Görauer Meadow – View from the ruins of Niesten Castle loop from Niesten

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Görauer Meadow – View from the ruins of Niesten Castle loop from Niesten

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Görauer Meadow – View from the ruins of Niesten Castle loop from Niesten

03:30

12.6km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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Parking

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2.90 km

Wayside Chapel at Herbstmühle

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Plastered sandstone ashlar building with gabled roof, 18th/19th c. century

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3.26 km

Krassach Spring

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The Krassach spring emerges as a layered spring in several small outlets at the foot of the eastern slope of the Bärental valley. The spring is close to nature and …

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3.79 km

Höhle im Bärental (Bärenloch)

Cave Entrance

8.17 km

The landscape up here on the Görauer Anger is simply special. The pines along with the rough, stony fields are very unique to the area. The panoramic view over Kulmbach and the surrounding area stretches along the long path.

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8.76 km

Summit cross at Görauer Anger

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Here at the summit cross, you'll find one of the most beautiful resting places in the region. The massive wooden bench with a table invites you to enjoy a cozy …

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8.98 km

Bench with a view at Görauer Anger

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Simply flag down and enjoy the view.

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8.98 km

Görauer Anger Heart Sculpture

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Great idea! And you'll pass by it anyway if you walk along Görauer Anger.

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11.1 km

Felsensteig Rock Passage

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Beautiful path, occasionally secured with iron chains as a climbing aid. Nice rock climb.

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12.4 km

View from the ruins of Niesten Castle

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Not much remains of the once mighty castle complex. Niesten Castle was first documented in 1127. In 1190, it passed into the hands of the noble Andechs-Meranier family.
The Peasants' …

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12.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.26 km

2.99 km

1.86 km

1.53 km

Surfaces

5.67 km

4.73 km

1.49 km

692 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

3°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

May 8, 2022,Wandern auf dem Frankenweg: Görauer Anger⛰️-Burgruine Niesten🛡️-Bärental🐻🌳-Görauer Anger⛰️

With such beautiful spring weather, Sunday is a day of hiking. The Stübengrabenweg in the Franconian Forest was actually planned today. This should be expanded a bit. But the nice weather this morning messed up the plans a bit and so we spontaneously went to the Görauer Anger. At 9.00 a.m. the parking lot was still empty and so we …

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April 9, 2026,Görauer Anger trägt Narben der Geschichte

Anyone who climbs the Görauer Anger will be rewarded with one of the most beautiful views in the Franconian Switzerland. The view from the rock plateau stretches far over the Maintal valley and the Kulmbach region all the way to the Fichtelgebirge mountains. It is one of those places where the world seems to stand still for a moment.

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July 26, 2025,"Zwei ist mehr als Eins!" - Part Two - Krassachquelle, Bärental, Felsentor, Görauer Anger und Burgruine Niesten...🥾😁🤙🍻

I wish you a wonderful Sunday afternoon! Now for the second hike from yesterday's Saturday!

Strengthened by good food at the Schloßbräu restaurant, we set off from Thurnau and drove to Niesten to the hiking car park!

Here we first descended into the village, then further down to Krassach! In Krassach, the beautiful Bärental valley begins, as it turned out! …

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June 11, 2023,Frankenwald Görauer Anger

So what a wonderful route that was today!!!!👍👍

Start was on the hiking car park above Zultenberg. The Görauer Anger hiking area begins right there. The Görauer Anger is a high plateau, a dry grassland steppe.

Right at the beginning we were offered fabulous far and wide views. A panoramic view to Thuringian and Franconian Switzerland. What an amazing sight.

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June 11, 2025,Görauer Anger – Burgruine Niesten - Runde von Zultenberg

I'm driving almost a hundred kilometers
(with Sonja, Gabi, and Peter)
to Franconia, to the Zulten mountain,
because we wanted to go hiking there.
"Görauer Anger" - that's where we start
(sounds old-fashioned, but it's fantastic)!
We're really enjoying hiking the high-altitude trail in Franconia today!
It's still a quick one today -
because the heat wave is coming tomorrow! …

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June 11, 2023,Burgruine Niesten – Bärental Runde von Zultenberg

I had seen a similar tour at @Söhni 🏃 , so I took advantage of the great weather today and explored this beautiful corner. My highlight: the many great flowers, especially the Turk's cap lilies have done it to me

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September 2, 2023,„Vom tiefen Tal zur lichten Höhe“ - Vergessene Pfade #fränkischeschweiz

“From the deep valley to the clear heights” Forgotten paths “Franconian Switzerland

From the Niesten castle ruins through the Bärental to the Görauer Anger. Past Krassacher and Herbstmühle, through valleys and on heights, there are numerous caves and impressive rock formations along the way.

Wonderful tour 🥰 Sheer it was.

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June 7, 2025,Kulmbach, Görauer Anger, Burgruine Niesten, Bärental = eine Traumwanderung 🍀☀️🥾🤩👍

If we had believed the weather forecast today, we probably wouldn't have set foot outside and missed our crowning achievement here in Upper Franconia. But today, the weather is once again much better than forecast.

The tour begins spectacularly with the 552 m high Görauer Anger. We hike along the approximately 5 km ridge on rocky cliffs that drop steeply …

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