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Püttlach Valley Trail – Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pottenstein

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Pottenstein

Püttlach Valley Trail – Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pottenstein

Moderate

4.8

(160)

498

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Püttlach Valley Trail – Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pottenstein

03:00

10.8km

190m

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 23, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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1.58 km

Püttlach Valley Trail

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Fantastic path over hill and dale and along the Püttlach

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2.06 km

Upper Püttlach Valley

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Beautiful valley. Also good to hike with children.

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2.73 km

Hohe Nase Climbing Wall

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Impressive rock wall about 35m high with a projection that looks like a nose. The Geisskirche or Hohe Nase is a popular climbing rock.

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3.03 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Püttlach

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Small bridge over the Püttlach. There is also seating right next to it.

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4.07 km

Windloch bei Elbersberg

Cave Entrance

8.09 km

Little Devil's Hole

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Above the Devil's Cave, the grotto can be reached via a beautiful single trail.

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8.18 km

Trail Above the Devil's Cave

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Dolomitfelsen

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8.71 km

Trail from Pottenstein to the Teufelshöhle (west shore of the Schöngrundsee)

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Beautiful, wild romantic way.

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10.4 km

Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland and houses a castle museum. It rises on a rock above the town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in Bavaria.

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10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.01 km

3.78 km

1.14 km

884 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.87 km

2.23 km

1.78 km

1.23 km

636 m

113 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 30 June

21°C

14°C

98 %

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Comments

May 5, 2022,Teufelshöhle und oberes Püttlachtal 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼‍♂️

Today we were in the devil's cave. Since we were there quite early, the group for the tour consisted of only 4 other people. On busy days, around 60 people are normal. Visiting the cave is definitely worth it, really beautiful 😍.

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June 19, 2022,S & I odR ☆ nochmal Pottenstein ☆

Spent another hot day in Pottenstein. From time to time a little cooling off on the forest paths. Constantly many individual or connected large sloping stones in the way. I have to research at home whether the place is called that because of the stones 🤔. We chose a guided tour in the Teufel 😈 shöhle because it is 9°C …

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August 15, 2021,Pottenstein

Through the Klumper- and Püttlachtal, on the Marienweg, to Pottenstein.
View from the Hohe Warte to Pottenstein and the castle.

We saved the Himmelsleiter (observation tower) and the Teufelshöhle (a stalactite cave) in view of the crowds. It was also a very nice hike.

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Püttlach Valley Trail – Upper Püttlach Valley loop from Pottenstein

Püttlach Valley Trail

Upper Püttlach Valley

Hohe Nase Climbing Wall

Wooden Bridge Over the Püttlach

Little Devil's Hole

Trail Above the Devil's Cave

Trail from Pottenstein to the Teufelshöhle (west shore of the Schöngrundsee)

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