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Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

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Kalvarienberg Chapel – Thurndorf Observation Tower loop from Thurndorf

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Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Kirchenthumbach

Kalvarienberg Chapel – Thurndorf Observation Tower loop from Thurndorf

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Kalvarienberg Chapel – Thurndorf Observation Tower loop from Thurndorf

01:13

4.45km

60m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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47 m

Kalvarienberg Chapel

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This chapel stands above Thurndorf on the 642 m high Calvary, which served geometers as a trigonometric reference point as early as the 19th century. The year the foundation stone …

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The church, built between 1732 and 1739, has retained its uniqueness to this day.
Unfortunately not always open.
Wooden commemorative plaques are attached to large trees. There is also an altar for open-air services.

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917 m

Geo Trail – Station 11: Diebsweg

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Information board of the GEOPARK Bayern-Böhmen on the geology and the thieves' path.

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4.34 km

Thurndorf Observation Tower

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On the Calvary there is a lookout tower with a panoramic view.

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4.35 km

Kalvarienberg lookout tower

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In 2014/15, a 25-meter-high lookout tower with 133 steps was built near the Calvary Chapel. This now enables a panoramic view up to the mountain tops of the Upper Palatinate Jura, Franconian Switzerland, the Fichtelgebirge and the Upper Palatinate Forest.

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4.36 km

Observation Tower on the European Watershed (Thurndorf)

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The architecture of the tower impresses: The structure consists of a framework with three pillars around which the staircase winds. The triangular shape is repeated at the intermediate platforms and …

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4.45 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.93 km

346 m

165 m

Surfaces

1.90 km

1.80 km

413 m

326 m

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Kalvarienberg Chapel – Thurndorf Observation Tower loop from Thurndorf

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