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Middle Franconia

Nürnberger Land

800-metre elevation gain loop

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Middle Franconia

Nürnberger Land

800-metre elevation gain loop

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4.8

(153)

604

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800-metre elevation gain loop

05:47

18.1km

740m

This sporty, 18 kilometer long circular hike promises you wonderful views, a wonderful landscape - and a little work for your legs. After all, around 800 meters of altitude have to be overcome. But it's very worth it.

by Nürnberger Land

Last updated: May 31, 2024

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2.23 km

Reckenberg Hamlet

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Idyllically located hamlet with all kinds of animals and orchards. Small table sale with regional products to take away.

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3.21 km

Houbirg Hillfort

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There is something special about hiking on the preserved remains of the walls of the ramparts, some of which are still ten meters high. The ring wall runs around the …

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8.15 km

View of the Former Upper Reservoir (Pumped Storage Plant Happurg)

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From the edge of the former upper basin you have a magnificent view. The upper basin of the Happurg pumped storage power plant has been drained since 2011 because cracks had formed. Since then, repairs have been repeatedly postponed.

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8.86 km

View of Happurger Stausee from Jungfernsprung

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Legendary and great viewing point. It's in no way inferior to the view from the cave rock on the other side of the lake.

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9.76 km

Kalktuff Terrace at Kainsbach

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Just a few meters above the limestone tuff terraces, a spring rises and its water flows over the moss-covered steps. The sinter pools tend to be of the small variety, …

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12.0 km

Burgruine Reicheneck

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The ruins of a former high medieval aristocratic castle with its impressive former outer gatehouse (now a residential building) are a nice change during the hike. This was once the ancestral home of Ulrich von Königstein.

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15.5 km

Chapel Ruins Zum Heiligen Baum (Arzlohe)

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All that remains of the single-nave, late Gothic building are surrounding walls up to five meters high, the portal and an ogival window. The first documented mention dates back to …

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18.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

3.55 km

3.16 km

493 m

337 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.63 km

5.76 km

2.35 km

1.03 km

929 m

390 m

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Nürnberger LandFebruary 22, 2024

This sporty, 18 kilometer long circular hike promises you wonderful views, a wonderful landscape - and a little work for your legs. After all, around 800 meters of altitude have to be overcome. But it's very worth it.
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You start at the train station in Pommelsbrunn and hike steeply up to Reckenberg, an

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