Devil’s Kitchen Rock Formation – Lillach Spring loop from Weißenohe
Devil’s Kitchen Rock Formation – Lillach Spring loop from Weißenohe
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Devil’s Kitchen Rock Formation – Lillach Spring loop from Weißenohe
03:56
13.1km
400m
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: August 21, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
Please check local regulations for:
Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura
LSG "Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst" im Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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1.82 km
Devil's Table
Highlight • Natural Monument
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1.84 km
Devil’s Kitchen Rock Formation
Highlight • Natural Monument
A long time ago the people in Graefenberg and Weißenohe were startled again and again at night by the terrible noise on the Eberhardsberg. Roars and screams came from the forest hill. Everyone felt scary and no one dared to go outside the door in the dark.
The rumor got around that an old warlord with his daring companions had invited people to a feast here, and that the devil himself was a guest at the hustle and bustle. Food would come out and the beer would flow freely. The desert society pokes at the respectable people in the country, scoffs and curses.
Metal cards with strange, eerie symbols on them served as playing cards and would be thrown onto a stone table with a terrible clang.
When the fear in the population grew, a monk from the Benedictine abbey in Weißenohe took heart and decided to approach the evil society in order to put a stop to it.
At nightfall he climbed the Eberhardsberg. Where the fairground was supposed to be, he saw an eerily flaming blue light between the rocks. He took heart, approached the evil fellows, raised his wooden cross to heaven and fervently called out the name of God. Then the forest was suddenly shone through with bright light and appeared in lovely green. The evil in this place disappeared and has never returned since.
Source: legendary Graefenberg
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9.81 km
Lillach Spring
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9.97 km
Hiking trail along the Lillach
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10.5 km
Lillach Tufa Terraces
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10.9 km
Picnic Area by the Lillach After the Sinter Terraces
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10.9 km
Small Waterfalls in Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst
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11.1 km
Lillach Valley Trail
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13.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.39 km
3.46 km
2.74 km
475 m
Surfaces
3.04 km
2.95 km
2.50 km
2.30 km
2.28 km
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Elevation
Highest point (510 m)
Lowest point (330 m)
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Comments
Air like syrup, but very nice hiking trails.
Unfortunately, timing wasn't quite our thing today; the Gasthaus zur Lillachquelle was on vacation, we arrived in Weißennohe punctually for the kitchen break and then - despite skipping the devil's table - missed …
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Formed 10,000 years ago during the last Ice Age. Because of its beauty and special features, the tufa stream Lillach with its cascades is protected as a natural monument.
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