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Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) – Source of the Altmühl loop from Burg Nordenberg

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Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) – Source of the Altmühl loop from Burg Nordenberg

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Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) – Source of the Altmühl loop from Burg Nordenberg

01:47

26.9km

220m

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: April 22, 2026

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4.90 km

Hirschteich (Altmühl spring)

Highlight • Lake

Even the oldest maps show the area around the Burgbernheim deer pond as the origin of the Altmühl. In 1904 the Royal Bavarian Hydrotechnical Bureau in Munich decided that the …

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5.93 km

Source of the Altmühl

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The Erlach settlement lies between the deer pond and the Hornauer Weiher. The second of the three Altmühl springs is located a little east of it, on the site of a secluded homestead.

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7.24 km

Hornauer Pond (Source of the Altmühl River)

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The Hornau pond is considered the origin of the Altmühl, but it is probably the nearby deer pond.

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7.89 km

Source of the Altmühl (Hornauer Pond)

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The Hornauer Weiher, which is considered the official source of the Altmühl, is far away from traffic, quietly on the outskirts. Here you can relax, bathe and grill.

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13.6 km

Cadolzhofen Village

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beautiful, typically Franconian village

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23.4 km

Schweinsbach Spring

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The Schweinsbach spring is located here by the wayside. It is a little below the path. Caution is advised on the descent due to the muddy ground. The source is …

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23.7 km

European Watershed – Main-Danube Divide

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The European watershed is not a place, but a stretch, on one side of which all water flows via streams and rivers into the Black Sea and on the other side into the North Sea.

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26.3 km

European Watershed: North Sea–Black Sea Divide

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The European watershed is not a place, but a stretch, on one side of which all water flows via streams and rivers into the Black Sea and on the other side into the North Sea.

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26.9 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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17.5 km

6.90 km

2.51 km

Surfaces

11.6 km

9.69 km

3.94 km

749 m

681 m

190 m

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Monday 18 May

19°C

3°C

31 %

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Hirschteich (Altmühl spring) – Source of the Altmühl loop from Burg Nordenberg

Hirschteich (Altmühl spring)

Source of the Altmühl

Hornauer Pond (Source of the Altmühl River)

Source of the Altmühl (Hornauer Pond)

Cadolzhofen Village

Schweinsbach Spring

European Watershed – Main-Danube Divide

European Watershed: North Sea–Black Sea Divide

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