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Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen – Upper Castle loop from Schmidmühlen

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Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen – Upper Castle loop from Schmidmühlen

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4.7

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Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen – Upper Castle loop from Schmidmühlen

05:02

18.5km

260m

Hiking

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: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Hirschwald

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Start point

Bus stop

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159 m

Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen

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The maple tree is equipped with many colorful watering cans.

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319 m

Upper Castle

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After the visit to the pastry shop we are still to the morris dancer!

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475 m

Obere Schloss (Upper Castle) Schmidmühlen

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Upper Castle

The Upper Castle was built as a moated castle by the Lords of Schmidmühlen. From the middle of the 12th century, these can be traced here, starting with …

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541 m

Oberes Schloss Schmidmühlen (Town Hall)

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Schmidmühlen nestles in the valleys of the Vils and Lauterbach. The special thing about this small place are the three castles in the center: the Upper Castle, which is now …

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2.54 km

Blaugrundgraben Path on the Jurasteig

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9.47 km

Madonna at Spieshof

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small and fine 😊

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13.1 km

Bench With a View in Naturpark Hirschwald

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Nice little hidden bench with a great view

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14.2 km

Schwarzmühle

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Beautiful mill with small weir

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18.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

3.52 km

1.92 km

1.79 km

254 m

Surfaces

5.51 km

5.38 km

3.79 km

2.00 km

1.65 km

225 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

29°C

13°C

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Comments

September 5, 2024,44 Von Schmidmühlen zur Ruine Roßstein - RWF Oberpfälzer Wald 🪲

Kallmünz Day 1:

Today we set off early on our long-planned short vacation to Kallmünz.
We set off from Ammerndorf to Schmidmühlen. with parking at the town hall.
From there we went on a full 18 km up and down, through forests, along narrow paths in wonderful weather.
There was nothing special on the tour itself or one highlight after …

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August 4, 2021,Rathaus Markt Schmidmühlen – Burgruine Roßstein Runde von Schmidmühlen

Hello Monika, I spontaneously went on a hike of yours today. I needed some exercise in the morning. It's a nice round.

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June 9, 2025,Naturpark Hirschwald: Von der Lauterach ins Taubenbachtal

[New article on my blog: eifelfranke-wanderwelten.de/heimat-herz-und-horizont ]

Today I went from Schmidmühlen at the confluence of the Lauterach and Vils rivers to the Roßstein ruins in the Taubenbach Valley.

I set off from the parking lot by the watering can tree. I quickly reached the confluence, where the Lauterach flows into the Vils. I followed the Lauterach on narrow paths …

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Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen – Upper Castle loop from Schmidmühlen

Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen

Upper Castle

Obere Schloss (Upper Castle) Schmidmühlen

Oberes Schloss Schmidmühlen (Town Hall)

Blaugrundgraben Path on the Jurasteig

Madonna at Spieshof

Bench With a View in Naturpark Hirschwald

Schwarzmühle

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