East ascent to Michelsberg – Kipfenberg Castle loop from Bavaria

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East ascent to Michelsberg – Kipfenberg Castle loop from Bavaria

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East ascent to Michelsberg – Kipfenberg Castle loop from Bavaria

04:47

15.4km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.11 km

View of Burg Kipfenberg and Brandplatz

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great place on the mill path. It has a great view to the "castle Kipfenberg" and to the viewpoint "fire place"

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4.49 km

Kleine Grotte

Cave Entrance

11.6 km

Wayside cross on Michelsberg

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great view, easy to reach from Kipfenberg

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11.6 km

View of Kipfenberg Castle from the Michelsberg

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At the top of the Michelsberg you have a fantastic view of the town of Kipfenberg, the centre of Bavaria, and of Kipfenberg Castle, which is still inhabited.

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11.6 km

Ruins of St. Michael's Church on Michelsberg

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The remains of the Michaelskirche are visible on the Michelsberg plateau

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11.8 km

View of the Birktal Valley from the Michelsberg viewing platform

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small viewing platform with a view of the Birktal just before Michelsberg plateau with seating

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12.0 km

East ascent to Michelsberg

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The east descent is a special hiking highlight for me.
I always have a lot of respect for the descent, even if I have walked it many times. In any …

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12.7 km

Kipfenberg Castle

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Beautiful view of Kipfenberg Castle. let your soul dangle...

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15.2 km

Grüner Topf Karst Spring

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Impressive how the karst springs are connected. A little time reading the signs is time well spent.

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15.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.43 km

5.40 km

3.80 km

431 m

221 m

107 m

Surfaces

8.88 km

3.79 km

1.13 km

244 m

229 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

8°C

98 %

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Comments

February 27, 2022,Husarensteig👣 – Arndthöhle- Ruine🏛 Arnsberg - Michelsberg ⛰- Runde von Kipfenberg

Today I used the drive home from Munich for a little hike on the way. This time I was in the beautiful Altmühltal and ran from Kipfenberg. The eastern ascent led steeply up to the Michelsberg, then always along the slope to the Arndt cave. The cave is open until March 31st. Closed due to the hibernation of the bats🦇. …

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March 9, 2025,Husarensteig u. Michelsberg – Runde von Arnsberg

In wonderful spring weather, our Sunday hike today took us to the Altmühltal valley in Arnsberg. A tour that I had been planning for a long time, but had never dared to do alone. Thanks to my neighbor Christian, we managed to conquer the Husarensteig - and it was beautiful!

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May 3, 2022,Wanderung zw. Kipfenberg, Arnsberg und Attenzell

Today we missed so many highlights that they didn't all fit into the title.
First we went over the Husarensteig towards Michelsberg. From up there you have a great view of Kipfenberg.
Then we went up to the 🏰 castle and the geometric center of Bavaria.
Next, my path led over the Michelsberg and the Arnsberger Leite in the direction …

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March 23, 2024,Husarensteig – Arnsberger Leite Runde von Arnsberg

Unfortunately, we couldn't hike along the Husarensteig as planned and had to turn around and take a detour because of fallen trees. The path from Kipfenerg was closed, unfortunately there was no sign from our side...

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