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Middle Franconia

Birkensee – Great Birkensee loop from Diepersdorf

Hiking trails & Routes

Middle Franconia

Birkensee – Great Birkensee loop from Diepersdorf

Easy

4.6

(12)

32

hikers

Birkensee – Great Birkensee loop from Diepersdorf

02:00

7.65km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

848 m

Old Oak Trees of Hutanger

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Very nice old oaks

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2

2.21 km

Birkensee

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful scenery and always worth a trip. Swimwear not necessarily necessary.

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3

2.33 km

Great Birkensee

Highlight • Lake

Glitzender lake, today the heather bloomed on the sandy areas, very idyllic, beautifully situated in the forest, there would even be a snack bar that was closed today. Popular bathing lake, but today many were nudists.

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4

2.82 km

Beaver Activity Area

Highlight • Natural

Beavers are excellent builders and the beaver burrow forms the centre of each territory. Beaver researchers distinguish between three types of beaver burrows: underground, medium and high. All three burrows …

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5

3.07 km

Shallow Lake in Middle Franconia

Highlight • Lake

6

4.91 km

Röthenbach River and Stone Bridge

Highlight • River

7

6.33 km

View of Leinburg Ponds

Highlight • Lake

The varied recreation area between Moritzberg and Franconian sand dunes is located just 20 km east of the Central Franconian metropolis of Nuremberg.

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8

6.48 km

Scherauer Pond

Highlight • Lake

Suitable location for every celebration and Eldorado for anglers.

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B

7.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.85 km

1.47 km

665 m

637 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

2.26 km

930 m

731 m

588 m

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Monday 8 June

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