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Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Niederhofen

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Danube-Ries
Oettingen im Bayern

Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Niederhofen

Moderate

5.0

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Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Niederhofen

04:31

52.8km

770m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 30.0 km for 760 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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31.3 km

Hesselberg Summit

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As a witness mountain (a single mountain in a layered landscape) of the Franconian Jura, the Hesselberg is geologically closely related to the Staffelberg (Lichtenfels district) or the Walberla (Forchheim district).

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2

31.6 km

View from Hesselberg

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Also from here a great view

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3

32.3 km

A small shelter at the Kaiserberge Panorama viewpoint. There's a seating area next to the hut for a break.

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4

32.7 km

Judensteig Steep S1 Trail

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Very steep at the end

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5

33.4 km

Hesselberg Northside Nature Trail

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Beautiful nature trail on the north side of the Hesselberg. without great inclines or gradients it goes on a level along the slope. Partial root carpets running down the slope. Slippery when wet.

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35.0 km

Great trail with a beautiful view

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35.2 km

Hesselberg South Side

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200 million years ago, the Jura Sea stretched from the North Sea basin to the far south and covered the old Keuperland. At that time the Hesselberg region was on …

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35.3 km

One of many Hesselberg Trails

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48.5 km

Forst Dornstadt-Linkersbaindt

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52.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.6 km

6.47 km

6.29 km

2.54 km

Surfaces

16.7 km

14.6 km

10.7 km

6.66 km

3.76 km

451 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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Tuesday 3 November

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