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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

View from the Retterner Kanzel – View from Högelstein loop from Weilersbach

Hiking trails & Routes

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

View from the Retterner Kanzel – View from Högelstein loop from Weilersbach

Moderate

4.6

(30)

132

hikers

View from the Retterner Kanzel – View from Högelstein loop from Weilersbach

02:32

8.89km

190m

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: April 22, 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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676 m

Rettern

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676 m

View of Rettern

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Rettern is a Franconian village that belongs to Eggolsheim.

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926 m

View of Schloss Jägersburg

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4

1.74 km

View of Walberla

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These are moments of a hike that you won't forget, the view will more than reward you for the ascent.

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5

1.80 km

View from the Retterner Kanzel

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The Ranges Pulpit is the southernmost point of the plateau Lange Meile. Here there was a medieval castle, of which today only ramparts and moats can be seen. From the …

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6

4.17 km

Crucifix with Resting Bench

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7

5.30 km

War Memorial Chapel on Lange Meile

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Beautiful little chapel on the long mile. Was built by the surrounding villages in 1955 in honor of their fallen and as a memorial against the war.

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8

6.11 km

View from Högelstein

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From Högelstein opens a wonderful view, a bank invites you to rest.

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8.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.35 km

645 m

411 m

380 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.37 km

2.93 km

1.42 km

884 m

228 m

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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