Elstergebirgsweg

 The Hoher Stein

At the junction between Egerland and Vogtland, the rocky cliffs of the legendary Hoher Stein rise east of Eubabrunn at an altitude of 777 m above sea level. Dwarves are said to live inside and treasures to be hidden. In the times of the Marcomanni, there was also once a princely castle here with a lake at its foot. Theudolinde, the daughter of the castle lord, was to be married to a prince. However, she loved a singer. They were overheard at their secret meetings. The father stabbed his daughter with a sword and threw her into the lake. Her beloved confronted the castle lord with his harp and weapon until he was pushed back to the last rock ledge and fell into the lake. Embracing the corpse of his beloved, he cursed the cruel father. And as he sank with his beloved, the castle collapsed and the lake turned to stone. The ruins of the castle are said to still be visible today.