Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Schwarzach-Durchbruch

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Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Schwarzach-Durchbruch

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Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Schwarzach-Durchbruch

02:53

11.1km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Schwarzach-Durchbruch

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909 m

Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm)

Highlight • Gorge

It is not for nothing that the Schwarzachschlucht has been awarded the seal of quality “Bavaria’s most beautiful geotopes”. Through the gorge, where the small river pushes its way between …

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1.23 km

Karl's Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Karlshöhle is one of the two large cave-like washouts that were formed due to the erosive action of the Schwarzach. It is one of the highlights on the way …

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1.24 km

Bridge beneath the rock overhang (Schwarzach‑Durchbruch)

Highlight • Bridge

Small wooden bridge along the rocks

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1.35 km

Karlshöhle Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful rock formations carved into the landscape… the stream has been working here for a long time and steadily

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1.76 km

Root channel at the Schwarzach Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Wonderful easy going hiking trail… easy to do on foot for all ability levels

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2.04 km

The Gustav Adolf Cave is located below the Gsteinacher Felsenstraße directly on the Schwarzach. This wonderful place in the Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) was already visited by the Swedish King Gustav …

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7.20 km

Lock 49 and Lock Keeper's House, Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Highlight • Monument

Here too, it is always worth taking a quick look at such an old art

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10.4 km

Lock 58 on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

Highlight • Monument

The canal has lost its former purpose and is now used for recreation and fish farming.
Always well attended, it's also wonderful here.

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11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.90 km

2.71 km

506 m

Surfaces

6.07 km

4.16 km

366 m

243 m

159 m

124 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

4°C

18 %

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Comments

April 19, 2026,Schwarzachklamm – Felsformation Karlshöhle Runde von Schwarzach-Durchbruch

This is an easy tour that anyone can do. We went when the weather wasn't so good, so there were significantly fewer people and you can enjoy the whole thing.

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May 17, 2026,✨ Brückkanal – „Schwarzachklamm“ – Schwarzenbruck – „Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal“ – Brückkanal (Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal Tour 2.12) Ⓜ️

🚀 Let's go at the 🅿️ guest parking lot at the 🍻 Gasthof Waldschänke Brückkanal at 🌡️ 17.5° C and light 🌤️ cloud cover in the 🧭 direction of Schwarzenbruck. We walk through the beer garden and down a few steps into the 🏞️ Schwarzachklamm. Along the Schwarzach, the wild, romantic, rustic path leads upstream through the beautiful sandstone gorge, …

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February 2, 2025,Rundwanderung am Schwarzachkanal und über die Schwarzachklamm zurück

The "gorge" itself is unfortunately very short.🤷🏻‍♀️

But with the circular path along the Schwarzach Canal (the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal) (also worth seeing)
it was almost 11 km long and definitely even more beautiful in summer with the many deciduous trees!

But even now in February it is very well attended😬🙈
LG Kathy

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May 8, 2022,Familientour: Schwarzachklamm und Ludwig-Donau-Kanal

Family tour near Nuremberg with pleasant temperatures. Top level and recommended for all age groups. The way back through the forest is nice too. At the end there was an ice cream on the Plärrer.

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September 14, 2025,Schwarzenbruck ⛴️ Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal und Schwarzachklamm 💦🪨

We used our last day in Nuremberg today to do a hike in the Nuremberg region that's been declared a top hike. Starting in Schwarzenbruck, we explored the Schwarzach River. This included the very impressive Schwarzach Gorge, the "thousand" locks on the Ludwig-Main-Danube Canal, and the wild Schwarzenbruck moorland. At first, we were showered, but then the skies cleared for …

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April 13, 2025,5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Schwarzachklamm - Schloss Petz - Faberschloss - Wildmeistersteig

Today was the day: my 500th hike since 2021 😍
And for an anniversary like this, you naturally choose something very special. I actually had other plans, but the weather said no. Then I spontaneously thought of the Schwarzachklamm Gorge; I'd wanted to go there for a while. It was unfortunately quite busy, but I absolutely loved the gorge; it …

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