The best walks and hikes in Middle Franconia

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Want to go hiking in Middle Franconia to explore more of this corner of Bavaria? In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in Middle Franconia to bring you the best hiking routes in the region. To see which of our walks in Middle Franconia is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikers—and see what they had to say about each walk.

Rundweg ‘Teufel trifft Apostel’ (Devil meets apostle loop) No. 3 – Altmühltal Nature Park	Intermediate 01:45 6.27km
Hiking trail around the Altmühlsee – Altmühltal Nature Park	Intermediate 03:18 13.1km
Adventure and time out at Lake Altmühlsee \| Tour 210	Intermediate 03:24 13.5km
Wallenstein Loop	Intermediate 02:13 8.30km
Archaeological Loop	Intermediate 02:31 8.65km
Culinary Castle Tour – west loop	Intermediate 02:52 10.4km
1000-metre elevation gain loop	Expert 07:11 23.5km
Petershöhle Loop	Intermediate 02:16 7.83km
Schlossberg to the Burgberg	Intermediate 02:58 10.1km

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Rundweg ‘Teufel trifft Apostel’ (Devil meets apostle loop) No. 3 – Altmühltal Nature Park
01:45
6.27km
3.6km/h
120m
120m
Intermediate
4.8
(642)
2,461
Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
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Hiking trail around the Altmühlsee – Altmühltal Nature Park
03:18
13.1km
4.0km/h
20m
20m
Intermediate
4.7
(531)
2,552
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Adventure and time out at Lake Altmühlsee | Tour 210
03:24
13.5km
4.0km/h
20m
10m
Intermediate
4.7
(524)
2,534
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Wallenstein Loop
02:13
8.30km
3.7km/h
90m
90m
Intermediate
4.6
(426)
1,769
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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5
Archaeological Loop
02:31
8.65km
3.4km/h
230m
230m
Intermediate
4.7
(303)
1,261
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
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Culinary Castle Tour – west loop
02:52
10.4km
3.6km/h
160m
170m
Intermediate
4.6
(296)
993
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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1000-metre elevation gain loop
07:11
23.5km
3.3km/h
810m
810m
Expert
4.9
(166)
777
Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
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8
Petershöhle Loop
02:16
7.83km
3.5km/h
200m
200m
Intermediate
4.8
(169)
618
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
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9
Schlossberg to the Burgberg
02:58
10.1km
3.4km/h
280m
280m
Intermediate
4.6
(180)
673
Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.