from Ebnath

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Rocking Stone – Kösseinehaus loop from Ebnath

04:23

14.9km

400m

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: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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753 m

Herz Jesu Chapel on Kalvarienberg

Highlight • Religious Site

Up on the Calvary
Arriving at the top, we were already standing in front of the Sacred Heart Chapel in the middle of a larch forest. As in the book …

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4.51 km

Rocking Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

Can actually be moved.

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8.07 km

Kösseine Cross in the Fichtel Mountains

Highlight • Monument

In 2015 the new cross was erected on the Kösseine. The Fichtelberg forestry company had donated it to mark its tenth anniversary. The cross was designed by the church artist Erwin Otte from Reuth near Erbendorf.

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8.18 km

Kösseinehaus

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Kösseinehaus is definitely worth the drive. Not only the Rundrumaussicht, but also the beautifully landscaped guest area are recommended. Indoor and outdoor seating, therefore, even in slightly worse weather …

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8.48 km

Marienquelle

Highlight • Natural Monument

For decades, the Marienquelle and the associated fountain stone lay at 865 meters away from the marked hiking trails. Hikers who started the final sprint on the high trail from …

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10.3 km

Hirschbrunnen

Highlight • Natural Monument

no drinking water, but still refreshing.

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10.3 km

Wooden Memorial Cross in Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Highlight • Monument

At the hut next door, you are asked to water the flowers on the cross with water from the deer fountain right next to it, so that it can be preserved by the hikers.

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14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

3.01 km

783 m

318 m

134 m

Surfaces

4.99 km

4.55 km

4.37 km

802 m

114 m

Elevation

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Highest point (900 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

June 1, 2025,Auf dem Pfarrer-Joseph-Hupfer-Weg

St. Peter was kind, and hiking guide Tilo Schöffel was able to welcome 11 FGV members in pleasant summer weather.

The Wurzelstolperer hiked from Ebnath along beautiful hiking trails and paths, climbing just over 400 meters to the Kösseine summit. Pastor Hupfer, who worked from 1895 to 1939, walked this route every Whit Tuesday with approximately 25 fellow pastors. Today …

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February 15, 2024,LW von Martin im Siebenstern 1/2024

My favorite hike

By Martin Exner

When asked, “Where are you going on vacation?”, my answer was always, “Why should I go somewhere?” I live in a holiday area!” There are so many beautiful and interesting corners in the Fichtelgebirge that are just waiting to be discovered.
When I became chairman of the Ebnath local group three years ago, I …

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April 10, 2024,Bayern (Oberpfalz/Oberfranken): "Ich bin gewandert weit umher!" - Der Pfarrer-Hupfer-Weg von Ebnath zur Kösseine; 100424

In issue 1/24 of the "Siebenstern", the club newspaper of the Fichtelgebirge Association, a hiking suggestion was printed under the heading "My favorite hike" that came from the local chairman of the Fichtelgebirge Association in Ebnath, Martin Exner. He is behind the idea of dedicating a route to the creator of the Fichtelgebirge song "I have wandered far and wide, …

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