Top 10 Gorges around Emtmannsberg

The Arzloch is a popular hiking destination and often still considered a hidden gem. It's a protected natural monument, a wooded area known for its atmospheric, wild gorge with eroded sandstone layers. The waterfall itself is relatively small, with a height of about 3 to 4 meters. Access to the waterfall is natural. Hikers should wear sturdy footwear, as the path leads over roots, narrow trails, and uneven forest floor. The surrounding area is the real highlight. The damp local climate has carved a unique gorge into the Rhaetian sandstone layers, which is home to rare animal and plant species. The bizarre sandstone formations, which can resemble honeycombs due to weathering, are geologically interesting.

The Arzloch is an atmospheric, wild gorge with eroded sandstone layers. Due to its humid local climate, it is home to rare animal and plant species, a waterfall and the "Markgrafentisch" rock formation. To get down from Eckersdorf, you have to climb a little and cross a narrow wooden bridge. A real experience.

The only 1.8 kilometers long tempts you not to expect much from this small hiking trail. However, the "Rhätschlucht" (Rhātschlucht), known because of its rare climate, offers some hidden peculiarities. The Salamander Valley is also a monument and is therefore a nature reserve. The sandstone gorge is of course named after the fire salamanders, which still feel at home in the Salamander Valley today due to the special climate and the swampy areas.

Unfortunately there is little water and the washed out rock face is difficult to see through the bushes except in a few places.

Crossing the stream in the direction of Mistelbach is pointless by bike

Idyllic valley with a small stream behind which relatively high rocks rise. In the front area it is nice to ride, in the rear there are a few places where you can either push the bike up short steps next to it (especially with eBikes with a pushing aid) or carry it up briefly for a sporty stop. Text from the flyer circular hiking trail 1 Gesees: "An Eldorado for those interested in geology and botany The valley of the Funkenbach (sometimes also Thalmühlbach, Geseeser Bach or called Saubach) cuts through the hard Rhaetolian sandstone layers below Gesees and forms a gorge-like valley with its rugged valley walls. The Rhätolias sandstone forms numerous aesthetic and geologically interesting weathering forms. Due to its remote location (no traffic routes), the valley also has a large number of natural plant communities. Elms, ash trees, willows and black alders can be found on the trees in the valley floor. You will find numerous rare and protected plants, such as the forest angelica, the garlic mustard, the five-petalled flowers of the avens, the marsh cranesbill and the field bellflower. Superlatives in the literature when describing the beauty of the valley In the tourist literature, the Funkenbachtal is praised in the highest Töhen as a natural monument of immeasurable value. As early as 1889, Hühnlein described it as a "highly romantic valley"; and in the guide "All around Bayreuth" from 1933 it was even described as "Little Franconian Switzerland".

It's more pleasant on foot than by bike. Beautiful piece of nature

An Eldorado for those interested in geology and botany The valley of the Funkenbach (sometimes also Thalmühlbach, Geseeser Bach or called Saubach) cuts through the hard Rhaetolian sandstone layers below Gesees and forms a gorge-like valley with its rugged valley walls. The Rhätolias sandstone forms numerous aesthetic and geologically interesting weathering forms. Due to its remote location (no traffic routes), the valley also has a large number of natural plant communities. Elms, ash trees, willows and black alders can be found on the trees in the valley floor. You will find numerous rare and protected plants, such as the forest angelica, the garlic mustard, the five-petalled flowers of the avens, the marsh cranesbill and the field bellflower. Superlatives in the literature when describing the beauty of the valley In the tourist literature, the Funkenbachtal is praised in the highest Töhen as a natural monument of immeasurable value. As early as 1889, Hühnlein described it as a "highly romantic valley"; and in the guide "All around Bayreuth" from 1933 it was even described as "Little Franconian Switzerland". Text from the flyer circular hiking trail 1 Gesees