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Franconian Switzerland

Ernsthüll Pond

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Franconian Switzerland

Ernsthüll Pond

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Ernsthüll Pond

Recommended by 39 hikers out of 43

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Location: Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Raumhöhle – Plecher Klippen loop from Bernheck

16.3km

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2. Saalburg Grotto – Fleischhöhle loop from Höfen

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

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3. Kuckucksloch Cave – Ernsthüll Pond loop from Bernheck

7.42km

02:01

100m

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

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Andreas

November 29, 2020

The Ernsthüll is located on the old Nuremberg - Eger road and probably served as a water point in the Middle Ages. More information is available on the information board on site.

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Bastl

April 2, 2022

The dirt road was once on an important trade route. A bank invites you to linger.

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erwanderbar

January 16, 2023

THE ERNSTHULL
WHERE EMPEROR CHARLES IV LET HIS HORSES DRINK
"At the Ernsthüel" directly borders the Altstraße Nuremberg-Eger, which Peter
Zweidler's hand-drawn map of the "Pfleg Veldenstein" from August 28, 1598 is impressively documented. This shell (water reservoir) was artificially created and has probably served as a water point since the Middle Ages for the old road, which led from Nuremberg via Plech and Auerbach to Eger. The dirt road here in Plech, which is inconspicuous today, is also known as the "Eisenweg" and was once an important long-distance trade connection, on which the people of Plech, whose medieval iron smelters existed as early as 1285, brought their products to Nuremberg. Even Emperor Charles IV, who visited Auerbach five times from 1363 to 1378 probably passed the Ernsthüll and perhaps left his horses here
soak. The Ernsthüll, which was almost completely silted up, was at the end of November
1996 exemplary by the government of Upper Franconia and the forestry office in Pegnitz
restored.

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Elevation 450 m

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Ernsthüll Pond

1. Raumhöhle – Plecher Klippen loop from Bernheck

2. Saalburg Grotto – Fleischhöhle loop from Höfen

3. Kuckucksloch Cave – Ernsthüll Pond loop from Bernheck

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