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Staffelberg – Staffelsteiner Kreuz loop from Horsdorf

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Staffelberg – Staffelsteiner Kreuz loop from Horsdorf

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Staffelberg – Staffelsteiner Kreuz loop from Horsdorf

04:31

16.2km

300m

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: June 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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34 m

Traditional timber-framed houses in Horsdorf

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful half-timbered houses can be admired here

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3.42 km

View of the Staffelberg and the Adelgundis Chapel

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Located exactly between Staffelberg and Spitzberg.

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3.90 km

Adelgundis Chapel on the Staffelberg

Highlight • Religious Site

The first Adelgundis chapel on the Staffelberg was destroyed during the Peasant Wars; today's chapel was consecrated in 1654. A hermit's hermitage was then built, which was replaced by a new building at the end of the 19th century. Today the hermitage, which was a hermit accommodation until the beginning of the 20th century, serves as a restaurant. One of the residents, the hermit Ivo Hennemann, became famous through Victor von Scheffel's "Frankenlied". Adelgundis, the namesake of the chapel, is regarded in the Catholic Church as an emergency helper in the event of serious illness and danger; she died at the end of the seventh century as the abbess of one Monastery in France.

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4.21 km

Staffelberg

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Great view over large parts of the Bad Staffelsteiner and Lichtenfelser area. With a small hospitality hut and sufficient seating outside. Several great paths up and down and connection to the surrounding forests.

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4.25 km

Staffelsteiner Kreuz

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The Staffelstein Cross is a well-known landmark on the Staffelberg, a prominent hill in the Franconian region of Bavaria, Germany. Known for its stunning panoramic views, the Staffelberg is a popular destination for hikers and nature lovers. The Staffelstein Cross is one of several crosses on the hill, often called "patriarchal crosses" or weather crosses, facing each cardinal direction.

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4.51 km

Staffelberg Inn

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The view from the terrace is impressive, in the beer garden next to the chapel you can sit under the shady trees.

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5.42 km

On the high plateau at Staffelberg

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The landscape between Staffelberg, Spitzberg and Lerchenberg is always worth a detour. Because every season the flora offers a completely new picture: from flowering meadows and fields with bright sunflowers to short grasses and individual bushes. The plateau is a feast for the eyes in both summer and winter.

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11.4 km

Uetzing

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Ützing is a small village that offers Franconian delicacies. Your palate and wallet will be happy ;-)
You will not only find innkeepers in the village, but also a village shop and a wood-fired bakery. Definitely worth a stop!

You can find information about the Metzgerbräu village shop at: metzgerbraeu.com

You can buy delicious wood-fired bread from Mo-Fr 6:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Sa 6:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. More information at uetzinger-holzofenbrot.de

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

2.03 km

554 m

500 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

4.22 km

977 m

455 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

24°C

14°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

April 12, 2024,Rund um den Staffelberg - Gottesgarten Wanderung 🍀☀️

Starting at the Vierzehnheiligen Basilica, continue towards Uetzing via the Alter Staffelberg, in Uetzing a stop at the Metzgerbrauerei was a must, then continue via Stublang & Loffeld with the short but steep climb up the Staffelberg, as a reward a cake with cappuccino ... continue towards the starting point & another stop in the beer garden of the Trunk …

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April 18, 2025,letzter Tag des Schrittwettbewerbs: ab Vierzehnheiligen ⛪ - nach Uetzing und übern Staffelberg 🔙

Luckily, today is the last day of the walking competition 😁.
And then there was the accident on the Staffelberg, where we were just taking a break 😞

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June 24, 2022,Staffelberg-Bierwanderung deluxe

The "Rhönmopedfahrer" go hiking! Everything fits - in the morning it's raining a bit, and so we don't leave the mopeds with a heavy heart at the "Bräustübl" in Loffeld, where we are staying this time in the "spa for the beer thirst". Precisely!
The tour starts from the Bräustübl on a direct route up to the Staffelberg, which is …

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April 4, 2023,Staffelberg und Vierzehnheiligen

Starting point: Loffeld, from there to the Staffelberg, the ascent was tough, but the high plateau of the Staffelberg made up for it with its gigantic view over the Upper Main Valley. Unfortunately, the Adelgundis chapel on the Staffelberg was closed. We continued to the pilgrimage basilica of the Fourteen Saints. A very impressive and imposing pilgrimage church with a …

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May 16, 2022,Staffelberg "All in"

All day and just the two of us on the go - in addition to the Staffelberg summit, we can also take the Alter Staffelberg, the Schönthalstollen and Vierzehnheiligen with us! But it won't be "all in" because the summit kiosk and the Bräustübl Vierzehnheiligen are closed. Well - we know that, and so we stock up on refreshments for …

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