Höllental (Franconian Forest)

The Selbitz River runs through this narrow valley and, at the end, marks the border between the states of Bavaria and Thuringia.

On the western banks of the Selbitz is the Höllentalstraße, a private road that is closed to motor vehicles.

Points of interest include an outcrop of fossilised pillow lava (Kissenlava) on one of the steep sides of the walk and the dolerite rock.

The mineral water sources are marketed by the firm of Kohlensäurewerk Hölle Dr. Fritz Wiede GmbH & Co..

The production of carbonic acid has since stopped and the manufacture of drinks has considerable expanded.