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Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth – Mystery Grotto loop from Maximiliansgrotte

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Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth – Mystery Grotto loop from Maximiliansgrotte

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Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth – Mystery Grotto loop from Maximiliansgrotte

03:22

12.1km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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1.05 km

Caves at Weissingkuppe

Highlight • Cave

With a little imagination you can see a scary face here

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1.28 km

Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very nice hike over the meandering path. After the stairs go up the rock right side. It is a so-called mushroom rock: The heavy boulder sits on a base of small circumference. Fascinating.

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1.44 km

Narrow Rock Passage – Steinerne Stadt

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Don't worry, you can still get through here after a snack..😜

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1.50 km

Sponge reef at the Weissingkuppe

Highlight • Natural Monument

A must on the tour, and clearly described on the information board at the entrance to the Weissingkuppe

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2.24 km

Kleiner Zinnbergschacht

Cave Entrance

4.03 km

Mystery Grotto

Highlight • Cave

In winter, beautiful ice formations can be admired here, also inside. The strange name of the cave can be traced back to a legend. There is an information board in front of the entrance.

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5.56 km

Landscape Between Distlergrotte and Bärnhof

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Here you can let your gaze wander over the great landscape.

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11.0 km

Steinerne Stadt, southern end

Highlight • Natural Monument

Not every rock here is so easily accessible… a real eye-catcher

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11.0 km

Rock Passage and Small Caves in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Unfortunately difficult to access as the green is currently sprouting badly

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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.72 km

2.09 km

923 m

395 m

Surfaces

7.00 km

3.27 km

1.19 km

449 m

141 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Monday 15 June

21°C

6°C

60 %

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Comments

March 27, 2022,Weissingkuppe – Steinerne Stadt Runde von Ranna

At the beginning very nice paths but after half the distance gravel roads follow

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March 20, 2022,65. Weissingkuppe – Steinerne Stadt Runde von Ranna

Hello dear hikers 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️,
it was that time again and we went on a new tour.

As always, I picked a tour where rock formations were a must 😁😍. For this tour you definitely need good shoes. In addition to smooth and slippery stones, a lot of mud was our constant companion 😇🙈🤔.

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June 19, 2025,Weissingkuppe - Steinere Stadt - Maximiliansgrotte🌞🌞🌞

We started in Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, following field paths and fields up into the forest to the Stone City. Here, one rock stands next to another, with crevices, narrow passages, and overhangs. A short descent, then a few steps up to the Weissingkuppe (the highest point), led us past isolated rocks to the Maximiliansgrotte (we didn't visit it, as …

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April 30, 2023,Karstkundlicher Pfad / Steinerne Stadt

Slightly challenging but beautiful. landscape 😊

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May 25, 2023,👍Im Karst bei Neuhaus an der Pegnitz - zur Steinernen Stadt - auf geologischen Spuren

𝙎𝙚𝙝𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙛𝙚𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚

We start at the train station in Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, turn right along Bahnhofstrasse and cross the Pegnitz. We follow the sign "Karstkundlicher Rundweg" along the Pegnitz. Cross the road straight ahead on the sandy path along bizarre rock formations such as the Distler grotto in the dry valley and follow the colorful meadow flower path. …

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May 4, 2023,Fränkischer Jura: Karstkundlicher Wanderpfad

Today we went from Neuhaus an der Pegnitz to the "KaKuWaPfa" in Hersbruck Switzerland.

An impressive hiking trail with a high proportion of paths, imposing rock formations and great caves and grottos.

The Maximiliansgrotte, a show cave that houses Germany's largest stalactite, was closed, but it's still worth stopping by here more often. I would also like to mention the …

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August 15, 2022,Karstkundlicher Wanderpfad

Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz - Distler Grotto - Mystery Grotto - Maximilian Grotto - Stone Town - Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz. The route runs on gravel roads, partly asphalt with road crossings, with wooded, shady sections. If you want to avoid direct sunlight, it is better to undertake this hike on less sunny days (28 degrees during the day today, cloudy again …

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May 14, 2022,Magic Places: Karstkundlicher Wanderpfad im Nürnberger Land

Absolutely a highlight in the Nuremberg region, one highlight after the other. And what do you do when you are in Franconia, go out to eat Schäuffele, a short detour via Absberg am Brombachsee

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Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth – Mystery Grotto loop from Maximiliansgrotte

Caves at Weissingkuppe

Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth

Narrow Rock Passage – Steinerne Stadt

Sponge reef at the Weissingkuppe

Mystery Grotto

Landscape Between Distlergrotte and Bärnhof

Steinerne Stadt, southern end

Rock Passage and Small Caves in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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