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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful hiking trails in Scheßlitz
Hiking Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
On the Gügel and to the Giechburg in autumn
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Open
10 km
3:30 h
270 m
270 m
The Giechburg with its centuries-old history and the church on the Gügel make our hike a special experience - especially in autumn with its colorful foliage.
Hiking Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Frankenweg (Burgellern - Huppendorf)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
16.5 km
7:00 h
395 m
222 m
Starting from Burgellern, we cross Scheßlitz and conquer our first ascent to the Giechburg and then onward to the Gügel church. On the high plateau of Laibarös, we turn to Huppendorf, where dinner and a bed await us.
Hiking Trail
· Obermain.Jura
Franconian path (Loffeld - Burgellern)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
17.3 km
6:00 h
425 m
406 m
On this section of the Franconian path, we leave the Pilerweg and the Main valley and turn to Scheßlitz, the gateway to Franconian Switzerland. We hike on the ancient military road in the footsteps of the Nibelungs to their last battle.
Long Distance Hiking
· Thuringian Forest
Frankenweg – from Rennsteig to the Swabian Alb
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Difficulty
moderate
519.5 km
143:35 h
10,662 m
10,611 m
Over nearly 500 km, the Frankenweg takes us from northern Franconia on 21 exciting stages to the Altmühltal Nature Park.
Hiking Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Giechburg and to the Gügel
June 29, 2021
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
10.9 km
2:34 h
300 m
302 m
Very beautiful circular route. Unfortunately, the Gügel is currently being renovated. The Gügel is a pilgrimage church and a district of the town Scheßlitz in the Bamberg district.
Hiking Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Giechburg and rock chapel
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Difficulty
moderate
18.6 km
5:45 h
396 m
396 m
The Gügel Pilgrimage Church and the Giechburg are already visible from afar. Our hike begins in Scheßlitz and leads through a varied forest and meadow landscape.
Hiking Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Franconian Switzerland: Circular hike Ludwag-Weingarten-Giechburg-Gügel-Ludwag
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
moderate
11 km
3:15 h
290 m
290 m
Where the Franconian Switzerland transitions into the Bamberg region, prominent witnesses of the landscape rise with the Gügel and the Giechburg. In this transition zone, the ridges of the Northern Franconian Alb meet the Upper Main Jura.
Hiking Trail
· Obermain.Jura
Lautergrund, Celtic circular route
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
13.3 km
3:40 h
239 m
238 m
Airy heights, a unfathomable valley and wide views in the Obermaintal hiking region
Long Distance Hiking
· Franconian Switzerland
Franconian Switzerland - Rhön
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
moderate
208.5 km
53:45 h
2,766 m
2,790 m
Varied route with much younger and older history. The contrasts between Bavaria and Thuringia can still be felt at the border.
Hiking Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Circular hike Würgau-Scheßlitz
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
11.9 km
3:17 h
277 m
277 m
over the height and Demmelsdorf to Scheßlitz and back along or above the Würgauer Bach

