Hirschberg Castle – Kratzmühlsee loop from Beilngries

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Hirschberg Castle – Kratzmühlsee loop from Beilngries

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Hirschberg Castle – Kratzmühlsee loop from Beilngries

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16.4km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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122 m

Hirschberg Castle

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Schloss Hirschberg is nowadays a conference venue of the Diocese of Eichstätt. Nevertheless, you can visit the castle, at least from the outside. Beautiful!

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449 m

View of Beilngries and the Altmühltal

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View to Beilngries, picnic bench with trash can given

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3.68 km

Bear Carved Wooden Bench in Naturpark Altmühltal

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Nice view from the bench.

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4.93 km

Kratzmühlsee

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Bikers on the Altmühl Panoramaweg can cool off with a dip in the Kratzmühlsee. The bathing lake with about 2 km of shoreline, laid out in the 70s, invites you …

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5.27 km

Kratzmühle Watermill and Technology Museum

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There was life before electricity...

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9.52 km

Trail Along the Stream in Altmühltal Nature Park

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9.59 km

Forest path with water channel in Altmühltal Nature Park

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Great in autumn, easy paths

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10.1 km

Stream Trail in the Altmühltal Nature Park

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16.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

1.91 km

1.84 km

1.65 km

Surfaces

6.64 km

3.56 km

3.22 km

2.47 km

435 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

7°C

3°C

0 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

November 8, 2025,✨ „160 Holzskulpturen“ 🗿 Pfraundorf – Kratzmühle – Unteremmendorf – Kirchanhausen – Badanhausen – Pfraundorf („Figurenweg“)Ⓜ️

🚀 We start at the 🅿️ parking lot by the 🍽️ Gasthaus Sonnenwinkel in Pfraundorf at 🌡 +3.5° Celsius and under cloudy skies 🧭 towards Unteremmendorf. We cross the main road and hike to the restaurant "Mein Seeblick" (formerly Seerestaurant Kratzmühle), which reopened on October 26, 2025. The beautiful lakeside terrace on the ground floor is perfect for a short …

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