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Lauenstein Castle – View of Lauenstein Castle loop from Burg Lauenstein

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Lauenstein Castle – View of Lauenstein Castle loop from Burg Lauenstein

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Lauenstein Castle – View of Lauenstein Castle loop from Burg Lauenstein

01:41

5.72km

170m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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797 m

View of the Frankenwald Hills

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The trademarks of the Franconian Forest are the wooded hills and the open meadow valleys.

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1.17 km

Lauschecke on the Lauenstein Fairy Tale Trail

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The Erich Kästner poem "The Forests Are Silent" is the theme of this stop on the 5.7-kilometer-long Fairytale Trail. Here, you can sit on one of the wooden chairs and enjoy the tranquility of nature. Kästner wrote for all those who long to escape "from the noise of the city": "The forests are silent. But they are not mute. And whoever may come, they comfort everyone."

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2.01 km

Lauenstein Castle

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This hilltop castle, originally part of the Orlagau region, was built over a thousand years ago in the midst of a clearing on the upper reaches of the Saale River and its tributary, the Loquitz. It was first mentioned in a document from 1222. Via the Counts of Orlamünde (1250) and the Knights of Ghüna (1506), the castle finally passed to the Margraves of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Bayreuth in 1622, falling to Prussia in 1791 and Bavaria in 1803. In 1896, the castle romanticist Dr. Erhard Messmer from Halle an der Saale acquired the completely neglected castle complex, had it renovated, and refurbished. Katharina von Orlamünde was born at Lauenstein Castle in the 14th century. She is said to haunt the castle to this day as the restless ghost known as the "White Lady."

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2.94 km

View of Lauenstein Castle

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From the hiking trails in the area you can always enjoy beautiful views of the medieval hilltop castle Lauenstein, which was built almost 900 years ago above the village.

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3.41 km

Sky lounger with castle view

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A sky lounger has been set up here, offering a beautiful view of the medieval hilltop castle of Lauenstein. It's also a stop on the Lauenstein Fairytale Trail.

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4.26 km

Lauenstein fairytale trail

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The fairytale trail leads over 5.7 kilometers to thirteen stations with various tree stories and legends surrounding Lauenstein. Simply follow the gnome signs.
At the station "The White Lady," the legend of Katharina von Orlamünde, who grew up at Lauenstein Castle, is told. As the wife of the Count of Orlamünde, she came to Kulmbach at the age of 18 to the Plassenburg Castle. When her husband died soon after, she considered marrying Albrecht, the Burgrave of Nuremberg. Due to a misunderstanding, she stabbed her two children from her first marriage, believing they would stand in the way of her remarriage. Pardoned by the Pope, she was forced to spend the rest of her life behind convent walls. She cursed the House of Hohenzollern and announced that by appearing as the "White Lady," she would bring them eternal misfortune.

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5.00 km

Boundary Stone at Köchinnengrab

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The border between Bavaria and Thuringia has developed gradually since the Middle Ages. It was not always clearly defined. Boundary stones like these marked its course. In the 19th century, the border was consolidated with the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Until 1945, the border, although a political and administrative dividing line, was relatively permeable for the population. After the Second World War, the border between Bavaria and Thuringia became part of the inner-German border and was sealed off almost impassably by the GDR. Since the fall of the Wall, people have been able to move freely here again. The Bavarian-Thuringian border is 381 kilometers long.

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5.07 km

Cook's Grave

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One of the 13 stations on the 5.7-kilometer-long Fairytale Trail features the cook's grave as its theme—albeit not particularly child-friendly. The alleged gravestones are presumably fragments of former boundary stones here on the historic border between Bavaria and Thuringia. The legend, however, is based on a true story: At the end of the 16th century, under the rule of the Knights of Thüna, a cook from Lauenstein Castle was buried alive and then impaled for infanticide. The harsh punishment corresponded to the then-current legal code, the "Sachsenspiegel" (Saxon Mirror) of 1235.

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5.72 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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2.03 km

1.35 km

1.32 km

931 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.51 km

1.80 km

978 m

359 m

< 100 m

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Lauenstein Castle – View of Lauenstein Castle loop from Burg Lauenstein

View of the Frankenwald Hills

Lauschecke on the Lauenstein Fairy Tale Trail

Lauenstein Castle

View of Lauenstein Castle

Sky lounger with castle view

Lauenstein fairytale trail

Boundary Stone at Köchinnengrab

Cook's Grave

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