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Seven Springs Karst Springs – Small Rock Gate loop from Amberg-Sulzbach

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Seven Springs Karst Springs – Small Rock Gate loop from Amberg-Sulzbach

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Seven Springs Karst Springs – Small Rock Gate loop from Amberg-Sulzbach

01:26

5.44km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.35 km

Former Maxhütte Mining Hoist

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There are still a few such relics in the area from the traditional Maxhütte steelworks, which was closed in 2002. The Ore Trail leads past them, and display boards provide …

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2.60 km

Seven Springs Karst Springs

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The area around the “Seven Springs” karting springs is under landscape protection. These sources flow via the Breitenbrunner Bach and the Rosenbach to the Vils. Everywhere on the slopes dolomite …

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2.61 km

View from the Rock Platform

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From up here the view is completely different.
The little climbing is fun and not difficult.

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2.75 km

Narrow Path Above the Sieben Quellen

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Beautiful path above the Seven Springs with beautiful rock formations that you can't see from below.

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3.88 km

Small Rock Gate

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3.94 km

Old Pump Station

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This pumping station is probably no longer needed. It is falling into disrepair.

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4.13 km

Maxhütte Industrial Monument (Sulzbach-Rosenberg)

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The traditional steelworks was closed in 2002. In its heyday, 9,000 people worked here in steel production. The Maxhütte was the last steelworks in Bavaria with a conventional blast furnace, …

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4.17 km

Erzweg Industrial Heritage Trail

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The 200-kilometer-long Ore Trail connects the sites of the over 1,000-year-old mining tradition in the "Ruhr area of the Middle Ages" and incorporates culture and nature along the route. The …

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5.44 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.91 km

1.89 km

1.07 km

532 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.05 km

1.97 km

609 m

527 m

248 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

29°C

18°C

97 %

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Seven Springs Karst Springs – Small Rock Gate loop from Amberg-Sulzbach

Former Maxhütte Mining Hoist

Seven Springs Karst Springs

View from the Rock Platform

Narrow Path Above the Sieben Quellen

Small Rock Gate

Old Pump Station

Maxhütte Industrial Monument (Sulzbach-Rosenberg)

Erzweg Industrial Heritage Trail

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