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Fellner doline and Stempfermühle spring

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    The geological educational trail around Gößweinstein traces the path of the water from the high plateau of the Franconian Jura to the spring horizons in the river valleys.
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    Distance 8.1 km
    4:00 h
    324 m
    324 m
    490 m
    429 m
    Rain on the fields and forest areas quickly seeps into the porous rock of the Muschelkalk. There it forms underground watercourses that have been washed out into cave systems. Using contrast water, it was proven that the collapse funnel of the Fellner doline is the starting point of a direct connection to the springs at the Stempfermühle. Along the way, we visit the pilgrimage site Gößweinstein, where we can eat and drink well at the Post inn.

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    During pilgrimage times, picturesque processions take place www.traumwanderungen.de/goessweinstein/

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    moderate
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    moderate

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    Landscape
    Highest point
    Castle of Gößweinstein, 490 m
    Lowest point
    Stempfermühle, 429 m
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    Rest stops

    Gasthof zur Post
    Stempfermühle

    Safety information

    The path into the Wiesent valley is partly steep and possibly slippery!

    Tips and suggestions

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    Roadbook

    From the hiking car park we walk a bit along the Kirchengrund to find the entrance to the rock gate. From there through the forest and along the field path to the doline. We circle the Breitenberg and follow the road to Gößweinstein. There we climb the Fischersruh, the favorite viewpoint of a long-time vacationer.

    Those who are now hungry and thirsty can stop at the Post inn; those who can still persevere wait until the Stempfermühle in the Wiesent valley.

    From there it goes steeply uphill again to Gößweinstein castle, then through the town to Ludwigshöhe and past the Elisabeth grotto with the holy water back to the hiking car park.

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    Wohnmobilstellplatz GPS: 49°45'40" N 11°20'37" E
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    Fellner Doline
    Kreuzberg
    49°46'9"N 11°20'21"E
    Fischersruh
    Gasthof zur Post
    Basilika zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit
    Wagnershöhe
    Stempfermühle
    Burg Gößweinstein
    Gernerfels
    FS*TR*18 Gößweinstein am Kreuzweg nach Kapuzinerhöhle

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    From Forchheim by Regional train R22 to Ebermannstadt.

    From there by bus 389 (direction Pegnitz) to Gößweinstein, where you start the route.

    Directions

    By car through the Wiesent valley from Forchheim to Ebermannstadt and then further to the junction to Gößweinstein.

    Parking

    Hiking car park 49°45'40" N 11°20'37" E

    Coordinates

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    49.761233, 11.344026
    DMS
    49°45'40.4"N 11°20'38.5"E
    UTM
    32U 668812 5514720
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    8.1 km
    Duration
    4:00 h
    Ascent
    324 m
    Descent
    324 m
    Highest point
    490 m
    Lowest point
    429 m
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