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Gräfenberg

Gräfenberg Old Town – Source of the Naifer Stream loop from Gräfenberg

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Forchheim

Gräfenberg

Gräfenberg Old Town – Source of the Naifer Stream loop from Gräfenberg

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Gräfenberg Old Town – Source of the Naifer Stream loop from Gräfenberg

03:52

55.1km

870m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. 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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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

LSG "Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst" im Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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645 m

Gesteigertor

Highlight • Historical Site

Until 1708 it was owned by the Nuremberg district administration office and housed the city servant's apartment. At times it was also used as a prison. From 1810 onwards the building was privately owned.

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Gräfenberg Old Town

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A beautiful place with neat, painted houses, a café, a fountain and a lot of history! A few panels explain what happened here in 1866 and that Graefenberg received town charter before 1400. A painting is over 500 years old.

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861 m

Hiltpoltstein Gate

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The gate tower dates from 1545 when a residential tower was placed on the gate. It later served as a prison and around 1800 the night watchman lived there. From …

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7.52 km

View of Hiltpoltstein

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The castle towers over the town and can be seen from afar.

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14.0 km

Climbing Information Center Franconian Switzerland

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All information about climbing in dr Franconian in the immediate vicinity of practice rocks

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20.8 km

City wall tower and wall remains Betzenstein

Highlight • Historical Site

Above the north and south castles (not accessible as it is private). Essentially dating back to the 12th century, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times.
betzenstein.de/stadtrundgang-in-betzenstein

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42.9 km

Source of the Naifer Stream

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The Naifer is an approx. 2.5 km long stream that rises at this point. The peculiarity of this karst spring is that it pours so evenly and sufficiently that a …

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54.6 km

Historic Center of Gräfenberg

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Approximately 10% gradient: 50 meters in altitude on a distance of about 500 meters from the train station to the center.

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55.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.8 km

4.94 km

4.57 km

3.38 km

642 m

601 m

112 m

Surfaces

26.8 km

23.1 km

3.11 km

1.39 km

732 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Gräfenberg Old Town – Source of the Naifer Stream loop from Gräfenberg

Gesteigertor

Gräfenberg Old Town

Hiltpoltstein Gate

View of Hiltpoltstein

Climbing Information Center Franconian Switzerland

City wall tower and wall remains Betzenstein

Source of the Naifer Stream

Historic Center of Gräfenberg

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