Urban meets historic – VGN Summer 2022 | Hiking Collection by komoot

Urban meets historic – VGN Summer 2022

Hiking Collection by VERKEHRSVERBUND GROSSRAUM NÜRNBERG

Tours

11:57 h

27.2 mi

1,925 ft

Come along on an urban adventure and discover some of the best cities in the region together with the VGN. Learn interesting historical facts and let yourself be enchanted by Franconia’s idyllic old towns and the Upper Palatinate. With the seven walks in this Collection, we give you a little taste of what you can experience in our cities.

And with the hashtag #vgnsommer you have the chance to win one of 50 great VAUDE backpacks on social media – ideal for a day trip to the city. You can find all the information on our website.

By the way: All seven hikes in this Collection start and end at the local train and bus stations. So you can easily plan your arrival and departure with local transport. Instead of looking for a parking space, you can set off directly on your Tour.

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Tours & Highlights

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Discovering style epochs – VGN summer 2022
Easy
01:09
2.79 mi
2.4 mph
50 ft
50 ft
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Go on a discovery tour in Ansbach - in the middle of the metropolitan region of Nuremberg. The fourth largest city in Middle Franconia will convince you with its charm across the board. Because here you will find style elements from several eras - there is more rococo, baroque and renaissance here than…
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Tour through the World Heritage Site – VGN Summer 2022
Easy
01:29
3.50 mi
2.4 mph
150 ft
150 ft
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Are you ready for a thousand-year-old work of art that is still young? Then head to Bamberg and explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site on this hike.

Here you will find historic buildings such as Bamberg Cathedral and the Carmelite Monastery, but also beer culture in its most traditional form. Enjoy a cool…
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Nuremberg, a lively city – VGN Summer 2022
Intermediate
02:29
5.93 mi
2.4 mph
200 ft
225 ft
Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Here medieval architecture with its fortress walls and towers of the old town meets modern urbanity: More than half a million people live in Nuremberg, which makes the city the largest in the Franconian region. A lot of historical sights characterize the image of the city.

This hike starts at Nuremberg…
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Small–town charm in Franconia – VGN Summer 2022
Intermediate
01:20
2.71 mi
2.0 mph
450 ft
450 ft
Intermediate Hiking Tour. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Here you can wander through winding alleys and marvel at artistic half-timbered architecture and magnificent baroque buildings: In Zeil am Main, one of the most beautiful Franconian small town market squares and the landmark, the "Zeiler Käppele", await you. From there you can also enjoy a wonderful…
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A jewel of Franconia – VGN Summer 2022
Easy
01:50
4.12 mi
2.3 mph
350 ft
400 ft
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Located at the foot of the Schwanberg, an idyllic old town awaits you in Iphofen, lots of (wine) culture and an ideal starting point for excursions into the charming surroundings of the place.

Experience the wine town with its historic old town on your hike and let yourself be enchanted by the region…
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On the road in the Roman city – VGN Summer 2022
Intermediate
02:38
5.64 mi
2.1 mph
675 ft
675 ft
Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Tradition meets high culture in Weißenburg. Discover some of the many sights of this Roman town on your hike, such as the Biriciana Castle, a successful replica of a gate from a Roman military camp. The route also takes you to Wülzburg, an old Hohenzollern fortress. It continues to lead you through the…
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Culture meets sport in the Upper Palatinate – VGN Summer 2022
Easy
01:03
2.56 mi
2.4 mph
50 ft
25 ft
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Let yourself be won over by the diverse possibilities that Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz offers you. On this leisurely hike you can explore the interesting city on foot. In more than 850 years of town history, Neumarkt has blossomed into a very livable and lovable meeting point at the foot of the Upper Palatinate…
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