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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Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen – Upper Castle loop from Schmidmühlen

05:04

18.7km

260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Naturpark Hirschwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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220 m

Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen

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The market town of Schmidmühlen actually wanted to take part in the Easter fountain campaign of the Amberg-Sulzbach district. But something crucial was missing in the community: a well. But …

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311 m

Watering Can Tree Schmidmühlen

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The maple tree is equipped with many colorful watering cans.

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471 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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627 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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693 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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2.69 km

Blaugrundgraben Path on the Jurasteig

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9.62 km

Madonna at Spieshof

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small and fine 😊

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13.3 km

Bench With a View in Naturpark Hirschwald

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Nice little hidden bench with a great view

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18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

3.44 km

2.00 km

1.96 km

244 m

Surfaces

5.62 km

5.41 km

3.69 km

1.95 km

1.79 km

242 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

7°C

2°C

29 %

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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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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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