BGP 3

You will get goosebumps at the "special place" of this long loop route. We visit the highest castle of the Haßberge on an extinct volcanic cone. At the Bramberg castle ruin after 9 kilometers of running through forest floors and winding trails, you will be breathless – but not because of the effort! No, up to here it almost runs by itself. It almost continuously goes slightly downhill. You will be more excited about the ruin and the view from the castle plateau at the highest point of the route. The still visible buildings date from the 15th and 16th centuries and do not show a noble residence but an official seat of the Bishop of Würzburg. We run the short ascent to the ruin as a detour, descending again past the nearby basalt quarry towards the small village of Bramberg. Here begins the challenging part of the route with the entry into a fabulously beautiful valley hollow. For almost 6 kilometers, the path goes repeatedly uphill parallel to the high road. By the way, our route is located on the castle education trail of the district. It is 40 km long and leads to a total of 8 castles, ruins, and castle sites, which are explained by display boards.