Even the oldest maps show the area around the Burgbernheim deer pond as the origin of the Altmühl. In 1904 the Royal Bavarian Hydrotechnical Bureau in Munich decided that the drainage ditch of the Hornauer Weiher must be assumed as the origin of the Altmühl. Of the tributaries of the Hornauer Weiher, the spring at the Erlach settlement currently has the strongest water discharge and can therefore be regarded as the Altmühl spring. The Altmühl flows from here into the Danube and then further into the Black Sea.

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k-p-t

June 11, 2017

Hiking

I went around the lake twice, the path is gorgeous.

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Thomas🍀

September 28, 2020

Cycling

Idyllically located, small lake in the forest between Burgbernheim and Hornau, beautiful.

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Best Hikes to Hirschteich (Altmühl spring)

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1. Langskeller Trail (Frankenhöhe Nature Park) – Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) loop from Burgbernheim

13.4km

03:44

240m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Langskeller Trail (Frankenhöhe Nature Park) – Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) loop from Hornau

11.8km

03:14

190m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) – Hirschweiher (Altmühl spring) loop from Waldgasthof Wildbad

5.95km

01:34

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 460 m

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Location: Burgbernheim, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Hirschteich (Altmühl spring)

1. Langskeller Trail (Frankenhöhe Nature Park) – Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) loop from Burgbernheim

2. Langskeller Trail (Frankenhöhe Nature Park) – Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) loop from Hornau

3. Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) – Hirschweiher (Altmühl spring) loop from Waldgasthof Wildbad

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