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Ascent to the Ochsenkopf – Ochsenkopf Summit Cross loop from Bischofsgrün

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Bischofsgrüner Forst

Ascent to the Ochsenkopf – Ochsenkopf Summit Cross loop from Bischofsgrün

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Ascent to the Ochsenkopf – Ochsenkopf Summit Cross loop from Bischofsgrün

01:31

4.21km

270m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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Parking

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277 m

Rest Area at Unterer Ringweg

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Before heading up the mountain, you can recharge your batteries here or recover from the steep descent from the Ochsenkopf.

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357 m

The Ochsenkopf transmitter is a 191.5 meter high reinforced concrete television tower that has been located on the summit of the Ochsenkopf in the Fichtelgebirge since 1958. Analogue radio (VHF), digital radio (DAB) and digital television (DVB-T) are broadcast from the transmission mast. It also serves as a directional radio node.

The Ochsenkopf transmission mast was built to replace a 50 meter high guyed tubular steel mast that collapsed in January 1958 due to icing. Despite the curvature of the earth, it has a direct line of sight to the Kreuzberg transmitter in the Rhön, about 135.3 kilometers away.
The transmitter tower on the Ochsenkopf is the tallest building in the administrative district of Upper Franconia. The top of the mast is the highest landmark in Franconia at approx. 1,206 m above sea level. This means that the landmark is only 50 m higher than that of the Kreuzberg in the Rhön.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Ochsenkopf

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1.93 km

Ochsenkopf Summit — Bull’s Head Carving

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Special rock formation with the landmark of the Ochsenkopf, carved in stone. The bull's head is now signposted.

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2.09 km

Ochsenkopf Summit Cross

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The striking wooden cross was erected on the summit in 2016. However, it does not stand on the highest point of the mountain.

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2.54 km

Whale-shaped wooden bench in Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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Comfortable to take a break, but unfortunately you only see trees.

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2.83 km

Reissinger Fountain

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The fountain is named after Chief Forester Reissinger. He was head of the then forestry department in Bischofsgrün and from 1918 to 1932 FGV chairman of the local group in Bischofsgrün. He wrote many articles in the FGV magazine "Der Siebenstern", which still give important information to local researchers today.

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3.16 km

Shelter with spring on Oberer Ringweg

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Covered rest area directly on the Upper Ringweg. Here you can wait out a rain shower. Next to it is a wooden fountain.

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3.51 km

Scenic Rest Area on the Rock – Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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This rest area is in an exposed location on a rock. Since the trees below have been cleared, you can see something of the surrounding area above the tree tops.

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4.21 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.00 km

1.58 km

540 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.62 km

974 m

509 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 29 August

23°C

12°C

19 %

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Ascent to the Ochsenkopf – Ochsenkopf Summit Cross loop from Bischofsgrün

Rest Area at Unterer Ringweg