View of Banz Abbey – View of Staffelberg loop from Bad Staffelstein

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Upper Franconia

Lichtenfels

Bad Staffelstein

View of Banz Abbey – View of Staffelberg loop from Bad Staffelstein

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View of Banz Abbey – View of Staffelberg loop from Bad Staffelstein

01:41

6.65km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Mainaue bei Oberau

Maintal von Staffelstein bis Hallstadt

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.65 km

View of the Staffelberg from Westsee

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Very nice view of the Staffelberg

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2.20 km

Riedsee (Middle Lake), Bad Staffelstein

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The Mittelsee (Riedsee) in Bad Staffelstein is part of the Staffelsteiner lakes and is located between the West and Baltic Sea. The lake landscape borders on the Main in the north-west and is a popular tourist destination in summer.

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4.89 km

Riedsee Hut — Angler Club Staffelstein

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Beautiful hut of the Bad Staffelstein fishing club with a view of the Riedsee.

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4.94 km

View of the Riedsee

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From this viewpoint, there is a beautiful view of the Riedsee lake and the surrounding landscape. Especially in calm weather, the water surface, together with the meadows and forests of the surroundings, appears pleasantly idyllic.

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6.03 km

View of Staffelberg

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Far the view sweeps from here to the 539 m above sea level. NN high Staffelberg, the Holy Mountain of the Franks. The Staffelberg is one, the Fränkische Alb upstream …

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6.31 km

Ostsee (Bad Staffelstein)

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Nice also for children, clear water

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6.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.06 km

347 m

124 m

118 m

Surfaces

5.15 km

917 m

413 m

145 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Comments

January 12, 2024,Feierabendrunde um die Seen in Bad Staffelstein 😊🐶

Hands up weekend 😅...it never gets boring...at the end of the day...frosty🥶 but beautiful walk around the lakes in Bad Staffelstein ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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October 31, 2025,🍂🌥NSG "Mainaue bei Oberau"🍁💦🥾

In beautiful autumn weather, we went for a short walk today around the small and large lakes of the Main floodplain near Oberau. The starting and finishing point was the free parking lot at the Aqua Riese swimming pool in Bad Staffelstein.

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September 30, 2022,Tour

easy sunny tour, level paths, suitable for seniors 🚶‍♂️

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February 28, 2024,Tour

Sunny path, 6 km to unwind. After that after
Oberlangheim to Alfred. Closed on Monday, warm all day every day
Kitchen. A successful day of vacation.👍

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April 19, 2025,Staffelsteiner Seen gehen immer

After I had some errands in Lichtenfels, I went for a longer run around the lake landscape in Staffelstein to recharge my batteries. Finally, I stopped at the saltworks in the spa gardens and did something for my bronchitis.

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May 21, 2023,Seenlandschaft bei Bad Staffelstein mit Main & Kurpark

Starting at the Aqua Riese car park, continuing around the Baltic Sea to the Mittelsee and Westsee, a short circuit of the biotope, then along the Anglersee with a detour to Oberau Castle and finally through the spa gardens of Bad Staffelstein.

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September 27, 2023,Runde um die Staffelsteiner Seen 😊😊🐶

Autumn is a gift full of colors 🍁🍃🍂🌿🍂🍁....beautiful tour around the Staffelstein lakes 🫶 with a view of Banz Monastery...14hlg & the Staffelberg ❤️...of course the stop at the Riedseehütte is essential 🍻🥨

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February 18, 2025,Ein winterlicher Kurparkbesuch mit Seenumrundung in Bad Stafffelstein

What a wonderful winter day! The sun was shining down from a cloudless sky - I just couldn't stay at home. So I put on my thermal hiking clothes and off I went!

This time my journey of discovery took me to Bad Staffelstein. My plan: first a hike in slightly below zero temperatures and then pure relaxation in the …

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