Two main routes lead through Upper Franconia from Erfurt in Thuringia via Coburg, Lichtenfels, Bamberg to Nuremberg, or from Saxony Hof via Bayreuth to Nuremberg.
Another main route leads from Fulda in Hesse to Würzburg and then further south.
background
The historical basis is questionable, but the route could well correspond to a medieval Way of St. James.
Route profile
variants
There are different variants of the Jacobsweg in Franconia.
- From Kronach via Lichtenfels, Zapfendorf, Bamberg, Hallerndorf, Effeltrich, Kalchreuth to Nuremberg
- From Erfurt via Coburg to Lichtenfels then on to Nuremberg
- From Hof via Marktschorgast, Bayreuth to Nuremberg
- The Fichtelgebirge variant from Marktschorgast via Weissenstadt, Kirchenpingarten, Seybothenreut to Creußen
- From Würzburg to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, either on to Ulm or to Rottenburg
- From Nuremberg via Gunzenhausen on to Ulm
connections
- The Saxon Jacobsweg leads from Bautzen via Dresden, Chemnitz, Plauen to Hof
- In Thuringia, the route leads from Erfurt via Arnstadt, Stadtilm to Coburg
- From Fulda via Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Bad Bocklet, Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt to Würzburg
mark
Way of St. James: yellow shell on a blue background
preparation
getting there
Detailed directions can be found on the individual site pages
Route description with stages
From Coburg to Lichtenfels
From Kronach to Lichtenfels
Length: 35 km, walking time: about 8.30 hours
Kronach - Hummendorf - Küps - Unterlangenstadt - Redwitz an der Rodach - Marketers - Hochstadt am Main - Drive - Krappenroth - Lichtenfels
From Lichtenfels to Zapfendorf
Length: 24.5 km, walking time: approx. 7 hours
Lichtenfels - Fourteen saints - Staffelberg - Spoon field - Straublingshof - Prächting - Oberleiterbach - Zapfendorf
From Zapfendorf to Bamberg
Length: 25 km, walking time: approx. 6.15 hours
Zapfendorf - Daschendorf - Baunach - Blumenau - Junction Kemmern - rough - Hallstadt - Bamberg
From Bamberg to Hallerndorf
Length: 25 km, walking time: about 6.30 hours
Bamberg - Waldspitze - Mainhart - Reundorf - Herrnsdorf - Schluesselau - Schnaid - Kreuzberg - Hallerndorf
From Hallerndorf to Effeltrich
Length: 21 km, walking time: approx. 5.15 hours
Hallerndorf - Kaltergraben - Pfaffen-Holz - Burk - Forchheim - Sigritzau - Pinzberg - Lapp - Effeltrich
From Effeltrich to Kalchreuth
Length: 16.5 km, walking time: approx. 4 hours
Effeltrich - Honings - Hetzles - Neunkirchen am Brand - Dormitz - Gabermuehle - Bannwald Monument - Kalchreuth
From Kalchreuth to Nuremberg
Length: 18.5 km, walking time: approx. 4.30 hours
Kalchreuth - Stettenberg - Hundsmühle - Fuchsanger - Buchenbühl - Ziegelstein - City Nursery - City Park - Sebald Church - Nuremberg
Fichtelgebirge variant
Marktschorgast - If - Gefrees - Knopfhammer - Peat Bog Hell - Weißenstadt- Three brothers, Rudolfstein, Schneeberg, Fichtelsee - Fichtelberg (Upper Franconia) - Flour chisel - Health wells, Königskron - Church ping garden - Kirmsees - Seybothenreuth - Unterölschnitz - Altenkünsberg to Cussen
Information about the route is available as a pdf from the Wohlfuehlregion-fichtelgebirge.de
- Hiking guide Jakobsweg Fichtelgebirge, M 1: 26,000, with hiking guide Jakobsweg Fichtelgebirge, M 1: 26,000, with descriptions of places and 18 circular routes. Available from the participating municipalities and from the Fichtelgebirgsverein
literature
- : The Franconian Way of St. James. terra magica, 2011 (revised and updated new edition), ISBN 978-3-7243-1036-5 ; 176 pages. Hiking on the pilgrimage from Kronach via Lichtenfels to Nuremberg
- : Way of St. James in Franconia. Out and about on old pilgrimage paths. Ars Vivendi, 2008, ISBN 978-3897165328 ; 136 pages.
Web links
- jakobuswege-oberfranken.de - Directions, maps and additional information
- jakobus-gesellschaft.de - Worth knowing about the pilgrimage to the tomb of the apostle James
- deutsche-jakobswege.de - Information about all the German Way of St. James
- pilgrimage-in-central-Germany - General information on pilgrimage routes
