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Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Unterschwaningen

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Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Unterschwaningen

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Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Unterschwaningen

01:43

22.2km

390m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 8.56 km for 182 m

After 10.8 km for 363 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.3 km

Hesselberg Downhill Trail

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Class departure to the convention center

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11.1 km

View from Hesselberg

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Also from here a great view

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11.4 km

As a witness mountain (a single mountain in a layered landscape) of the Franconian Jura, the Hesselberg is geologically closely related to the Staffelberg (Lichtenfels district) or the Walberla (Forchheim district).

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12.0 km

Osterwiese on Hesselberg

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One of many vantage points on the ridge of the Hesselberg.

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12.4 km

Hesselberg Ridge Trail and Viewpoint

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Great trail with a beautiful view

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12.6 km

Tree-Lined Path Toward Röckingen

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12.6 km

Hesselberg South Side

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200 million years ago, the Jura Sea stretched from the North Sea basin to the far south and covered the old Keuperland. At that time the Hesselberg region was on …

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14.0 km

Röckinger bathing pond

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A small idyllic bathing lake directly on the Hesselberg. Well worth it to jump in.

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18.5 km

Hohe Buck

Peak

22.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

3.64 km

3.58 km

2.47 km

2.09 km

Surfaces

7.07 km

7.06 km

2.94 km

2.76 km

2.08 km

303 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

18°C

10°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Unterschwaningen

Hesselberg Downhill Trail

View from Hesselberg