Mühlbach Spring Pool – Old Ludwig Canal loop from Wolfsberg bei Dietfurt

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Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl

Mühlbach Spring Pool – Old Ludwig Canal loop from Wolfsberg bei Dietfurt

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Mühlbach Spring Pool – Old Ludwig Canal loop from Wolfsberg bei Dietfurt

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10.3km

80m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 8.62 km for 41 m

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1.93 km

Mühlbach Spring and Canal in Mühlbach

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Mühlbach is a beautiful, interesting place with the headwaters of the Mühlbach

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2.29 km

Water Wheel at Obermühle

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The more than 200-year-old property (Jurahaus Obermühle), which has been lovingly restored, offers an exhibition of the research results of the speleologists of the Karstgruppe Mühlbach e.V. in the vaulted …

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2.44 km

Mühlbach Spring Pool

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The Mühlbachquellhöhle is one of the first river caves to be discovered in the Franconian Alb. Its source is one of the largest karst springs in northern Bavaria, the Mühlbach …

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2.47 km

Marian Grotto at the Mühlbach Spring

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Beautiful Mariengrotte near the source of the Mühlbach.

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4.86 km

Dietfurt-Blick

Viewpoint

7.91 km

View of the Altmühl River in Altmühl Valley Nature Park

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8.64 km

Hand-Pulled Ferry on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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With the cable ferry you can change over an arm of the Rhine-Main Canal - by muscle power

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9.16 km

Old Ludwig Canal

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It is worth a detour and you can go walking, jogging or cycling here.

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9.81 km

Lock 12 of the Old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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A beautifully designed place, the old lock and everything around it tempt you to stop and explore. Information boards are on site and provide the required background knowledge.

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10.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.69 km

2.35 km

1.41 km

714 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.69 km

2.69 km

597 m

246 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

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Comments

October 3, 2023,Dietfurt - rund um den Wolfsberg - Spektakulisse

We started at the cemetery (free parking lot) towards Mühlbach. 1 more geocaching point taken with me. After a few breaks we went on a raft trip 😍 and last but not least a delicious ice cream cafe with a long queue 😅 A great hike with lots of experiences. Colorful autumn, a book house, goats to touch 🥰 Lots …

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November 7, 2023,von Dietfurt zur Mühlbachquelle

Today we went from Dietfurt to Mühlbach in bright sunshine to visit the spring there. The karst spring of the Mühlbach pours an average of around 300 liters of water per second from the Mühlbachquell cave, making it one of the strongest karst springs in Bavaria. The water that emerges has a temperature of 9 °C all year round. It …

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January 19, 2025,Dietfurt an der Altmühl - Mühlbachquelle - Wolfsberg - Ludwigkanal - Main-Donau-Kanal

That was an extremely beautiful hike. We started in Dietfurt. The main street frames a well-renovated old town. You also cross a stream again and again (Weiße Laber, Stadtlaber, Werklaber), then there is the Altmühl, the old Ludwig Canal and the Main-Ronau Canal. Dietfurt is worth a trip just because of its many bodies of water.
Outside Dietfurt we went …

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