Great Lochstein – Little Lochstein loop from Kühkopf

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Great Lochstein – Little Lochstein loop from Kühkopf

Moderate

4.7

(35)

101

hikers

Great Lochstein – Little Lochstein loop from Kühkopf

02:02

7.54km

90m

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: September 25, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Parking

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13 m

Veldensteiner Forest

Highlight • Forest

The Veldensteiner Forst is a forest area in the middle Franconian Jura in Bavaria.
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2.28 km

Great Lochstein

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The Großer Lochstein is probably one of the most impressive rock formations in the Veldensteiner Forest area. The imposing rock tower is crossed at the base by a passage cave …

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4.39 km

Bench at the "Großer Stern"

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The "Big Star" is one of the central landmarks in the Veldenstein Forest. Numerous hiking or cycling trails pass here. There is a bench in the middle of this spider crab.

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5.35 km

Bienberg Ponor Doline

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Bienberg Ponordoline natural monument, geotope 472R084, cave register D 262.
A ponordoline is a collapse (collapsed cavity). A surface water drains directly into an underground cave system.

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5.68 km

Little Lochstein

Highlight • Cave

The Little Lochstein is well signposted and appears almost like in Tolkien's Shire, like a cottage of Bilbo, Frodo or another hobbit. It is a crag with a cave running …

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6.23 km

Rock with a natural tunnel

Highlight • Cave

A striking rock formation with a small cave through it, located near the small holed stone. Easily accessible from the path.

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6.77 km

Eislöcher Collapse Dolines (Geotope D71)

Highlight • Natural Monument

With a little climbing along the roots you are down in the ice holes. It is easier through the low entrance at the front passage, crawling through here is possible. Very beautiful.

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7.53 km