Weihersmühle Water Wheel – Millstream loop from Schammendorf

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Weihersmühle Water Wheel – Millstream loop from Schammendorf

Moderate

4.8

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Weihersmühle Water Wheel – Millstream loop from Schammendorf

03:04

11.1km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 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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1.84 km

Waßmannsmühle

Highlight • Structure

The wildly romantic landscape of the Kleinziegenfelder valley near Weismain in the district of Lichtenfels is characterized by rocky hills, castle ruins, pretty half-timbered villages and numerous mills. Mighty cliffs, surrounded by grassy slopes with sparse junipers, characterize the landscape.

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3.33 km

Weihersmühle Water Wheel

Highlight • Monument

The waterwheel is located near the car park at Gasthaus Forelle. The old waterwheel used to drive a granulator. Unfortunately, today it is gagging.

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4.29 km

🍺 Schrepfersmühle

Highlight • Restaurant

Nice excursion restaurant with a very nice beer garden, good food (mostly Italian) and drinks. Self-service is popular, which is why the prices are cheap. Tuesday is a day off, …

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4.79 km

Weismain Riverside Trail

Highlight • Trail

Very nice hiking trail along the Weismain, on which there is a lot to discover:
Beaver den, old weir, wetland, mills etc.

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5.28 km

Beaver lodge on the Weismain

Highlight • Natural Monument

The beaver family can really let off steam here. And as a hiker, you can enjoy the beautiful sight of this natural area.

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6.03 km

Millstream

Highlight • River

A small, man-made canal. From there you can look down into the dried-up riverbed.

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7.10 km

Rock formations near Weihersmühle

Highlight • Natural Monument

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7.62 km

Wacholderhänge Nature Reserve near Wallersberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Many rare bird species can be observed on the juniper slopes near Wallersberg and there is one of the last occurrences of the Apollo butterfly in Franconia.

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.81 km

4.60 km

1.08 km

632 m

Surfaces

6.54 km

1.99 km

1.29 km

889 m

410 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

3°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 16, 2022,Obermain Jura - Weismain - Kleinziegenfeldertal

The beaver flooded the hiking trail shortly after Kleinziegenfeld and you have to climb a bit here.

After a stop at the Schrepfersmühle in the beer garden, the beer garden was well frequented, I recommend following the blue diamond again and walking up the path towards Arnstein and then on to Kleinziegenfeld.

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September 23, 2023,Wanderung im Kleinziegenfelder Tal

A hike through the Kleinziegenfelder Valley is always an experience. At the end, a homemade cake and a cappuccino at the Gasthof Zöllner round the whole thing off perfectly.

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