Hohe Matze Summit – Kösseinehaus loop from Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord

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Hohe Matze Summit – Kösseinehaus loop from Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord

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Hohe Matze Summit – Kösseinehaus loop from Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord

03:48

42.0km

900m

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: August 15, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.9 km for 231 m

After 27.7 km for 367 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

54 m

Bullhead House – Ochsenkopf House

Highlight • MTB Park

In addition to the bike center with shop, service and rental, the Bullhead House also has a rustic tavern with terrace, beer garden and sensational burgers. Located directly at the …

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6.71 km

Moss-Covered Rock Formation in Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

It's crazy what nature brings forth when you let it be and don't constantly want to "improve" it

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10.9 km

Forest Trail in Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice trail with easy passages, good to drive.

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13.0 km

Hohe Matze Summit

Highlight • Summit

The summit of the Hohe Matze consists of stacked oval rocks. The summit cross stands at 813 meters. The view of the Kösseine from up there is phenomenal.

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19.5 km

Kösseinehaus

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Kösseinehaus is definitely worth the drive. Not only the Rundrumaussicht, but also the beautifully landscaped guest area are recommended. Indoor and outdoor seating, therefore, even in slightly worse weather …

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21.4 km

Little Haberstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

Both the small and the large Haberstein lie in the massif of the Kössine. The Big Haberstein is about 200 meters away from the little one, if you want to get a little more air.

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34.7 km

Naturwaldreservat Fichtelseemoor

Nature Reserve

35.3 km

Fichtelsee

Lake

36.0 km

North Shore of Fichtelsee

Highlight • Lake

Although the Fichtelsee has its origins in mining, today it is a really beautiful, natural and almost romantic place. In 1650, a ditch was dug from Hochgmoor to Fichtelberg to …

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36.1 km

Boardwalk Over the Fichtelmoor

Highlight • Trail

The Rennweg around the Fichtelsee.. you are rarely alone here

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42.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.8 km

3.68 km

3.59 km

1.81 km

145 m

Surfaces

20.2 km

8.95 km

7.30 km

2.77 km

2.33 km

510 m

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

5°C

16 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

December 28, 2022,S3-Fichtelgebärchs-Tour: Weissmainfelsen, Goethetrail, Karches, Fichtelsee, Hasensteig, Prinzenfelsen, Kösseine, Hohe Matze, Ochsenkopfdownhill zum Bullheadhouse

Goodbye,

Back at the Ochsenkopf just in time for the snowmelt. While the last tourists are still annoyed and handing in their skis at the Hottenroth ski rental, we unload the bikes opposite.

Ronny wants to do his very favorite tour to the Hohe Metze, and as expected, he didn't miss a blocked trail, the only flat section was the …

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July 23, 2022,Silberhaus - Ochsenkopf - Matze Höhe 833 m- Kösseine 939 🚵🏼‍♂️👍🏼🔝

Mega tour with a lot of trails, unfortunately the values are not correct, there were 1400 hm and 45 km.

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December 28, 2022,Komootler-Tour mit vorzeitigen Ende im Fichtelgebirge🌲

Awesome bike tour with cool Komootlers.
Ronny didn't leave out any of the trails. Whether steep, rooty, blocked, rocky or just rough....oh man. Sometimes in the downhill....oh, that also works in the uphill too😫🥵 Sometimes we just continued on foot.....but.....saying of the day....of course we have to go up , so that it goes down again accordingly in the downhill …

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June 16, 2023,DAV Fichtelgebirge 2/4: Kösseine & Hohe Matze

Today went a little differently than planned - originally with only a mini rain forecast🌧️...
Already during the sensational 👍 breakfast in the hotel, a heavy rain shower came down and let the cycling motivation sink into the basement 🙄. Luckily the rain was short-lived and we set off at a fresh 15 degrees🥶. In contrast to yesterday, the day …

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