Hiking excursions in and around Königstein
Ossinger Mountain (lookout with staffed mountain hut)
Hohe Zant (staffed mountain hut)
Maximilian Grotto (guided tours from Easter until the end of October)
Steinberg rock steep path (demanding hiking tour)
Forsthaus Sackdilling (in operation) with rock labyrinth
Botanical nature trail (featuring more than 40 species of local orchids)
Noristörle and Höhenglücksteig (rope climbing tour, for experienced hikers only)
Excursions by car
Castle Veldenstein in Neuhaus/Pegnitz
Castle Hohenstein
Franconian Wonderland in Plech (theme park for children)
Sulzbach-Rosenberg: 1. Bavarian School Museum, Pilgrimage Church St. Anna
Veldensteiner Forest with animal sanctuary (featuring does, deer, wild
boars)
Franconian Switzerland: Gößweinstein with Basilica, Pottenstein and Teufelshöhle (Devil’s Cave)
Castle Rabenstein (raptor centre with demonstrations)
Amberg: beautiful historic town centre, water park
Hirschau: Monte Kaolino (Sandberg) with summer skiing and snowboarding
Windischeschenbach: Guided tour of the deepest drilled hole on earth
Bayreuth: Wagner Festival, Eremitage, the birthplace of Wagner
Nuremberg: Christkindl Market, Castle, Toy Museum (Spielzeugmuseum), Germanic National Museum (Germanisches National Museum) and Transport Museum (Verkehrsmuseum).
Altmühltal: Riedenburg with Castle Roseneck (falconry with demonstrations)
Kehlheim: Danube gorge with boat tour to the monastery in Weltenburg (abbey brewery with restaurant), Liberation Hall (Befreiungshalle)
Czech Republic: Marienbad, Alexandersbad, Franzensbad
If you arrive without car or if you do not want to drive, you can use public transport, which brings you inexpensively to Amberg, Hersbruck, and Nuremberg
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