The somewhat different panoramic route

The area around the Steinwald is woven with a dense network of cycle paths. In addition to various local cycle paths, the route also uses the regional cycle paths Fichtelnaab-Radweg, Steinwald-Radweg, and Egergraben-Radweg.

From Windischeschenbach, the route initially follows the MTB trail of the Panoramic Route up to about 1.7 km WNW of Püllersreuth. The Hessenreuther Forest is left behind to the left because it offers no scenic highlights.

The long climb from Grötschenreuth to the Waldhaus (370 meters elevation gain almost continuously) is compensated by a several kilometer-long descent on a well-developed forest road on the southern flank of the Steinwald.

From Friedenfels, the route passes the gloomy Haferdeck Mill, goes through Muckenthal to Kornthan, and then through the Wiesauer Forest via Seidlersreuth to Felkenberg on the Waldnaab. Passing the Hammer Mill and the Hammer Chapel, the path first goes uphill and then a longer descent (caution! There are also hikers and walkers here!) into the Waldnaab valley to the log cabin.

We leave the Waldnaab valley from the log cabin heading north past the "Butterfass" and the "Sauerbrunnen" and follow the forest road to Tannenlohe. From there, it goes via Ödwalpersreuth, Bernstein, and Pleisdorf to the Schweinmühle on the Fichtelnaab. From Schweinmühle, it is only a few kilometers on the Fichtelnaab cycle path back to the starting point of the route.