Hikes in Thierstein

Those hiking on the Franconian Mountain Trail will be captivated by the romance of Franconian landscapes, which Eichendorff already dedicated one of his most beautiful poems to. But the route also offers hiking experiences expected from summit climbs and sporting hikes.

We hike along numerous bodies of water on field and forest paths, finally walking on the once significant trade route Magdeburg-Regensburg.

This hike initially runs counter to and away from the Eger river. From the second half onwards, it goes through the Wellertal, which is popular with hikers. The start point can of course be chosen freely.

An intact village, a nice chapel, and wind turbinesHöchstädt in the Fichtel Mountains is an intact and active village. It offers various circular routes with beautiful views of the entire Fichtel Mountains – and some nice details along the way.

Beautiful hiking route

Very nice circular hike

From the Borderland Campground to Arzberg

​ ▶ In Thierstein 01 we pass the town hall at the market square and the church, going slightly downhill (marked "Black M on Yellow"), continue straight at the street curve, and follow a field path across open arable and meadow land. Slightly downhill, we pass a house on the right, the path ascends and in a right turn we reach more houses. From the inn Pfannenstiel 02 asphalt resumes. Wonderful view to the right towards Thierstein. We come to a road junction and a few meters later turn left onto an asphalt lane ("M"). We walk between two farmsteads, the asphalt ends and on a field path we reach the forest edge and keep right along the edge of the forest until the "M" directs us left into the forest. Shortly after, we come to a forest road which we follow straight through the woods. At the next intersecting forest road, we briefly keep left, then gently descend right and after about 800 m, we sharply turn right and the path leads steeply down, out of the forest and in a left curve back to the forest edge. Through a barrier 03 the forest path leads slightly uphill and around Schlossberg. We make a detour to the right up to a stone hut 04 that stands where the former Neuhaus castle once was. Wonderful view. Down at the fork, we go right up to Thiersteiner Straße and follow the first turn right. Past a house, we ascend on a rooty path to the cemetery and to the church 05, then keeping left on an asphalt path steeply down to Neuhaus. In front of the fire station, right and straight ahead over Thiersheimer Straße. Down a field path to the forest stadium 06 and on a partly quite rooty path ("M") through the forest. At the forest edge, we can already see the forest inn Steinhaus 07, which we reach via a field path. From here, a short detour to the small Fatima chapel 08 via a beautiful tree alley is recommended. Back at the guesthouse, we follow the asphalt lane to the left ("Blue Triangle"), cross the main road and follow the flat path along the forest edge that turns to gravel. Alternately through forest and open meadows, we reach asphalt again at the forest edge and turn right at the first houses in Neuenreuth 09. Over open fields, we reach Altdürrlas 10 and march along the road to Neudürrlas. We keep left and take the first turn right after the Schwarzteich 11; from here the Thiersteiner Castle is already visible. Past a horse stud farm, we meet the asphalt road at Wäschteich 12. Halfway along, we leave the asphalt, turn left onto a gravel path and arrive via Hirtstraße and a right turn back to the market square in Thierstein 01.

From Hendelhammer, the hike leads along the scenic and cultural-historical Emperor's Trail through the Weller Valley. After a possible stop at the country hotel "Egerstau," it goes over the Schlossberg via forest trails to Pfannenstiel and then back to the starting point.

From Sunny Hamlets to an Industrial MonumentThis circular tour conveys the various charming faces of the Fichtel Mountains. From the sunny surroundings of Thierstein with small hamlets, it goes through the forest into the wild romantic Egertal. Numerous rock formations line the path, which leads past two reservoirs that belong to an intact industrial monument: the Hirschsprung power plant. The ending "hammer" on some of the place names is a reminder that in the Wellerthal from the 17th to the 19th century, water power was used for smelting and hammer mills.