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Essing — Village and Cliffs – Randeck Castle loop from Schloss Prunn

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Essing — Village and Cliffs – Randeck Castle loop from Schloss Prunn

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Essing — Village and Cliffs – Randeck Castle loop from Schloss Prunn

04:02

13.8km

250m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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2.68 km

Essing Bridge Gatehouse

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The entrance gate to Essing over the 46 m long wooden bridge, today an admired historical monument and photo motif. The round arches are clearly visible on the town hall square.

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Bridge house by the old wooden bridge

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The old bridge house on the market square in Essing is also known as the Bruckturm and is a listed building. It's a beautiful building and leads through the gate straight onto the old wooden bridge.

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Essing — Village and Cliffs

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Essing was first mentioned in a document in 976. Randeck Castle above the Essing market was built around the year 1000 and is one of the oldest castle complexes in …

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3.65 km

View over Essing, the Altmühltal Valley and the Tatzelwurm Bridge

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Wonderful view with seating

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4.22 km

Randeck Castle

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Beautiful castle complex high above the Altmühltal and Essing. Randeck Castle, built in the 11th and 12th centuries, is one of the oldest castles in Bavaria. The name Randeck is …

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4.30 km

View of the Altmühltal Valley from the Randeck Castle tower

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Great view. The keep, made of regular cuboids, is 36 meters high.

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5.10 km

Natura Trail - Schulerloch, Essing

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A beautiful hiking trail that alternates ascent and descent while hiking through the beautiful forest.

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7.20 km

View of the Altmühl Valley from Schulerloch Cave

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Beautiful stalactite cave with a small museum. The entrance fee is okay, there is a snack bar at the entrance with several shaded seating areas. The tour is varied and …

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.69 km

3.80 km

2.82 km

1.71 km

805 m

Surfaces

4.61 km

3.63 km

2.74 km

1.20 km

1.07 km

499 m

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 17 July

27°C

15°C

74 %

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Comments

September 13, 2025,Tatzlwurm-Holzbrücke – Burg Randeck Runde von Einthal

We spent such a wonderful day in Essing in the Altmühl Valley. This cute little village has so much to offer, and it's beautifully situated right in the barren, rocky landscape—a real wow factor! 😍 We're so thrilled, we'll definitely be back! ☺️

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June 1, 2023,1.6.23 🥾 Burg Randeck – Holzbrücke „Tatzlwurm“ Runde von Altessing mit Simba an unserem 44. Hochzeitstag

On our wedding day it should be a special hike. This small place, which seems to be glued to the rock face with the castle high up on this rock face, that is something special.
And then the Tatzlwurm 🤣🤣🤣 the name alone had already done it to me!!! (The long wooden bridge) was of course not to be missed!!! …

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August 14, 2022,🥾🏞Essing – „Tatzlwurm“, Blautopf&Schulerloch, 15.08.22

Reminiscent of @🌳Tom🌈 and @Rombea of Essing and the Blautopf refreshed old memories yesterday, while the Schulerloch accompanied us for years...a great tour through the beautiful Altmühltal. We also had to pay a visit to the Schulerloch, unfortunately no photos
schulerloch.de.
A stalactite cave worth seeing, but no comparison with the Bing cave binghoehle.de.
If you want to end the …

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March 31, 2023,🥾 Burg Randeck 🏰 – Holzbrücke „Tatzlwurm“ - Klausen-höhlen

Great hike in the Altmühltal 🥾. I really liked the tour, the paths were easy to walk and there was a lot to see.
For a voluntary payment of 2 € you can explore Burg Randeck 🏰 from top to bottom and in beautiful Essing there is an art/sculpture path and the second longest wooden bridge in Europe on the …

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August 15, 2023,Da plant man 🗺️ wie ein Weltmeister 😅 und schließlich kommt alles anders 🐾⛈️

Great weather ☀️, great area ⛰️ - fully motivated we got out of the air-conditioned car 🚗 and were greeted by a blazing heat 🥵 We quickly rejected our plan to storm the castle ruins 🏰 Randeck - just walk a little in the Altmühltal...
Arrived in Essing we were blown away by the panorama.
But before we knew it, …

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October 9, 2021,Blautopf – Holzbrücke "Tatzlwurm" Runde von Altessing

Autumn shows us how wonderful it can be to let go.

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October 3, 2023,🥾🌲Altmühltalwanderung🌲- 🕸️Schulerloch🕳️ - ✝️Kreuzfelsen - ⚔️Burg Randeck - 🥣Blautopf Essing - 🪱Holzbrücke "Tatzlwurm" - 🚤Altmühl und 🏞️LDM Kanal 03.10.2023

For German Unity Day, I treated myself to a special treat in the Altmühltal. With the best hiking weather, I chose a few beautiful destinations and gave myself a wonderful day for the holiday. However, whether you have to go to Schulerloch on a public holiday or a Sunday 🤔, well, everyone has to know for themselves 😁, but I …

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August 6, 2023,Holzbrücke „Tatzlwurm“ zur Tropfsteinhöhle Schulerloch und zurück

Cave (7 € entrance fee), in which at the end of the tour a small animated film briefly and very vividly presents the individual epochs of history. Very well done especially for kids. 👍

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Essing — Village and Cliffs – Randeck Castle loop from Schloss Prunn

Essing Bridge Gatehouse

Bridge house by the old wooden bridge

Essing — Village and Cliffs

View over Essing, the Altmühltal Valley and the Tatzelwurm Bridge

Randeck Castle

View of the Altmühltal Valley from the Randeck Castle tower

Natura Trail - Schulerloch, Essing

View of the Altmühl Valley from Schulerloch Cave

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