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Landkreis Bayreuth

Pottenstein

View of Pottenstein – Leinleiter Cycle Path loop from Pottenstein

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Pottenstein

View of Pottenstein – Leinleiter Cycle Path loop from Pottenstein

Hard

4.6

(40)

148

riders

View of Pottenstein – Leinleiter Cycle Path loop from Pottenstein

04:24

62.5km

890m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 20, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Parking

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596 m

Pottenstein — Old Town and Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful place with many half-timbered houses, great for the Festival of Lights on January 6th. Fantastic valley view from the castle and the hillside/mountain paths.

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1.01 km

View of Pottenstein

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From this point you have a wonderful view of Pottenstein.

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11.8 km

Schulstein

Viewpoint

24.7 km

Aufseß — the town with the highest brewery density

Highlight • Settlement

Aufseß is a small beautiful place with some nice highlights.

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31.1 km

Great view of Greifenstein Castle

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Always a highlight

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32.1 km

Cycle path along the old railway line near Heiligenstadt

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

On very hot days it is particularly nice to have lunch at the Heiligenstadter Hof and then visit the Kneipp facility and/or the bathing lake.

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35.6 km

Wallgraben des Wasserschlosses

Archaeological Site

36.3 km

Leinleiter Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice place, gladly again

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43.0 km

Neideck Ruins

Highlight • Castle

One of the landmarks of Franconian Switzerland

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43.9 km

View of Neideck Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The castle ruins Neideck is a former high medieval Adelsburg over the village Streitberg. You can also go up there, free admission

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48.8 km

Cave Entrance

62.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.6 km

14.2 km

9.97 km

6.01 km

527 m

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.6 km

8.18 km

7.36 km

1.94 km

516 m

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

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Sunday 5 July

23°C

13°C

26 %

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View of Pottenstein – Leinleiter Cycle Path loop from Pottenstein

Pottenstein — Old Town and Castle

View of Pottenstein

Aufseß — the town with the highest brewery density

Great view of Greifenstein Castle

Cycle path along the old railway line near Heiligenstadt

Leinleiter Cycle Path

Neideck Ruins

View of Neideck Castle Ruins

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