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Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Roth
Spalt

Massendorfer Gorge – Wernfels Castle loop from Spalt

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Roth
Spalt

Massendorfer Gorge – Wernfels Castle loop from Spalt

Hard

4.8

(155)

555

hikers

Massendorfer Gorge – Wernfels Castle loop from Spalt

05:32

19.3km

470m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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665 m

Hop Houses in Spalt

Highlight • Monument

The hop town of Spalt is "littered" with hop houses.

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1.93 km

Massendorfer Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Briefly:

- The entry point is hard to find

- many mosquitoes

- great scenery is worth it

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3.25 km

Massendorf Trailhead Parking

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In addition to the fact that you can park your vehicle here easily and for free to start a nice hike, there is also a nice picnic area with a beautiful view.

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9.53 km

Wernfels Castle

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Wernfels Castle is not only beautiful to look at from the outside: it is also one of the most beautiful youth hostels in Germany.
The already mentioned Wernfelser Eis below …

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13.8 km

Nice hike in connection with the Schnittlinger Loch

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15.3 km

Schnittlinger Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

The oak is a sessile oak (Quercus petraea). With a trunk circumference of 6.40 m, it is the second thickest sessile oak in Bavaria. Only the sessile oak near Eysölden …

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15.8 km

Schnittlinger Loch

Highlight • Gorge

Walkways take you through impressive rock formations.

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17.4 km

Spalter Hop Fields

Highlight • Structure

Splitter aroma hops ... so good that I eat the stuff straight.

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19.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

4.20 km

1.56 km

1.28 km

662 m

Surfaces

5.60 km

5.17 km

3.81 km

3.40 km

1.02 km

165 m

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Monday 18 May

18°C

4°C

32 %

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