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Pottenstein Castle – The beautiful Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pegnitz

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Pegnitz

Pottenstein Castle – The beautiful Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pegnitz

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Pottenstein Castle – The beautiful Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pegnitz

02:44

30.0km

570m

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: June 25, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.05 km for 163 m

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Train Station

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2.68 km

Singletrack Trail Near Pegnitz

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great singletrack, which begins after the motorway through to Pegnitz. The first few hundred meters lead uphill past the Voithölle, then it goes downhill towards Schlossberg at Pegnitz. The spout …

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6.12 km

Flow Trail in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Beautiful section and an easy to ride, flowing trail. Just drive and enjoy the trail.

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7.07 km

Singletrack at the Zwergenhöhle near Hollenberg

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Demanding trail, S1, at the dwarf cave. The visit is worth recommending. The trail can actually only be ridden from above, pushing or carrying is the order of the day from below.

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7.54 km

Hollenberger Gate

Highlight • Gorge

Gigantic rock breakthrough beer garden in front of it to pause.

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13.1 km

Himmelsleiter Observation Tower, Pottenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

Definitely worth going up the 150 steps. Free ascent with a great panoramic view.

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14.3 km

Pottenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland and houses a castle museum. It rises on a rock above the town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in Bavaria.

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15.2 km

The beautiful Upper Püttlach Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Romantic valley from Pottenstein direction Pegnitz. No traffic, just a narrow path through the forest and next door splashing the Püttlach.

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20.3 km

Forest trail with wooden bridge near Püttlach

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Beautiful trail between the rest area and Püttlach through the forest. The ground is rooty and there is a beautiful bridge over the stream.

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30.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

3.88 km

3.39 km

3.24 km

134 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

6.06 km

5.39 km

5.21 km

2.20 km

191 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 26 June

37°C

19°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

June 15, 2025,Pegnitz Schlossberg, Pottenstein, Himmelsleiter, Absturztrail ⛈️

The thunderstorm came a little earlier than predicted, but it was also somehow refreshing 😅

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August 24, 2025,Hausrunde Buchau - Pottenstein 🚵 🌞

This morning, I briefly fell into a motivational slump when I looked at the thermometer 🥶. Just stop thinking about it, get changed, and get out, I thought, the only option. It was worth it 🤩

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October 25, 2025,Hausrunde Buchau - Pottenstein 🚵 ⛈️ ⛈️

Wet, slippery, muddy and in the short break from the rain a few rays of sunshine, it was nice 😅

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May 9, 2024,Buchau - Pottenstein ***

Pottenstein is always worth a visit, great trails, great weather, what more could you want?

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March 26, 2024,Mountainbike-Tour

Over hill and dale, spontaneously taking advantage of the weather ☺️found new routes where, as an old man, I can only drive so long... but it was ultimately awesome

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April 28, 2024,Pottenstein Trail -Tour

Nice weather tour with Dieter..... nice quiet tour with a stop at Schöngrundsee along the rocky paths

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May 20, 2025,Mountainbike-Tour nach Pegnitz

First tour with 5 bikers. To get us in the mood, we took a more relaxed ride. From Pottenstein, we went past the castle and along the high trail towards Himmelsleiter. After visiting the trail, we rode to the Hasenloch (Hasenloch). There's a video of this on YouTube of bikers jumping out of it with their bikes. From there, we …

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July 25, 2021,Aussichtsreiche MTB-Tour mit allen Facetten 🌲☀️

Trail-rich, sometimes demanding tour that can only be climbed for a few meters on foot. But this does not affect the whole thing. It's always fun ... because there were many highlights.
Starting with the small Kulm, Scheeberg with observation tower, Himmelsleiter, Hollenberg castle ruins, Sängershäuschen refuge, view of Pottenstein Castle, Hollenberger Tor, forest and beekeeping trail🐝 and of course, …

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