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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Franconian Switzerland
Forchheim
Weißenohe

Egloffstein Gate – Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz loop from Weißenohe

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Franconian Switzerland
Forchheim
Weißenohe

Egloffstein Gate – Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz loop from Weißenohe

Hard

5.0

(3)

7

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Egloffstein Gate – Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz loop from Weißenohe

01:25

16.7km

330m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

3.75 km

Friedmann's Brewpub

Highlight • Restaurant

Good location, right in the city center with very good Franconian food. Further up on Michelsberg is the beer garden. There is also the stamp for the Fünf-Seidla-Steig.

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2

3.83 km

Hiltpoltstein Gate

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The gate tower dates from 1545 when a residential tower was placed on the gate. It later served as a prison and around 1800 the night watchman lived there. From …

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3

4.01 km

Egloffstein Gate

Highlight • Monument

To the north, the Egloffsteiner Tor, one of the three surviving gates of the medieval city fortifications, closes off the market square. Older names of the gate are known as …

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4

4.37 km

Gräfenberg Barn Quarter

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Scheunenviertel located on the hillside, with loosely staggered barns from the 17th to 19th centuries, which served as storage and storage buildings for the citizens and were not located in the city center due to fire protection reasons.

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6.80 km

Buchwald

Forest

6

8.48 km

Hofmann Brewery, Hohenschwärz

Highlight • Pub

The “Hofmann's drop” is a MUST go with typical Franconian specialties.

Opening hours:
Monday and Tuesday closed
Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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7

14.4 km

Lindenbräu Brewery Inn

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The family-run brewery with adjoining brewery inn invites you on the "Fünf-Seidla-Steig". The beer is homemade and freshly tapped beer - directly from the barrel. In addition there's a Franconian …

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8

14.6 km

Gesteiger Gate (Nuremberg Gate) Gräfenberg

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Nice corner in Gräfenberg.

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9

15.0 km

Kalkach Waterfall (Gräfenberg)

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The waterfall became a deadly flood in 1778, when the masses of water from the Kalkach swept away a house and killed 7 people and the cattle. The story of …

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16.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.63 km

4.04 km

1.48 km

1.33 km

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.80 km

4.17 km

4.00 km

1.87 km

1.69 km

115 m

< 100 m

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