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Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl

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

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

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

02:42

10.3km

80m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 8.59 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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2.21 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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2.37 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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2.40 km

Marian Grotto at the Mühlbach Spring

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Beautiful Mariengrotte near the source of the Mühlbach.

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4.78 km

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5.57 km

Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), Dietfurt an der Altmühl

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One of the landmarks of Dietfurt.

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8.61 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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9.13 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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9.78 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

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.68 km

2.28 km

1.41 km

753 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.65 km

2.69 km

597 m

256 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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

Mühlbach Spring and Canal in Mühlbach

Water Wheel at Obermühle

Mühlbach Spring Pool

Marian Grotto at the Mühlbach Spring

Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), Dietfurt an der Altmühl

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

Old Ludwig Canal

Lock 12 of the Old Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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