Grafengehaig: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

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In the surrounding area of Grafengehaig are Guttenberg Castle, Marienweihe Abbey, the ruins of Heilingskirche and Plassen Castle. You can rent a holiday apartment in Grafengehaig.

Nature

In the vicinity of Grafengehaig are Galgenberg, Alzeberg and Altenberg. Spitzberg is located in the wider regional area.

Grafengehaig lies in the Franconian Forest Nature Park on the western side of Steinbruchberg. The village is also situated on a plateau with extensive woodland and many small outlying settlements.

The Mühlenwanderweg trail runs past numerous mills, along streams, through shady valleys and across sunny clearings.

Culture

The fortified Church of the Holy Spirit contains funerary monuments of the von Wildenstein family.

Grafengehaig is documented in a well-known deed from 1318; the spelling and interpretation of the place name changed over time.

The village shop “Unner Lädla” offers the opportunity to buy provisions before a hike or have a snack afterwards.

Grafengehaig is a market municipality in the eastern Franconian Forest and is politically part of the Marktleugast administrative community.

Getting There

Travel by road to Grafengehaig is described via motorway exit 36 Münchberg-Süd and then along rural country roads.

Grafengehaig is part of the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association; bus stops are distributed among its districts.

The Walberngrüner Glacier offers a continuously groomed circular route of 2.5 to 10 km, classified as easy and with an elevation gain of 80 metres. The circular route has floodlighting; the start and car park are located at the Walberngrün/Grafengehaig sports field.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Kulmbach.

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