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Middle Franconia

Landkreis Ansbach

Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Herrieden

Mountain biking trails

Middle Franconia

Landkreis Ansbach

Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Herrieden

Moderate

4.0

(2)

14

riders

Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Herrieden

03:56

51.6km

640m

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 24.3 km for 672 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

13.3 km

Krummweiher

Highlight • Lake

Nice swimming pond, and there is also a kiosk on site 😎🤘

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2

24.9 km

Tree-Lined Path Toward Röckingen

Highlight • Trail

3

25.0 km

Hesselberg South Side

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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4

25.2 km

Hesselberg Ridge Trail and Viewpoint

Highlight • Trail

Great trail with a beautiful view

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5

25.5 km

Osterwiese on Hesselberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of many vantage points on the ridge of the Hesselberg.

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6

26.1 km

Hesselberg Summit

Highlight • Summit

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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7

26.4 km

View from Hesselberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Also from here a great view

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8

27.1 km

Kaiserberge Panorama Viewpoint and Shelter

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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B

51.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.2 km

5.64 km

5.47 km

4.31 km

2.91 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

15.0 km

9.78 km

6.76 km

3.70 km

772 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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