Im schönen Norden des Rodachtals

The gate is named as a MTB tour, but can also largely be called a Gavel tour. With the exception of the three trails, it goes uphill on forest paths or gravel forest paths, in some cases vigorously. The first ascent awaits shortly after the Leutnitztal hiking car park. The gravel road quickly turns into a beautiful trail with an amazing view. In the further course, the subsoil changes back to gravel - sometimes flat, sometimes rougher. The following descent changes halfway up to a forest path parallel to the slope, which soon becomes the next ascent. As soon as we reach the hill, a rapid descent into the beautiful "Leutnitztal" awaits us, the course of which we follow upstream. For the first part of the upcoming ascent, you have a choice: a difficult single trail or a simple forest path. When the variants come together, the trail continues on a rather steep trail, at least for the first few meters. At the end of this section there is a gravel forest path with constant changes of direction, but without major differences in altitude. The following short but steep ascent from Schindelthal leads partly over exposed rock. The course of the next few kilometers is characterized by the constant alternation of short climbs and descents. When you reach Schlegelshaid, turn right at the entrance to the town and leave the town again. A very short trail section and a gravel forest path afterwards bring us to Wolfersgrün. After leaving the place, you have to tackle the next section of the trail. The subsequent relaxation, first on asphalt, then on gravel (short cut: another 50 m straight on asphalt, then right on the forest path) downhill, does not last long: there follows a partly steep ascent. As a reward, there is a long single trail descent, only briefly interrupted by a gravel passage. In the valley there is a small pond, next to it the "Max-Marien-Brunnen", where the beverage supply can be refreshed with extremely healthy spring water. The upcoming ascent follows the "Langenaubach" up the valley. This is followed directly by a descent on gravel, which ends in the "Lamitztal", the course of which we briefly follow in order to tackle another ascent. The following section is relatively flat and ends with a wonderful trail / single trail descent from Wellesberg to Wellesbach. The next ascent is also a narrow, sometimes steep single trail that demands everything. In the upper area it turns into a forest path. On the following descent on a wide forest road, you should make a detour to the chapel at the edge of the path: beautiful restored building with a view of the valley of the "Wild Rodach". We reach Wallenfels and immediately leave the place to stay halfway up the slope. After we reach the place for the second time, the last climb follows. Finally, a nice descent that ends at a fish pond in the valley of the "Wild Leutnitz" and leads us back down the valley to the starting point

Probably one of the most physically demanding tours in the Franconian Forest. You have to work hard to gain every meter of altitude through deep, wet gravel, but the Wallenfelser Höhenweg offers spectacular views of the Franconian Forest. At Wellesbach, the bike has to be pushed and carried for a kilometer, but that's part of mountain biking 😅 Unfortunately, I had to shorten the route due to time constraints. I'll take a look at the loop via Wallenfels next time. On the way back, there are some nice single trails, but overall the route requires more stamina than skill. Brilliant route!