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Landkreis Coburg
Itzgrund

Hohenstein Castle – Querkelstein Rock Formation loop from Bodelstadt

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Landkreis Coburg
Itzgrund

Hohenstein Castle – Querkelstein Rock Formation loop from Bodelstadt

Moderate

5.0

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Hohenstein Castle – Querkelstein Rock Formation loop from Bodelstadt

03:05

37.9km

550m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.00 km for 309 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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5.05 km

Bürgerwald Wind Farm

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Huge windmills with about 200m height. Imposing to look at!

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7.01 km

Watzendorf Madonna

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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were erected as visible signs and attract …

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3

8.98 km

Franken Bible Trail Singletrack

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Very nice single trail. The best on the Amtsbotenweg

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13.0 km

A nice place for a rest. You can find some peace and enjoy nature.

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5

17.1 km

Devil's Stone

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Two staircases carved into the stone lead up to the Devil's Stone in the north of Hohenstein Castle's rock garden. They are still well preserved, as are the abutments of …

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17.4 km

Hohenstein Castle

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Today's Hohenstein Castle was first mentioned in a document in 1306 as "Castum Hohenstein in dem Grabfelde", i.e. as a castle. Countess Jutta von Henneberg was listed as the owner. …

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18.8 km

Trail to Wohlbach

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Nice short trail to Wohlbach. Run past a private pond.

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22.0 km

Querkelstein Rock Formation

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It was not the Querkel, the legendary dwarves who are said to have lived in this forest, but the people who carved the twelve steps into the stone block to make the climb easier.

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37.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.5 km

7.71 km

2.55 km

1.66 km

511 m

Surfaces

14.7 km

10.2 km

6.24 km

5.32 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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