Upper Market, Hersbruck – Hersbruck Old Town loop from Rupprechtstegen

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Upper Market, Hersbruck – Hersbruck Old Town loop from Rupprechtstegen

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Upper Market, Hersbruck – Hersbruck Old Town loop from Rupprechtstegen

02:58

41.5km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.1 km for 94 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.10 km

Pegnitz Cycle Path with Views of Cliffs

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Nice cycle path along the Pegnitz, you always have a beautiful view of the river and the climbing rocks in the Pegnitz valley.

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8.08 km

View of the Pegnitz River and the Old Railway Bridge

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The cycle path leads along the meandering Pegnitz, great views of the bridge.

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10.9 km

Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path with fine gravel through a beautiful landscape along the Pegnitz. Nice to be driven bike path in the beautiful Pegnitztal.

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20.0 km

The upper market is Hersbruck's lively square, here you will find an ice cream parlor, cafes, smaller shops and restaurants. The square is surrounded and characterized by several beautiful Franconian half-timbered houses and the town hall.

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20.0 km

Hersbruck Old Town

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It's worth strolling through this old town, located directly on the Pegnitz. Some restaurants to stop by. Pretty facades, a piece of city wall, a castle (now the district court), market square and much more.

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20.4 km

Hersbruck Water Gate

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The water gate is part of the medieval city fortifications from the middle of the 15th century, built during the Hussite raids and preserved in ruins, and stands on the …

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23.0 km

Happurg Quarry Lake

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Terrace of the "Restaurant am Baggersee"

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30.8 km

Weir and rest area in Alfalter on the Pegnitz River

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The right place for a break. Directly on the Pegnitz is the apartment house Pegnitzmühle, formerly old mill. The "special buildings" appearing in older descriptions, a mill and a brewery, …

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41.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

11.6 km

7.27 km

5.04 km

172 m

146 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

13.7 km

1.46 km

998 m

854 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

8°C

95 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 5, 2025,Sinnesradweg Etappe 2- Fortsetzung

The sensory cycle path continues from Rupprechtstegen to Hersbruck and back. On the way back, we stopped at Café Inselblick in Vörra. Easter surprises awaited us in Hohenstadt and Eschenbach.

Halfway along the route, there is a lovely rest area directly on the Pegnitz River near Altfalter.

A varied cycle tour in the picturesque Pegnitz Valley.

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December 31, 2021,🎇Servus 2021🎊Jahresabschluss Runde Pegnitztal Hartenstein Rupprechtstegen Hersbruck

What great weather today, finally cycling again and reviewing 2021.

Hello 2021 cost me a lot of nerves and strength but also gave me great moments.

Wish you all a happy new year! 🥂

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May 20, 2024,Sputniks Tour die 2./2024

In beautiful cycling weather, nine of us rode along the Pegnitz today. Unfortunately, one of the regulars had to stay home sick (get well soon 🌻)
Beautiful cycle paths in a great landscape, one a little more challenging with roots and slippery ground, a delicious lunch in Velden and later a coffee break in the island café... puts us in …

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August 23, 2024,Berg- und Taltour von Hersbruck nach Hohenstein und an der Pegnitz entlang zurück

Komoot suggested the tour as a hill and valley. We took back roads to Hohenstein. At the Hohensteiner Hof, there are cream puffs in various variations and they are very tasty. From Ruprechtstegen, the cycle path goes along the Pegnitz. This is the most beautiful part of the tour.

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April 30, 2022,Hohenstadt - Rupprechtstegen - Hersbruck und zurück (Rundweg)

A very, very beautiful, but also demanding and very varied tour in the upper Pegnitztal 🤗😊😎👍💪😄. At the beginning it goes comfortably along the Pegnitz to Rupprechtstegen through the beautiful valley, through beautiful villages and again and again with a very worth seeing and unique nature 😀😁👌. From Rupprechtstegen then a very bumpy and sometimes very demanding path to Aspertshofen …

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July 28, 2024,🚴‍♂️Radrundtouren Nürnberger Land - Tour 7: Berg- und Taltour - 🧁Windbeutelcafé🍰 - ⚔️Burg Hohenstein -🚣‍♂️Pegnitztal 28.07.2024

Today we went on another completed "circuit" of the Nuremberg region, Tour 7: "Mountain and valley tour". The starting point for the cycling tour is the Plärrer car park in Hersbruck, but of course you can also start at another point on the route. The tour goes via Altensittenbach into the Sittenbach valley and further to the landmark of the …

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