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Wiesent River – Sophien Cave loop from Waischenfeld

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Waischenfeld

Wiesent River – Sophien Cave loop from Waischenfeld

Moderate

4.9

(121)

426

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Wiesent River – Sophien Cave loop from Waischenfeld

04:31

16.2km

300m

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

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1.12 km

Wiesent River

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Beautiful hiking trail along the Wiesent. Steel bridge leads over the Wiesent into a path through the meadow. It is private property, but permitted for hikers.

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4.24 km

Panorama Trail to Rabenstein Castle and Sophien Cave

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A very beautiful trail with a primeval forest feel. Visits to Rabenstein Castle and the Sophienhöhle cave are only possible with a guided tour.

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4.77 km

Panoramic view of Rabenstein Castle

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Already at the Schweinsberg car park you have a wonderful view of Rabenstein Castle and the Klausstein Chapel from the summit cross.

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4.91 km

Sophien Cave

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Nice cave. Especially recommended: Saturdays from about 18 to 20 clock is here "Sophie at Night". Then you can explore the cave yourself. The entire cave is illuminated in beautiful …

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5.23 km

Ludwig Cave

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Large and freely accessible cave in a beautiful valley.

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6.45 km

Schneider Cave

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According to the story, a local tailor is said to have hidden in this cave during the Thirty Years' War.

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7.33 km

Schlupflochfelsen walk-through cave

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Also known as loophole. It is climbed here on some days.

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12.6 km

Rabeneck Castle

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The Rabeneck Castle, built around 1250 on a striking dolomite rock tongue in the Wiesenttal, is a high medieval noble castle that, despite its popular reputation as a "robber baron …

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.17 km

3.62 km

3.47 km

1.64 km

324 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

4.75 km

2.52 km

2.11 km

1.13 km

494 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

17°C

13°C

92 %

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Comments

June 14, 2026,Wanderung von der Burg Rabeneck zur Burg Rabenstein

A beautiful tour 🥾 of almost 14km, where you can hike away from the hustle and bustle. Through the 2 castles 🏰 (Burg Rabenstein & Burg Rabeneck🐦‍⬛) & the Sophienhöhle 🦇 you also have the opportunity to experience culture, if you like. 😉

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September 2, 2022,W Waischenfeld über Rabenstein 17 km 370 Hm

Beautiful tour. Varied and good paths

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September 25, 2022,Runde von Held Bräu und Burg Rabeneck

Relatively relaxed tour past castles and caves - Sophienhöhle - and beautiful forests. Start early and stop at Held Bräu at the end. There are enough parking spaces in Oberailsbach.

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June 8, 2025,Von Gasthaus " Zur Post" an der Wiesent entlang , Ludwigshöhle , Burg Rabeneck und diversen Höhlen Tag 2

We started from our hotel, "Zur Post". First, we strolled along the Wiesent River and then climbed into the Wassertal Valley. After the Wassertal Valley, we came to the Sophienhöhle Cave, where guided tours are held. Shortly after, we came to the impressive Ludwigshöhle Cave. We continued along the Panoramaweg, passing several smaller caves. In Oberaisfeld, we stopped at the …

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November 1, 2024,Ludwigshöhle - Rabeneck - Rabenstein

A long weekend and an event in Bamberg made it possible to tackle a long-planned tour in Franconian Switzerland. The weather was a bit of a secondary issue. I would certainly have been happier with sunshine, but it was more important to me not to experience any rain. So far, this was fine.
The landscape with its rocks reminded me …

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June 8, 2025,FnD Tag 2 Ab Waischenfeld über Wassertal,Ludwigshöhle, Burg Rabeneck

On our second day out in Franconian Switzerland with friends, we unfortunately had quite a bit of rain today. In the afternoon, it was so heavy that the water seeped through our trousers, socks, and into our shoes. Intermittent sunshine until my umbrella was just about dry, before another shower of rain came 😬. Nevertheless, it was a very beautiful …

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May 14, 2022,Fränkische Schweiz - Höhlen und Felsen zwischen Rabenstein und Rabeneck

An incredibly varied tour in the most beautiful hiking weather for me. When it's almost 28 degrees in the shade, I'm really efficient ;-) And so it went through meadows and fields, forests and rocky valleys. In between there were always caves, into which you could look quite deeply thanks to a headlamp. Barely 5 meters inside there is a …

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June 8, 2025,Wasserfall, Höhlen und Burg Rabeneck

Nice tour, unfortunately my Komoot got confused twice. These are the three straight lines. It was actually 18.7km and 470m of elevation gain.

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Wiesent River – Sophien Cave loop from Waischenfeld

Wiesent River

Panorama Trail to Rabenstein Castle and Sophien Cave

Panoramic view of Rabenstein Castle

Sophien Cave

Ludwig Cave

Schneider Cave

Schlupflochfelsen walk-through cave

Rabeneck Castle

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