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Upper Seifenteich – Frankenwarte Observation Tower loop from Bad Steben

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Upper Seifenteich – Frankenwarte Observation Tower loop from Bad Steben

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Upper Seifenteich – Frankenwarte Observation Tower loop from Bad Steben

01:53

6.86km

110m

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: May 15, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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123 m

Historic mine railway

Highlight • Monument

In Bad Steben, the topics of mining and geology are unavoidable. Gold was panned west of the spa town, and iron ore was mined around Bad Steben until 1858. The "Geology and Mining" educational trail from Bad Steben to Blechschmidtenhammer, with 17 display panels, vividly illustrates the more than 1,000-year history of mining in the region. In 1793, Alexander von Humboldt founded the "Bergschule zu Steben" (Mining School of Steben) in Bad Steben, the world's first vocational school for miners. A mine railway in the park opposite the spa building commemorates the coal and fluorspar mining, which ended in 1968.

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1.37 km

Rest Area with Arm Kneipp Basin, Station 10 Bad Steben Health Trail

Highlight • Rest Area

Even larger groups of hikers can take a break at the long benches and tables. A Kneipp arm pool is available for cooling off. There's also a sky lounger here, although it doesn't offer shade.

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1.73 km

Upper Seifenteich

Highlight • Lake

Here you can enjoy the tranquility with a view of the pond and the Frankenwarte tower. A bench is also available.

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2.53 km

Gnome Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Mysterious gnomes have built several houses and holiday homes around Bad Steben, as well as a school and a mountain church. A path for explorers. Unfortunately, the small organic market has already been destroyed.

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3.03 km

Frankenwarte Observation Tower

Highlight • Monument

The Frankenwarte (Frankenwarte) stands atop the 679-meter-high Hirschhügel (Hirschhügel). The eight-and-a-half-meter-high, round stone tower offers a panoramic view to the northeast, to the edge of the Höllental valley, to Lichtenberg and Bad Steben, and to the west to the hills near Nordhalben. To the south, Geroldsgrün, the 729-meter-high Spitzberg, and the 758-meter-high Schneidberg can be seen, and hidden behind them, the highest peak in the Franconian Forest, the 794-meter-high Döbraberg. To the southeast, the view extends to the Fichtel Mountains. The Frankenwarte was built and is maintained by the Franconian Forest Association. Plans to build an observation tower on the hill existed as early as 1930. However, the Frankenwarte was not inaugurated until August 12, 1951. In 2020, panoramic panels were installed on the parapet of the viewing platform, illustrating the towns and landscape features visible from here.

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3.66 km

Gott in Frieden Memorial

Highlight • Monument

5.34 km

Shoe Tree

Highlight • Structure

Boots, slippers, and soccer cleats adorn this tree in the Seifengrund area. There are now over 50 pairs, and the number is growing. No one knows who came up with the idea of hanging the shoes, but spa guests know the tree and the idea behind it. At the rest area next to the tree, spa guests hold their farewell gatherings. By throwing their shoes into the tree, departing patients symbolically leave their old burdens behind.

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5.91 km

Seifengrund

Highlight • Natural

The Seifengrund valley boasts a diverse valley landscape with ponds, wooded areas, meadows, and fields. The hike mostly follows meadow paths.

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6.86 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.50 km

1.95 km

343 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.48 km

1.84 km

458 m

< 100 m

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Friday 10 July

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Upper Seifenteich – Frankenwarte Observation Tower loop from Bad Steben

Historic mine railway

Rest Area with Arm Kneipp Basin, Station 10 Bad Steben Health Trail

Upper Seifenteich

Gnome Trail

Frankenwarte Observation Tower

Gott in Frieden Memorial

Shoe Tree

Seifengrund

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