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Sophien Spring – Löwengrube rock cellar loop from Birnthon

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Sophien Spring – Löwengrube rock cellar loop from Birnthon

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4.7

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Sophien Spring – Löwengrube rock cellar loop from Birnthon

07:24

27.6km

340m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Birnthon

Schwarzachtal mit Nebentälern

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8.07 km

Thanngraben

Highlight • Gorge

I often come here with my dog; it's definitely one of my favorite places, especially in the hot summer months. It's nice and cool, there's always a place for the dog to drink, and the scenery is breathtaking.

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8.09 km

Thanngraben Forest Trail and Waterfall

Highlight • Gorge

Every year at Easter, the Thannbach Gorge is on the hiking plan and it never gets boring. A beautiful place.

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9.42 km

Thanngraben

Highlight • Gorge

Nice trail for walking and cycling.

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11.2 km

Sophien Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The construction of the Sophienquelle near Grünsberg was commissioned in 1720 by the Nuremberg patrician Johann Paul Paumgartner for his wife Sophie. It consists of a generously designed spring enclosure …

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12.9 km

Teufelskirche (Devil’s Church) — Waterfall and Cave

Highlight • Gorge

The Teufelskirche is a gorge in the Rhät Sandstone and an adventure playground in a mystical world. The path through the gorge leads in some places over wooden bridges or …

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16.0 km

Löwengrube rock cellar

Highlight • Cave

A fairytale place. the rock cellar is at your own risk and only with flashlight to enter, but it is worth.😎😎

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17.7 km

Upper Gate (Oberes Tor), Altdorf near Nuremberg

Highlight • Monument

Nice view of the upper gate

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21.1 km

Rumpelbach Gorge (Röthenbachklamm)

Highlight • Gorge

The Rumpelbach Gorge is a small sandstone gorge in Middle Franconia near the Altdorf municipality of Röthenbach. It is also called the Röthenbach Gorge after the Röthenbach River, which flows …

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27.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

6.10 km

3.13 km

2.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.36 km

7.86 km

4.80 km

4.36 km

2.09 km

102 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

18°C

9°C

75 %

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Sophien Spring – Löwengrube rock cellar loop from Birnthon

Thanngraben

Thanngraben Forest Trail and Waterfall

Thanngraben

Sophien Spring

Teufelskirche (Devil’s Church) — Waterfall and Cave

Löwengrube rock cellar

Upper Gate (Oberes Tor), Altdorf near Nuremberg

Rumpelbach Gorge (Röthenbachklamm)

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