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Bitzenberg Viewpoint (586 m) – Leienfels Castle Ruins loop from Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach

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Bitzenberg Viewpoint (586 m) – Leienfels Castle Ruins loop from Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach

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Bitzenberg Viewpoint (586 m) – Leienfels Castle Ruins loop from Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach

03:54

43.0km

870m

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 23, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 15.9 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.95 km

Silberecke Viewpoint

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highest vantage point in the district of Forchheim

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10.5 km

Bitzenberg Viewpoint (586 m)

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Great space and a wonderful view. The last 15 m you have to scramble a little, you should be sure-footed to reach the vantage point. At 586m, the Bitzenberg is a beautiful vantage point.

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16.0 km

Goat Enclosure Trubach Spring

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So nice to watch the goats scrambling in the rocks ...
They are doing really well here😊

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17.9 km

Therapy Trail

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Wonderful, varied path, easily ridable for all mountain bikers without difficulties (S0).

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18.4 km

Rock arch near Leienfels

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Nice rock gate off the path. Coming from Leienfels, hidden in the forest on the left for about 100 meters. You have to cover the distance on foot, you can't get any further by bike. It is worth it ..

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19.6 km

The Leienfels castle ruins were a late medieval aristocratic castle, immediately northwest of the village of Leienfels of the same name. The ruins can be reached from the village of Leienfels in a northwesterly direction. The site of the former castle begins at the end of the town. The castle, whose name probably derives from Löwenfels, is one of the later castles founded in Franconian Switzerland and was probably only built at the beginning of the 14th century. Seibot I von Egloffstein is believed to be the builder and can be traced back to between 1285 and 1332.

The castle was first mentioned in documents in 1372. After a feud, knight Götz von Egloffstein had to undertake to serve the Bishop of Bamberg with his part of the castle, which had until then been free. The castle was badly damaged in the Peasants' War in 1525. However, the occupation under Otto von Mengersdorf was able to prevent a conquest. The castle was restored immediately. In 1610 the complex was already described as no longer habitable. During the Thirty Years' War in 1643, repairing the castle was no longer considered worthwhile. In 1646 the bricks were removed from the remaining buildings, the remaining buildings were used as a source of materials for Pottenstein Castle and the complex was left to decay.

Source: die-fraenkische-schweiz.com/Regionen-Besondere-Orte-Da-muss-man-hin/Spektakulaere-Ruinen/Ruine-Leienfels

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24.3 km

Knopfstein (Bärnfels Mushroom)

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The "button stone" is also called "Bärnfelser Pilz" and is an extraordinary rock formation near Bärnfels. The shape is reminiscent of a trouser button and was created by the weathering of the various layers of rock.

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34.4 km

Strahlenfels Rock Formation

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A castle stable is located above the small village of Strahlfels, the remainder of an abandoned spur castle. The castle once stood on the rocky reef on the edge of the village. The Strahlfels Castle is completely lost, only very few remains of the wall can be seen, the Burgfels serves as a climbing rock and lookout point.

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43.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

6.53 km

6.23 km

3.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.2 km

8.12 km

6.42 km

5.79 km

5.28 km

228 m

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Bitzenberg Viewpoint (586 m) – Leienfels Castle Ruins loop from Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach

Silberecke Viewpoint

Bitzenberg Viewpoint (586 m)

Goat Enclosure Trubach Spring

Therapy Trail

Rock arch near Leienfels

Leienfels Castle Ruins

Knopfstein (Bärnfels Mushroom)

Strahlenfels Rock Formation

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