Pegnitztal East Nature Reserve – Wöhrder Lake loop from Heroldsberg

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Bavaria

Middle Franconia

Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt

Heroldsberg

Pegnitztal East Nature Reserve – Wöhrder Lake loop from Heroldsberg

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Pegnitztal East Nature Reserve – Wöhrder Lake loop from Heroldsberg

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40.5km

180m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.1 km for 89 m

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11.5 km

Pegnitztal East Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The government of Middle Franconia designated the Pegnitztal Ost as a nature reserve in December 2018. Designated paths and trails are accessible all year round. Otherwise, there are protected periods during which you are not allowed to leave the paths.

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17.6 km

Wöhrder Lake

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It's always very busy here in the summer – but there's enough space for everyone! A wonderful green space in the middle of the city. And you're in the city center in just a few minutes!

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18.0 km

Wöhrder See

Lake

18.6 km

Wöhrder Lake

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The Wöhrder See (not to be confused with the Wörthersee) is a reservoir in the urban area of Nuremberg. It is approximately 2600 m long, an average of 100–200 m wide and covers an area of 52 hectares.[1] It is named after the Nuremberg district of Wöhrd.
In 1959, the Nuremberg city council decided to create Lake Wöhrder. It was completed in 1981. Previously, the Pegnitz flowed in two arms through a floodplain that was often flooded.[2]

In addition to the flood exposure of Nuremberg's old town, a popular recreational area was created, Lake Wöhrder, and the bomb crater landscape in the Pegnitz meadows left behind by the Second World War was removed.

Further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%B6hrder_See

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19.3 km

Wöhrder Lake

Highlight • Lake

It was really a nice local recreation area which is very well attended on weekends and when the weather is nice. The further you get out, the quieter it becomes.

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21.8 km

Max Bridge (Maxbrücke), Nuremberg

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The Maxbrücke is an arch bridge over the Pegnitz in the old town of Nuremberg.
The three-bay sandstone cuboid bridge has tracery panels made of cast iron and is considered to be the oldest stone bridge in the city.
It connects the Unschlittplatz in the Lorenz old town south of the Pegnitz with the Nägeleinsplatz in the north of the Sebald old town.
The building is located between the flea market island in the east and the Kettensteg in the west.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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21.9 km

View of the Upper Karls Bridge (Obere Karlsbrücke)

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Beautiful view over the Pegnitz to the Henkersteg. The Henkersteg is a covered wooden bridge over the Pegnitz. It connects the Henkerturm with the Trödelmarkt and the St. Lorenz district. It owes its name to the executioner of Nuremberg, who lived in the neighboring tower from the 16th to the 19th century. In the Middle Ages, he used the footbridge to enter the city inconspicuously. Today's footbridge was rebuilt in 1954 after heavy war damage and is now a popular photo motif and part of Nuremberg's Historic Mile.

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