Osterloch Cave – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

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Osterloch Cave – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

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Osterloch Cave – Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation loop from Illschwang

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16.4km

310m

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: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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72 m

St. Vitus Simultaneous Parish Church (Illschwang Fortified Church)

Highlight • Religious Site

Protestant and Catholic masses are held here

The fortified church Illschwang is a largely preserved defensive
church (cemetery fortification) and today's simultaneous parish church St. Veit in Illschwang (house no. 30) in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria.

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80 m

Country Hotel "Weißes Roß"

Highlight • Restaurant

The 4-star hotel in Illschwang is a family-run spa hotel. In the fifth generation, the family Nägerl leads the country hotel "White Horse" on a more than amazing level. Already …

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2.19 km

Pürschläger Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Pürschläger Tag describes an arc around Pürschlag from Ammerthal to Gehrsricht.

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7.96 km

Pürschlägertal

Highlight • Natural

12.3 km

View of the Upper Palatinate countryside

Highlight • Viewpoint

14.4 km

Summit cross on Osterlochfelsen

Highlight • Summit

The summit cross belongs to the Osterlochfelsen and this to the rock massif Hainsburg, which drops steeply up to 20 meters. There are several small karst openings as well as …

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14.5 km

Osterloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

Nice small and accessible cave in the elongated rock ridge, on which a well-developed hiking trail runs. In any case, it is classified as an “important” cave for its geoscientific …

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15.0 km

Reichertslohe

Forest

15.7 km

Devil's Pulpit Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The pulpit-like rock tower from Frankendolomit stands, together with two other rock towers, overgrown with trees, in a mixed forest. The Devil's Pulpit is signposted from the trail (# 8).

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16.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.57 km

3.11 km

2.35 km

1.03 km

322 m

Surfaces

4.53 km

4.50 km

2.95 km

2.57 km

1.79 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 26, 2024,Rundwanderweg 5 ab Illschwang

Today we went to Illschwang again, this time to take a look at the landscape on a rainy day.

And it was again a very relaxed hike through this remote area.

Not particularly spectacular, but simply beautiful and varied in a quiet area.

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February 15, 2025,Illschwang Ammerland Runde – Teufelskanzel, Bettelküche, Rote Wand, .....

If the sun isn't shining at home, you just follow it and bring it home for everyone who stayed at home.
A lovely, varied tour in the Upper Palatinate!

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June 16, 2024,Teufelskanzel und Osterloch - zwischen Illschwang und Ammerthal

Today's tour started with a catastrophe: I was afraid of heights again in the middle of the mountain climb. So I turned around and took the detour below. Unfortunately, it was besieged by a large group of mountaineers and there was no way past. So I turned around again and continued down the valley. Almost 90 minutes for 5km, well …

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