Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Langwassergraben Stream loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

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Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Langwassergraben Stream loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

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Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Langwassergraben Stream loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

03:23

13.1km

60m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Tiefgraben und Kohlbuck

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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129 m

Half-timbered houses

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A very idyllic spot away from the busy Erlenstegenstraße.

From here, the path continues towards Kohlbuck and the forest.

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469 m

Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool

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Very nice outdoor pool with extensive lawns, beautiful swimming and non-swimmers pool and kiosk.

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849 m

Stone Archway Tunnel on the Tiefgraben

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The left main upper reaches of the Haidbrunnengraben of the Tiefgraben arise in the Erlenstegener Forst, an unincorporated area in the central Franconian district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, south of Heroldsberg from …

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3.20 km

Weissensee (Erlenstegen Forest)

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The Weißensee is an idyllic body of water with a small island and is located in the Erlenstegener Forest and thus in the Sebalder Reichswald north-east of Nuremberg. It is …

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6.02 km

Langwassergraben Stream

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Cool trail on the Langwassergraben. Reminds me a little of the Röthenbachklamm. Really recommended.

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7.78 km

Bronze Age burial site and historical information at Zapfsee

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Information board and bench at the Zapfsee about Bronze Age finds and the former sand mining area.

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8.10 km

View of Lake Zapfsee

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The lake is completely fenced and must not be entered.

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11.3 km

Path Above the Former Ring Railway

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With a good look you can see an old electrical box at one point, to the right below the path. Further ahead, on a cross path, at the bottom right …

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13.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.13 km

6.06 km

460 m

451 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.12 km

4.71 km

2.04 km

228 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

7°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

April 25, 2024,Vom Naturgartenbad in Erlenstegen durch den Sebalder Reichswald

Today we did a lovely tour from Erlenstegen with Uschi and Bernd. We went through the Sebalder Reichswald forest past the Weißensee and the Zapfsee. We finished off with delicious coffee and cake at Café Glückswinkel.

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April 25, 2024,Erlenstegen -Tiefgraben, Sanddüne, Weißensee, Zapfsee, Langwassergraben, Eichelberg

We've both almost got over the cold, but today we had to go out again. Angela and Günter were ready to go and off we went through the forest near Erlenstegen. Beautiful tour on paths that were partly unknown to us. At the end we were rewarded with coffee and cake in the Cafe Glückswinkel in Erlenstegen. It was another …

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July 20, 2024,Wanderung von Behringersdorf

It was a very nice hike today with a group of 10 people. Our guide had chosen almost exclusively forest paths and that was of course a very good choice today. There was also enough shade under the umbrella in the restaurant. For me it was a really nice tour 👍👍👍👍

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