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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Frankenwald
Pilgrim Trail
· Fichtelgebirge
Upper Franconian Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
183.6 km
82:03 h
2,111 m
2,286 m
The Upper Franconian Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the historic Via Imperii from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic. It connects the Way of St. James routes in Central Germany towards Santiago: from the Jakobsknoten Nuremberg via Rothenburg towards France or via Ulm towards Switzerland.
Pilgrim Trail
· Fichtelgebirge
Jakobusweg Fichtelgebirge: Marktschorgast - Weißenstadt
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 1
21.5 km
5:35 h
413 m
240 m
The Jakobusweg Fichtelgebirge (72 km) is a "bypass" to the main route Hof - Nuremberg. It branches off in Marktschorgast, goes over the Fichtelgebirge, and re-joins before Creußen.
Pilgrim Trail
Jakobsweg Hof-Bayreuth-Nürnberg: Helmbrechts - Marktschorgast
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 2
23.1 km
6:05 h
246 m
364 m
The Jakobsweg from Hof to Nürnberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nürnberg - Adriatic, the former "Via Imperii", today approximately the federal road B2.
Pilgrim Trail
Way of St. James Hof-Bayreuth-Nuremberg: Marktschorgast - Bayreuth
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
23.6 km
6:15 h
315 m
444 m
The Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nuremberg - Adriatic, the former "Via Imperii", today approximately the federal highway B2.
Pilgrim Trail
Way of St. James Hof-Bayreuth-Nuremberg: Hof - Helmbrechts
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
21.1 km
5:25 h
312 m
193 m
The Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nuremberg - Adriatic, the former "Via Imperii", today approximately the federal road B2.
Pilgrim Trail
· Coburg.Rennsteig
My pilgrimage route to St. Florian (5)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
172.9 km
47:48 h
3,500 m
3,269 m
Section 5 takes me from Coburg to Marktredwitz
Pilgrim Trail
Upper Franconian Way of St. James Hof - Bayreuth - Nuremberg
recommended route
Multi-day route
181.1 km
47:02 h
2,043 m
2,229 m
The Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nuremberg - Adriatic (former "Via imperii") - today approximately the federal highway B 2.
Pilgrim Trail
· Fichtel Mountains
Jakobusweg Fichtelgebirge
Multi-day route
70 km
18:58 h
1,221 m
1,260 m
Der Jakobusweg Fichtelgebirge (72 km) ist ein "Bypass" zum Hauptweg Hof - Nürnberg. Er zweigt in Marktschorgast ab, geht über das Fichtelgebirge und mündet vor Creußen wieder ein.
Pilgrim Trail
· Thuringian Forest
Lutherweg Oberfranken | Südschlaufe TH: ( Eisfeld )-🛃-Bad Rodach-Coburg-Rödental-Neustadt bei Coburg-🛃-🛃-Ludwigstadt-Steinbach v. Wald-🛃
Difficulty
difficult
161.1 km
38:21 h
2,875 m
2,690 m
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