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: October 22, 2025

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665 m

Hop Houses in Spalt

Highlight • Monument

The hop town of Spalt is "littered" with hop houses.

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1.93 km

Massendorfer Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Briefly:

- The entry point is hard to find

- many mosquitoes

- great scenery is worth it

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2.99 km

Sandstone Formations in Massendorfer Schlucht

Highlight • Gorge

4.05 km

Burg Abenberg-Fernsicht

Viewpoint

10.1 km

Wernfels Castle

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Wernfels Castle is not only beautiful to look at from the outside: it is also one of the most beautiful youth hostels in Germany.
The already mentioned Wernfelser Eis below …

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14.3 km

Sandstone Gorge (Zigeunerloch)

Highlight • Gorge

Nice hike in connection with the Schnittlinger Loch

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15.8 km

Schnittlinger Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

The oak is a sessile oak (Quercus petraea). With a trunk circumference of 6.40 m, it is the second thickest sessile oak in Bavaria. Only the sessile oak near Eysölden …

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16.3 km

Schnittlinger Loch

Highlight • Gorge

The aim of this hike is the "Schnittlinger Loch". The trail starts in Spalt at Kornhausplatz. We first walk over the Gabrieliplatz and the Herrengasse towards Oberes Tor, continue to …

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17.9 km

Spalter Hop Fields

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Splitter aroma hops ... so good that I eat the stuff straight.

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19.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

4.66 km

1.56 km

1.40 km

612 m

Surfaces

6.09 km

5.17 km

3.85 km

3.40 km

1.09 km

165 m

Elevation

Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 January

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