The beautiful Wiesent Trail – Wiesent Valley loop from Kirchehrenbach

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The beautiful Wiesent Trail – Wiesent Valley loop from Kirchehrenbach

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The beautiful Wiesent Trail – Wiesent Valley loop from Kirchehrenbach

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48.4km

400m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 20.8 km for 73 m

After 27.2 km for 73 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.33 km

Schloss Pretzfeld

Castle

7.45 km

Ebermannstadt Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Ebermannstadt is the central city in the heart of Franconian Switzerland.

The slender church tower of the St. Nikolauskirche shows the way to the old town of Ebermannstadt with its …

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17.6 km

This beautiful path runs parallel to the Wiesent river, the railway line and the federal road B470. Of all the options, it is the best option for hiking and cycling. Its varied route is fun anyway. :)

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22.3 km

Railway Bridge Over the Wiesent

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looks really cool ..

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27.6 km

View of the Wiesent River and Railway Bridge in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Great landscape in beautiful nature

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30.4 km

Cave Entrance

30.9 km

Wiesent, near Wohlmannsgesees

Highlight • River

Beautiful section of the trail always close to the water and the Wiesent has a beautiful color palette here

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31.6 km

Wiesent Valley

Highlight • Gorge

After the descent from Pottenstein you drive a great route along the museum railway and the Wiesent along the valley, an almost flat route.

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35.5 km

Bench with a view of Neideck Castle

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Small bench at the edge of the path where it is worth taking a break with a great view of Neideck

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36.8 km

Swimming spot on the Wiesent

Highlight • River

The perfect end to a summer bike tour: The ice-cold Wiesent cools you down guaranteed. At this beautiful bathing place you can easily jump into the cool water.

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48.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

10.5 km

7.72 km

4.93 km

2.64 km

193 m

130 m

Surfaces

19.5 km

14.7 km

9.51 km

3.31 km

1.41 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

13°C

3°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

August 18, 2023,Tüchersfeld – Ebermannstadt mit Unwetterschäden:

Tüchersfeld – Ebermannstadt with storm damage:
The last tour of our 14-day vacation in the Franconian region takes us back to Ebermannstadt. Once again we let the highlights of this route pass us by. It was an eventful time, castles, palaces, ruins, mountain peaks and vantage points, towns, villages, the rock formations in the valleys and much more. Not to …

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April 22, 2023,Auf zur Sachsenmühle

Beautiful tour along the Wiesent with few meters in altitude. After my knee still pinches when climbing stairs and under heavy loads and still needs a lot of muscle building, I went relaxed towards Sachsenmühle. Unfortunately it isn't open yet. On the way back we went via the Muggendorftrail 😁 really home again. All in all a tour to start …

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May 22, 2022,Mit 8 Mountainbiker und viel Fun durch die Fränkische 🚵‍♀️👌💥

We are always a real fun group 🤣, but also with the necessary seriousness and above all "skill" we regularly go on different trails and gas stations 🤣🤩🍻 through the Franconian

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May 17, 2025,Auf einen 🍔Burger in die Fränkische.

After @Josef from Ingolstadt announced a tour to Franconia, we set off this morning at 10:00 a.m. on the quattro Express. Under cloudy skies and a light wind, we headed over EBS, past the mighty Hummerstein in Gasseldorf along the Wiesent River to the Streitberg outdoor pool. Continued over forest paths and trails to Muggendorf. Here, our organic biker @Josef …

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December 3, 2023,Ins eisige 🥶Wiesenttal zur ersten Nikolaus ✨️ Dampffahrt 🎄 zum Abschluß noch zur Ruine Streitburg 🤺

Off we went to the minus 5 degree cold Wiesenttal.
, the Santa Claus rides are an absolute highlight every year, not only for the little children but also for the big ones 😉🤣
During Advent the old Elna steams through the Wiesenttal
early at 10am...at 1pm...and at 4pm she gives her best
Shortly before Gasseldorf, Santa Claus gets on …

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August 14, 2024,Unterwegs in der "Fränkischen" mit Biergartentest 😅🍻

The trail (Buttenweg) from Gößweinstein to Stempfermühle is a small challenge...

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May 16, 2025,Von Pottenstein über Hühnerloh nach Ebermannstadt

After breakfast, Walter and I wanted to do a short hike to Ebermannstadt. On the way there, we received a call from our third man. He said he was already in Pottenstein and would like to join us, but needed a bit more time. Since we were already in Gößweinstein at that point, we agreed to meet in Hühnerloh. To …

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January 15, 2022,Vergessene Pfade Tour 💥: Zum Naturwunder Gaiskirche auch "Fränkische Kathedrale" genannt

The Gaiskirche is also called *cathedral* because of its height
An absolute bang 💥
A must see!
Here it comes... but 😅
In any case, approach from above...until then it was fine....but then it was really steep downhill..
There is extreme ! Be careful! Because the whole thing goes down very very steeply and a way is also very difficult …

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