The Selbitz cycle route leads from the Selbitz origin in Desert Selbitz above Schauenstein to the confluence with the Saale in Höllental.
Route profile
Length: 30 km
Signposting: Largely with intermediate signposts.
Slopes: The route is sloping downstream. Helmbrechts is 616 m above sea level. NN, Blankenstein at 444 m above sea level.
Path condition: mostly asphalt, mostly gravel in Höllental
Traffic load: little or no traffic. Local roads are also used.
Suitable bike: Touring or city bike with gear shift.
Family suitability: Yes
Inline suitability: in places
background
preparation
Information from the Frankenwald Tourismus Service Center on the service number 01805 366398.
Bike rental and service stations
- Schauenstein: Selbitztal bike rental, Komm.-Waldenfels-Str. 44, Uschertsgrün, Tel. 09252/927426 and 09280/782 (rental)
- Selbitz :, Town Hall, Bahnhofstrasse 2, Tel. 09280/6030 (rental)
getting there
Public transportation
On the Helmbrechts railway line - Münchberg
- railway station 1 Helmbrechts station
From Helmbrechts to Selbitz you drive on the former railway line, there is no longer any train service. You can take the 6350 bus, which runs several times a day, in a good 20 minutes, but without a bike. If you want to take your bicycles with you, you have to take the train via Hof and Münchberg, which takes 1.5 to 2 hours.
On the Hof - Köditz - Selbitz - Naila - Hölle - Bad Steben railway line
- railway station 2 Selbitz station
- former train station 1 Naila train station
- Needs stop 3 Oberklingensporn station
- former train station 2 Marxgrün station
- Needs stop 4 Höllenthal station
- railway station 5 Bad Steben train station
- Franconian Forest mobile is a regional bus and train network that makes it easy to do without your own car on weekends and public holidays. You can get to many destinations by buses and trains, including bicycles. Frankenwald mobil runs from May to October. The buses run there and back twice a day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
On the Blankenstein railway line - Triptis
- railway station 6 Blankenstein train station
From Blankenstein back to Helmbrechts is a day's journey by train.
By bicycle
In the street
Highway 
Berlin - Munich, exits 
35 Münchberg, 34 Courtyard west, 32 Naila / Selbitz, 31 Berg / Bad Steben, 30 Rudolphstein.
Route description with sights
Wüstenselbitz - Helmbrechts - Schauenstein - Selbitz (Upper Franconia) - Naila - Marxgrün - Hell Valley - Blankenstein
From the self-origin at 1 Natural outdoor pool in Wüstenselbitz on 1 Factory outlet Fraas past on the bike path after 2 Unterweißbach, continue to 3 Helmbrechts. Through the city, then on the 3 Cycle path on the former railway line past the 1 Natural open-air swimming pool (water flea refreshment stops in summer) 4 Volkmannsgrün. In Volkmannsgrün you cross the Selbitz on a small pedestrian bridge, there is an immediately on the right 2 Beer garden right on the bike path.
We continue in the valley 5 Schauenstein with the 4 Castle and fire brigade museum on top of the mountain. Further on in the Selbitzaue 6 Willow green and after 7 Selbitz. There are supermarkets for provisions and drinks in Selbitz. On to Naila am 3 Bockpfeifer with beer garden over.
In 5 Naila past 8 Hospital and at the train station, following the railway line along the Selbitz, at the 4 Restaurant Froschgrün over the Griesbacher Weg and the 9 Marxgrüner Weg on the bike path further 10 Marxgrün.
Then along the Selbitz 11 to hell through that 12 Höllental to Blechschmiedenhammer 6 with the information center "Höllental" of the Franconian Forest Nature Park and 5 6 Refreshments. Then the final spurt to 13 Mouth of the Selbitz in the Saale 7 Blankenstein (beginning of Rennsteig and connection to the Saale cycle path.
security
The cycle path is largely free of traffic, special attention is required when crossing roads and bends should be driven on the right-hand side to avoid collisions. It should definitely be ridden with a bicycle helmet.
trips
On the Saaleradweg to the source of the Saale or to the mouth of the Elbe, or further over the Rennsteig cycle path.
References to literature and maps
- Fritsch hiking map 1: 35,000 Bad Steben and the surrounding area
- Fritsch hiking map 1: 50,000 Franconian Forest
- Bicycle and mountain bike map of the Franconian Forest Nature Park, Jürgen Fritsch Verlag, ISBN number 3-9806732-6-X
