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Wine, woods & walking trails — VGN hiking tips for 2020
Hiking Collection by VERKEHRSVERBUND GROSSRAUM NÜRNBERG
12
Tours
56:10 h
127 mi
10,425 ft
From the Franconian Lake Distict’s glistening waters to enchanted forests, to Franconian Switzerland’s wild, rocky landscapes and to Franconian Wine Country’s brightly-colored vineyards – the region around Nuremberg has some wonderful hikes. The hilly landscapes will give nature lovers a reason to smile, whilst wine connoisseurs can enjoy the vineyards in the south. You can also discover the region’s diverse culture as you hike to magnificent monasteries, fairytale castles and weathered ruins.
On 12 multi-faceted hikes, you can experience the diversity of the Nuremberg region on foot. Take a trimaran across Lake Brombachsee, climb Nuremberg’s local mountain, relax at one of the refreshing swimming lakes and enjoy a freshly-tapped regional beer and excellent wine. The routes take you in all directions around Nuremberg, so you can choose which area you would like to explore.
As every start and end point can be reached easily by bus or train, you can leave your car at home. This also means you can enjoy a cool, hoppy beer or local wine after your hike. Cheers!
In order to ensure that all leisure-seekers reach their destination safely in the current corona crisis, the following points must be followed in the VGN public transport network at present:
• Wear a face mask in the means of transport.
• The opening hours of the customer centres are currently limited.
• Not all bus drivers do sell tickets. Please buy tickets in advance in the APP, at the ticket machines or in the online shop.
If everyone sticks to them, there is nothing to stop you enjoying your hike in the VGN! By the way: from 21 May, the VGN leisure lines will be operating again. All information about the Corona measures can be found here: vgn.de/corona.
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Tours & Highlights
- 05:3212.4 mi2.2 mph1,075 ft1,200 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
With the Aufseß, Leinleiter, Leidingshofer and Werntal, four picturesque valleys are waiting to be discovered by you. Franconian Switzerland shows you its best side with enchanted river valleys, striking gorges, eerie caves, views of the vast country and a lot of loneliness and tranquility. Since the…
- 05:0911.7 mi2.3 mph875 ft1,000 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
This hike is a feast for the eyes, especially in late summer and autumn, when red-gold foliage shimmers between golden-white and deep dark blue grapes. But it is also worth discovering the sun-drenched slopes in spring and summer. Every season the landscape around the vineyards enchants with its very…
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- 03:408.46 mi2.3 mph625 ft500 ftFerryIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The Tour includes a crossing by ferry.
Welcome to the land of hops, gently rolling hills and shiny lake landscapes. This tour takes you to the heart of the Franconian Lake District's beer culture with romantic views. Right from the start you can learn more about the art of brewing in the HopfenBierGut museum in the old Kornhaus and of course…
- 04:009.27 mi2.3 mph500 ft700 ftIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
On this majestic hike in the western part of the Bayreuth district, discover the natural beauties and magnificent castle complexes with their pretty water features. You start with an extensive walk through the palace park around Fantaisie Palace, then you follow the traces of Princess Friederike through…
- 05:0311.7 mi2.3 mph750 ft750 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Look forward to idyllic river valleys, rocks and half-timbered houses on this varied hike along the Main. It starts in Michelau in the middle of the beautiful Obermain Jura in Upper Franconia. Before you really start, you can pay a visit to the basket museum. Insane 2,000 exhibits from all over the world…
- 03:478.64 mi2.3 mph675 ft600 ftIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Slowly flowing, clear water, a unique alpine oak forest and wide panoramas in the Frankenhöhe Nature Park await you on this tour close to nature. You follow the rippling Tiefenbach through the forest and picturesque orchards through the seven healing springs in Wildbad to the source of the leisurely…
- 04:069.63 mi2.4 mph450 ft500 ftIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
This varied hike from Memmelsdorf to the eastern part of Bamberg starts with an absolute highlight - the Seehof Palace in Memmelsdorf. You walk through the well-tended park with its artfully decorated water features and the Swiss. If you like, you can take a tour of the castle. Then the path along the…
- 06:0213.5 mi2.2 mph1,275 ft1,350 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Nature, culture and wine - on this hike from the mountain range of the Steigerwald over to the wine paradise Bullenheimer Berg you will find everything a hiking heart desires.
You follow the Steigerwald mountain range, which is almost 500 meters high, along many natural paths and root paths of a primeval…
- 04:169.81 mi2.3 mph700 ft675 ftIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
This wonderful discovery tour takes you high up on the Kreuzberg in the northern part of the Bamberg district. You start in pretty Hallstadt and cross the Main, which you follow a little way. Then it goes up to the Kreuzberg with a wonderful panoramic view of the landscape. Always inviting beer cellars…
- 04:5310.5 mi2.2 mph1,300 ft1,400 ftIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
On this approximately 17-kilometer tour with 400 meters of altitude, you will really enjoy the summit, because you climb the Hohe Zant at 646 meters. Wonderful meadow landscapes in the Reinbach valley and the imposing rock formations Seven Brothers are the cherry on the cake of this active nature experience…
- 03:458.68 mi2.3 mph550 ft475 ftIntermediateIntermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Lush green meadows and hills await you on this leisurely hike through the enchanted Aurach Valley. The Aurach rises from two spring streams on the Frankenhöhe and winds its way through Middle Franconia for almost forty kilometers. You follow their course from the Emskirchen market to the historic Erlbach…
- 05:5912.8 mi2.1 mph1,650 ft1,650 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
This endurance is required on this day hike from Henfenfeld to Lauf an der Pegnitz, because it is about mountain ranges on the local mountain of the Nuremberg, Moritzberg. But first you walk a bit along the Mühlenweg in Hammerbach valley to Engelthal on almost flat ground. Now the ascents to Buchenberg…
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Collection Stats
- Tours12
- Distance127 mi
- Duration56:10 h
- Elevation10,425 ft
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