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Bocksrück Sand Quarry – Bocksrück Hamlet loop from Haag

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Bavaria

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Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Haag

Bocksrück Sand Quarry – Bocksrück Hamlet loop from Haag

Moderate

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Bocksrück Sand Quarry – Bocksrück Hamlet loop from Haag

02:04

7.50km

120m

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: May 7, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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897 m

Cellar bar

Highlight • Cave

The Bocksrück Cellar Festival takes place every year in August in this unusual location, a three-day celebration.

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3.67 km

The Bocksrück sand pit extracts natural sand of various grain sizes. Excavated soil and construction debris are also recycled here.
Caution: The path around the sand pit has been partially closed off.

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4.02 km

Bocksrück Hamlet

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The Bocksrückbach, a tributary of the Gosenbach, flows through the hamlet. To the southeast, the terrain rises to the Bocksrücken. A limestone quarry is located immediately east.

An iron ore mine was operating here as early as 1672.

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4.66 km

Leismühle

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The isolated area lies on the Bocksrückbach stream, a tributary of the Gosenbach stream. This stream feeds a chain of ponds west of the mill. To the east, the terrain rises to the Bocksrücken hill.

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4.97 km

Weiherfelsen Sandstone Cave

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After the Bockmühle, but before the Weiherfelsen, there are further rock formations and smaller caves, somewhat hidden in the undergrowth.

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5.04 km

Sandstone cavity near Weiherfelsen

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Not to be confused with the Weiherfelsen! Approximately 30 meters further on, in the direction of Bockmühle, you will find more small sandstone caves and cavities. Nettles make access difficult.

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5.63 km

Bockmühle Historic Mill

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The isolated area lies on the Bocksrückbach stream, which flows into the Gosenbach as a tributary immediately to the west. An unnamed stream and the Freileithener Graben also flow into …

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7.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.44 km

1.10 km

941 m

Surfaces

4.90 km

1.08 km

993 m

322 m

186 m

Elevation

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Saturday 16 May

14°C

1°C

44 %

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Bocksrück Sand Quarry – Bocksrück Hamlet loop from Haag

Cellar bar