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: October 22, 2025

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48 m

St. Bartholomew's Church, Pegnitz

Highlight • Religious Site

The Franconian Way of St. James runs along here.

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365 m

View of Pegnitz

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a great view over the roofs of Pegnitz.

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445 m

War Memorial with Lion Sculpture (Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura)

Highlight • Monument

It certainly took a long time to create such a monument. Hats off and if you deal with the story, it will certainly make you think about the past...

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552 m

the beer garden is currently not in operation and looks like it. However, it is scheduled to go into operation in 2023. The Hewei brewery is the new tenant of the beer garden on the Pegnitzer Schloßberg.

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891 m

Hiking Car Park Below Schlossberg

Highlight • Parking

The coordinates for the sat nav would be:
N49°45.572 E011°32.101

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2.69 km

Voithöhle Cave

Highlight • Cave

Nice but flat cave. The cave is a long tube stretching horizontally into the mountain, it is mostly uncomfortable to crawl. The total length should be 100m.

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4.59 km

Wald Kindergarten Pegnitz

Highlight • Rest Area

5.28 km

Pegnitz Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Small, well-formed karst spring below Schlossberg. Previously, the exit from the pot was so strong that the Zaußenmühle could be operated with it.

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5.52 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.58 km

2.10 km

800 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.21 km

1.09 km

501 m

379 m

233 m

110 m

Elevation

Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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