Wasserstein Gate – Great Wasserstein Rock Shelter loop from Plech

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Plech

Wasserstein Gate – Great Wasserstein Rock Shelter loop from Plech

Moderate

4.9

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Wasserstein Gate – Great Wasserstein Rock Shelter loop from Plech

03:10

43.1km

490m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.25 km

Wasserstein Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

The largest rock gate of the water stones, what forces must have worked here.
Especially when the sun is falling through the gate and the trees

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8.35 km

Great Wasserstein Rock Shelter

Highlight • Cave

The large water stone is a dolomite massif with two rock groups and a cave system. In the northern area there is a smaller cave system with about ten meters …

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23.3 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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24.5 km

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.

burgpottenstein.de

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27.2 km

Schöngrundsee

Lake

28.6 km

Rock formation near Schüttersmühle

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is better not to cycle through Püttlachtal on Sundays

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29.5 km

like paradise

Highlight • Gorge

The Klumpertal you must necessarily look, if you are in Pottenstein. Pure nature, awesome idyll, just awesome. Back over the Jägersteig, enjoy this.

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29.9 km

Klumpertal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

What a beautiful place! It's getting quite chilly, but the drive through is picturesque!

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30.0 km

Klumpertal Stream

Highlight • River

The Klumperquelle is the main source of the Weihersbach and the fill is so enormous that three mills were once able to operate here immediately after the source emerged.

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43.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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