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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Forchheim

Ebermannstadt

Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

Moderate

4.8

(17)

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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

03:37

52.9km

680m

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: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 21.8 km for 7 m

After 22.0 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.10 km

Old Leidingshof Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

a beautiful road that leads to Veilbronn. With its almost 90 degree curves very interesting and directly on the side of the road, the rock formations are where protruding.

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11.1 km

Leidingshofer Tal

Nature Reserve

16.3 km

Heiligenstadt Natural Swimming Lake

Highlight • Lake

If you need a little refreshment after a hearty brewery bike ride or hike, you can get it here!

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21.3 km

From the Kreuzstein, the hiker has a wonderful panoramic view down to Oberleinleiter and the Leinleitertal. The attached seating area invites you to linger and enjoy the view. In August 2017, hitherto unknown perpetrators smeared the natural monument with white paint.

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24.4 km

Franconian Stonehenge near Tiefenpölz

Highlight • Monument

In Franconian Switzerland in the Bamberg district, there is an enigmatic, mystical place: huge monoliths stand in a circle like Stonehenge in a field between Tiefenpölz and Geisdorf. The owner, a civil engineering entrepreneur and fan of the English Stonehenge, built the group himself out of boulders. There are monoliths up to 3 m tall and he is particularly proud of two pairs. Like the English original, they are aligned with the winter and summer solstices.

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33.9 km

Dry Valley to the Herold Mill

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Fantastically beautiful. After a lot of rain or snowmelt, the valley turns into a river, then the big tumbler goes full throttle.

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35.6 km

Heroldsmühle and Historic Water Wheel

Highlight • Historical Site

Historically, the Heroldsmühle is very interesting. Documented the Herold mill with a miller to Herold stone in 1355 first mentioned. Until the early 1950s, the mill was in operation as a flour mill. The old building was aborted in 1974. Only the south gable, with the hand-forged mill wheel of 1916, which is 7.20 meters in diameter, which is considered the largest iron mill wheel in Germany, was preserved.

Unfortunately, the Heroldsmühle or the restaurant located there is no longer in operation and thus closed. Opposite a resident, however, has a nice idea and offers home-baked cake.

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44.8 km

Wallgraben des Wasserschlosses

Archaeological Site

52.3 km

Ebermannstadt Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Ebermannstadt is the central city in the heart of Franconian Switzerland.

The slender church tower of the St. Nikolauskirche shows the way to the old town of Ebermannstadt with its historic island location. The bustling market place lined with chestnut trees is the center of the city. The small shops, cafes, restaurants and ice cream parlors invite you to stroll and linger. Old half-timbered houses, quiet alleys, the enchanting Marienkapelle and two picturesque barn quarters testify to an eventful past. With the signposted QR city tour you will learn a lot about the history of the city. The picturesque water scoop is the symbol of the city, which still today gently ripples the water from the meadow.

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52.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

13.4 km

8.95 km

6.01 km

2.69 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.6 km

5.83 km

4.32 km

3.43 km

2.76 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

25°C

17°C

64 %

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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

Old Leidingshof Road

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