Marloffstein: Pass, Clay Pit and Hotels

Marloffstein offers several specific points of interest to help you decide on a trip: a named pass, a former clay pit and a link between hiking trails. The Marloffstein Pass is 390 m above sea level. The Marloffstein clay pit is disused and filled with water; black clay was once mined there. This means that a present-day landscape and a former use exist side by side at this location. The pass provides an elevation, while the clay pit tells the story of local resource extraction.

Hiking trails and landscape

The Mountain and Valley Trail connects the hiking trails of the Marloffstein Heights with those of the Reichswald forest. Its description therefore focuses on a connection between trails, unlike the elevation given for the pass. If you include the trail in your plans, check current trail conditions before setting out.

Culture in Marloffstein

The municipality of Marloffstein joined the Uttenreuth and Buckenhof Culture Stage in 2016. Events hosted by the Culture Stage also take place in the multi-purpose hall of the municipality of Marloffstein, at Atzelsberger Straße 18. If an event date is important to your trip, check the specific event details while planning.

When looking for a hotel in Marloffstein, you can consider which of these local themes you want to shape your trip: the hiking trail connection, the history of clay mining or an event at the Culture Stage. These are different reasons to visit, each of which can be incorporated into your travel plans in its own way.

More topics in the wider Erlangen-Höchstadt destination

In the wider Erlangen-Höchstadt destination, the well-developed network of cycling and hiking trails stretches from the Aischgrund to the Erlangen Oberland. In Kalchreuth, a three-kilometre circular trail leads through the cherry orchards. Information boards cover cherries, the surrounding landscape and Kalchreuth, and there are also hands-on nature stations. Also in Kalchreuth, St. Andreas Church is home to a famous Passion altarpiece: a carved altarpiece with wings by Albrecht Dürer's teacher, Michael Wolgemut. Another landscape highlight in the wider Erlangen-Höchstadt destination is the “Vogelfreistätte Weihergebiet bei Mohrhof” nature reserve, with wetlands, orchid-rich hay meadows and rare bird species.

In Höchstadt, the Spix Museum is located in the birthplace of the naturalist Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix. Interactive exhibits present his life and the history of his birthplace. The museum also features a computer-controlled rainforest diorama with lighting effects, animal displays and animal sounds, which is especially recommended for children. This gives Höchstadt its own natural history focus within the wider destination, alongside the Kalchreuth attractions.

Bubenreuth also adds the history of instrument making to the cultural picture of Erlangen-Höchstadt. After the Second World War, more than 2,000 musical instrument makers from the Saxon-Bohemian music region found a new home there; Bubenreuth subsequently developed into a European centre for string instrument making. The Bubenreutheum in the town hall features a permanent exhibition on music and integration across 80 square metres.

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