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Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge

Kaiserhammer Inn – Höchstädter granite sphere loop from Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge

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Germany
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Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge

Kaiserhammer Inn – Höchstädter granite sphere loop from Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge

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12

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Kaiserhammer Inn – Höchstädter granite sphere loop from Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge

02:12

8.24km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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305 m

Gasthof Einhorn

Highlight • Restaurant

The Gasthof Einhorn has always been owned by the Düring family. In addition to the guest rooms, the sales room connects to the in-house butcher's shop, from which the good …

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4.53 km

Kaiserhammer Hammer Mill

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In 1857 the hammer operation at Mühlgraben was shut down. The hammer mill was initially used as a glass bead factory and later as a stone grinding factory. The brothers …

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4.81 km

Kaiserhammer Hunting Lodge

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Of the former buildings of Kaiserhammer Castle, only the former kitchen and stable wings remain.
In 1755, Margrave Friedrich decided to build a new hunting lodge in Kaiserhammer. In 1756 …

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4.89 km

Kaiserhammer Inn

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The nucleus of the village was a hammer mill founded by Albrecht Nothafft von Thierstein in the Reichsforst on the Eger before 1368. The name comes from the Kaiser family …

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5.59 km

This historic granite column shows the direction: to Wunsiedel it is 13.4 kilometers in one direction, to Thierstein 2.4 kilometers in the other direction.

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8.13 km

Höchstädter granite sphere

Highlight • Natural Monument

In the autumn of 2000, during the expansion of the A 93 motorway near the Höchstädt / Thierstein exit, an imposing stone sphere came to light at a depth of …

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8.24 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.49 km

2.13 km

623 m

Surfaces

5.69 km

2.05 km

374 m

126 m

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

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Friday 17 July

22°C

15°C

48 %

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