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Weißmain Spring – Fichtel Lake loop from Bischofsgrün

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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Bischofsgrüner Forst

Weißmain Spring – Fichtel Lake loop from Bischofsgrün

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Weißmain Spring – Fichtel Lake loop from Bischofsgrün

04:50

15.6km

570m

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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: July 9, 2026

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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2.06 km

Ochsenkopf Summit Cross

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The wooden cross was erected on the summit in 2016.

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3.52 km

Beautiful source on the northeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf near Bischofsgrün. Good accessibility, as well as opportunities to relax (benches, etc.). The White Main unites west of Kulmbach with the Red Main and flows at Mainz in the Rhine.

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4.55 km

Fichtelnaab Spring

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The origin of Naab (Fichtelnaab) lies at the south and southeastern foot of the Ochsenkopf, where numerous rivulets merge and unite with the captured Naabquelle. The Fichtelnaabquelle lies at 867 meters above sea level in the Hochwald forest. With the inlets of the Waldnaab from the Upper Palatinate Forest and the Heidenaab, coming from the Steinwald, the Naab forms the central gully of the Upper Palatinate to the Danube.

naturpark-fichtelgebirge.org/Fichtelnaabquelle.171.0.html

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7.77 km

Fichtel Lake

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10.5 hectare, artificially created storage pond, natural outdoor pool and with its surrounding facilities such as boating, lawn, children's playground, sports fields and circular trails a popular recreational area.

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7.86 km

Waldhotel at Fichtelsee

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Here you can sit outside and enjoy the view of the lake. The food is also recommended!

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8.11 km

Bench with a view of the Fichtelsee

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From here you can enjoy the idyllic lake.

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13.7 km

Ochsenkopf Summit — Bull’s Head Carving

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The name "Ochsenkopf" first appeared in mine records in 1495, when Lorenz von Ploben from Nuremberg received the mine on the Fichtelberge "near the Ochsenkopf" as a fief. This may be the first indication of the bull's head carved into a rock on the mountain top, which can still be seen today.
Source from bayern-fichtelgebirge.de

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13.8 km

Ascent to the Ochsenkopf

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The Ochsenkopf transmitter is a 191.5 meter high reinforced concrete television tower that has been located on the summit of the Ochsenkopf in the Fichtelgebirge since 1958. Analogue radio (VHF), digital radio (DAB) and digital television (DVB-T) are broadcast from the transmission mast. It also serves as a directional radio node.

The Ochsenkopf transmission mast was built to replace a 50 meter high guyed tubular steel mast that collapsed in January 1958 due to icing. Despite the curvature of the earth, it has a direct line of sight to the Kreuzberg transmitter in the Rhön, about 135.3 kilometers away.
The transmitter tower on the Ochsenkopf is the tallest building in the administrative district of Upper Franconia. The top of the mast is the highest landmark in Franconia at approx. 1,206 m above sea level. This means that the landmark is only 50 m higher than that of the Kreuzberg in the Rhön.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Ochsenkopf

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15.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.21 km

4.66 km

1.82 km

910 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

7.17 km

603 m

352 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 17 July

22°C

13°C

46 %

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February 5, 2023,Winterliches Fichtelgebirge ❄️🌲⛰️❄️ - Runde ab Hotel am Fichtelsee zum Weißmainfelsen und Ochsenkopf mit Asenturm

It's become a nice wintry ❄️ round! Started at the hotel at Fichtelsee, over snow and ice-covered paths, through the forest 🌲🌲🌲, past springs, fountains and many rocks, until I finally reached the Ochsenkopf. I had actually planned a longer circular route, but then, due to time constraints, I turned around at the Ochsenkopf and went back the same way. …

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April 28, 2025,Wanderung

It was actually a leisurely walk from Fichtelsee to Ochsenkopf, there and back. The weather was wonderful☀️ and the temperature was pleasant🤗...

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March 30, 2024,(Fichtelgebirge) Wanderung: Neubau - Weißmainfelsen - Ochsenkopf

***I wish the Komoot community a happy Easter.***

➡️10.1 km

Temp: 14-19 °C; slightly cloudy to cloudy (Sahara dust)

These temperatures are a rarity for the Fichtelgebirge at the end of March: Even on the Ochsenkopf (1024 meters above sea level) 16 °C was measured, in Fichtelberg-Neubau (770 meters above sea level) 19 °C. These could also be maximum values …

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April 16, 2023,🌲 Fichtelgebirge: Fichtelsee zum Ochsenkopf (1028 m)

Yesterday we forgot to include the Ochsenkopf in our summit tour.

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September 4, 2021,🏃‍♀️🌲Fichtelsee🌲&🐍🦎Ochsenkopf 04.09.2021 17:02

Yesterday we went to the Fichtelgebirge again, unfortunately it wasn't as sunny as expected, but it was still a fantastic day. On the Franconian mountain path we went up to the summit, alternately on paths and paths down then first over the steep path, a piece on the comfortable hiking path and then again over beautiful paths. The ants swarmed …

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August 5, 2024,Fichtelberg - Ochsenkopf - Bischofsgrün

The tour is based on the VGN winter tour. The only difference is that I didn't start in Bischofsgrün but in Fichtelberg. The path from Bischofsgrün up to the Ochsenkopf is very steep and I just wanted to take it easy 😄.

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January 15, 2022,☀️nicht nur am Ochsenkopf 😍/ Fichtelgebirge 🌲❤️

Wonderful 😍beautiful and eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee with ☀️beautiful with sunset and again with 🌝hiking 👍a perfect day 😊

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