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Kuckucksloch Rock Formation – Wirrenloch Cave loop from Bernheck

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Plech

Kuckucksloch Rock Formation – Wirrenloch Cave loop from Bernheck

Easy

4.6

(14)

hikers

Kuckucksloch Rock Formation – Wirrenloch Cave loop from Bernheck

01:22

5.27km

40m

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 7, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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95 m

Veldensteiner Forst

Highlight • Forest

very nice terrace with a view of a great garden. The snack was delicious.

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1.17 km

A very beautiful rock, which is traversed by a passage cave about nine meters long, small children can even fit through. Felden is listed in the Bavarian Environmental Atlas under geotope number: 472R139. Worth seeing.

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1.21 km

Kuckucksloch Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

1.69 km

Rock Arch in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Highlight • Natural Monument

With a bit of skill you can also wind your way up here.

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1.90 km

Dachsbau Trailhead and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

To the east of Bernheck is the hiking car park at the Dachsbau. From here it is a short way to the cuckoo hole or to the tangle hole. There are also two seating sets, a refuge and hiking boards.

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3.21 km

Wirrenloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

The entrance to the "tangle or wormhole" lies in the rocks. Bear cuts were discovered here and prehistoric finds from the late Neolithic were made. Rocks with a Wirrenloch cave …

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5.07 km

Gasthof Seitz

Highlight • Restaurant

Delicious food and drink (coffee and cake are also here!

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5.19 km

Ehemaliger Wanderweg. Kein Durchgang möglich!

Highlight • Viewpoint

Former hiking trail. No access allowed!

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5.27 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.42 km

845 m

543 m

450 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

2.29 km

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

29°C

14°C

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Comments

April 21, 2023,BERNHECK

We take the tour to the right, from Gasthof Seitz follow the green diamond from the Seitz car park. Here we keep to the left and march along to the turn. Then continue right to a bank. There is a path on the right (do not take it) but continue until the forest begins. Be careful there, keep to the …

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May 13, 2023,WEIDENKIRCHE bei Schönthal ⛪ + BERNHECK 🥾

From the Schönthal industrial area at the Plech motorway exit (parking lot at the REWE supermarket) first into the WEIDENKIRCHE. Then the bee trail (very interesting) to the path with the red diamond to BERNHECK. After the lunch break at Gasthof Seitz (BERNHECK), we continued to the cuckoo hole. About a rest area we went to the cave of confusion. …

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Kuckucksloch Rock Formation – Wirrenloch Cave loop from Bernheck

Veldensteiner Forst