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Canal Cycle Path – Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg) loop from Hainberg

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Canal Cycle Path – Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg) loop from Hainberg

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Canal Cycle Path – Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg) loop from Hainberg

01:20

22.7km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.45 km for 84 m

Waypoints

Start point

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4.49 km

View of the Nuremberg Telecommunications Tower (Nürnberger Ei)

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The Nuremberg telecommunications tower, which is also called the “Nuremberg Egg” because of its egg-shaped tower cage, was built between 1977 and 1980 according to plans by the architect Erwin …

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5.31 km

Canal Cycle Path

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I drove from the old canal to the new one towards home. It is simply the nicer route but also takes a bit longer

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6.20 km

Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg)

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And from there a detour to the Schuttberg Föhrenbuck, collect altitude!

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10.1 km

Nuremberg and the port? A strange connection at first, but when you see the astonishingly large layout of the inland port, you are surprised. Nuremberg is a logistics hub, which leads to a relatively high turnover of goods.

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10.9 km

Sand pits at Föhrenbuck

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It's a landscape reserve that looks strange. The path leads along a power line, with the garbage dump on one side and the motorway shining through on the other. In …

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19.2 km

View of the Nuremberg Telecommunications Tower

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View of the television tower including the Esenbahn bridge. There is limited seating on the canal bank

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20.0 km

Main-Danube Canal

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Bridge over the A73 and the Main Danube Canal. Unfortunately, honestly a lot of traffic, but thanks to the traffic lights you can easily cross the street, then it's best to leave the main street again.

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20.5 km

Riverside Rest Area at the Main-Danube Canal

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The system is not quite finished yet, it still has to grow in a bit. The loungers on the green strip are therefore still fenced off.

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22.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.88 km

6.85 km

6.41 km

1.18 km

417 m

Surfaces

18.4 km

1.89 km

1.05 km

989 m

339 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

21°C

13°C

73 %

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Canal Cycle Path – Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg) loop from Hainberg

View of the Nuremberg Telecommunications Tower (Nürnberger Ei)

Canal Cycle Path

Nuremberg Lock (Schleuse Nürnberg)

Nuremberg Harbor

Sand pits at Föhrenbuck

View of the Nuremberg Telecommunications Tower

Main-Danube Canal

Riverside Rest Area at the Main-Danube Canal

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