Ore route
| Ore route | |
|---|---|
 Elevation profile |
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| Data | |
| length | 153 km |
| location | Germany , Bavaria |
| Markers |
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| Starting point |
Pegnitz 49 ° 45 ′ 28.2 ″ N , 11 ° 32 ′ 57.2 ″ E |
| Target point |
Kastl 49 ° 22 ′ 9.8 ″ N , 11 ° 40 ′ 49.3 ″ E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| The highest point | 572 m, near Bachetsfeld |
| Lowest point | 369 m, near Theuern |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
Map with all coordinates: The Erzweg is a 150 km long hiking trail from Pegnitz ( Upper Franconia ) to Kastl ( Upper Palatinate ).
description
The Erzweg is a quality hiking trail in Eastern Bavaria and leads over 151 km from Pegnitz via Sulzbach-Rosenberg to Kastl. The Erzweg is characterized by a high proportion of natural paths and was last awarded the title "Wanderbaren Deutschland" by the German Hiking Association on September 3, 2010 .
The Erzweg leads through a landscape with deeply cut valleys, rolling hills and natural brook and river landscapes with wide forests. In addition, it leads past cultural and historical sites such as the Lichtenegg castle ruins , the Gothic town hall and the Sulzbach-Rosenberg castle , the Michelfeld monastery , the medieval ore town of Amberg and the market square of Pegnitz . Furthermore, it crosses the deer forest and ends at the market square of Kastl, above which the Romanesque monastery castle towers. There is a connection to the Jurasteig quality trail .
The main focus of the hiking trail is the 1000 year old mining tradition of the region. Extraction, smelting and trading of iron ore as well as the importance of the district as the "Ruhr area of the Middle Ages" have shaped the region and its culture. Examples are the Luxembourg mine near Kümmersbruck , the Maxhütte , Leonie mine and the Maffeischächte .
The route is supplemented by several main route variants and nine loop routes that are attached to the main route.
Detailed information on the main route and loop routes can be found in OpenStreetMap under Erzweg.
Main route
Route
Pegnitz, train station - Rosenhof - Haldenbrünnlein - Neuhof - Hainberg - Penzenreuth - Steinamwasser - Flembachhütte - Staubershammer - Michelfeld - Saaß - Felslindl - Speckmühle - Auerbach.idOPf. - NSG "mine field Leonie" - Degelsdorf - Neumühle - God the Father Berg - Maffei bays - Nitzlbuch - High fir - oak Cross Shelter - Parasolfels - Brunn rock - Vogelherd grotto - Maximiliansgrotte - Schlieraukapelle - channel Brunn - Upper eighth - sub-eighth - Buchhof - Kirchenreinbach - Rupprechtstein - Etzelwang - Brennberg - Oed - Weigendorf - Hartmannshof - Haunritz - Lichtenegg - Tannlohe - Kutschendorf - Kuhfels - Frankenhof - Aichazandt - Obere Wagensaß, Himmelsweiher - Pfaffenstein - Seven Sources - Rosenberg, Spitzermühle - Häringlohe - Erzberg, Karlschacht - Amberg-Nord - Mariahilfberg - Raigering - Hutweiher - Ebermannsdorf - Theuern - Wolfsbach - Oberbernstein - Eglhofen - Heimhof - Hausen - Flügelsbuch - Lauterach - Rechenfels - Kastl
The following 11 suggested stages take into account good overnight accommodations along the Erzweg and its loops. The stage lengths are designed for people who want to see sights on or in the vicinity of the path.
Stage 1: From Pegnitz to Michelfeld
Pegnitz / train station - Rosenhof - Erzhalden Johannis - Zipser Berg - Neuhof - Hainberg - Reisacher Höhe - Penzenreuther Höhe and chapel - Steinamwasser - Flembachtal - Staubershammer - Michelfeld with monastery ( 15.8 km )
Stage 2: From Michelfeld to Auerbach
Michelfeld with monastery - Saas - Felsländle - Speckbachtal - nature reserve Leonie - Degelsdorf - Neumühle - Auerbach / center ( 9.0 km )
Stage 3: From Auerbach to Neuhaus
Auerbach / center - ore loading station / colony - Auerbacher Gottvaterberg - Maffei shafts - Nitzlbuch - heights of sand - Hohe Tanne - oak cross hut - Parasolfels - Rabenfels - Schlawackenberg - Vogelherdgrotte - Maximiliansgrotte - Distlertal - Krottensee - Neuhaus an der Pegnitz ( 12.5 km )
Stage 4: From Neuhaus to Etzelwang
Neuhaus an der Pegnitz - Schlierau Chapel - Mysteries Grotto - Rinnenbrunn - Oberachtel - Buchhof - Kirchenreinbach - Rupprechtstein - Etzelwang ( 15.8 km )
Stage 5: From Etzelwang to Lichtenegg
Etzelwang - Brennberg - Lehental - Oed - Weigendorf - Hartmannshof - Högenbachtal - Fallmühle - Haunritz - Lichtenegg - (→ Unterhögen - Högen) ( 10.5 km )
Stage 6: From Lichtenegg to Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Lichtenegg - Thannlohe - Kutschendorf - Beselsberg - Kuhfels - Frankenhof - Aichazandt - Obere Wagensass - Sulzbach-Rosenberg ( 14.0 km )
Stage 7: From Sulzbach-Rosenberg to Amberg
Sulzbach-Rosenberg - Breitenbrunn - Sieben Quellen - Schlackenberg - Stahlwerk Maxhütte - Erzberg - Häringlohe - Kühberg - Karmensölden - Schäflohe - Neuricht - Amberg outskirts - Mariahilfberg - Amberg old town ( 19.1 km )
Stage 8: From Amberg to Paulsdorf
Mariahilfberg - outskirts of Raigering - heights north of Krumbach and Engelsdorf - Schreierberg - Schlauderhof - Altenricht - Paulsdorf ( 11.0 km )
Stage 9: From Paulsdorf to Theuern
Altenricht - Freihölser Forst - crossing the main road - sand pit in the pine forest - Luxembourg pit - Ebermannsdorf - Vilstal - Theuern ( 15.9 km )
Stage 10: From Theuern to Heimhof
Theuern - Wolfsbach - Hirschwald - Oberbernstein - Unterbernstein - Taubenbacher Tal - Spitzberg - Heimhof ( 19.7 km )
Stage 11: From Heimhof to Kastl
Heimhof - Hausen - Flügelsbuch - Lauterach - Rechenfels - Kastler Berg - Enzenberg - Klosterburg Kastl - Kastl ( 12.3 km )
mark
The main route is continuously marked with a red cross on a white background.
Loop paths
Neuhauser loop
- Forest inn "Zur Hohen Tanne" - Rußhütte - Kammerweiher - Fischstein - Oberbrand - Mosenberg-Nord, Ranna waterworks - hammer scrap, chapel - Neuhaus a. d. Pegnitz, Bhf.- Maulkapelle - Krottensee-Nord - Vogelherdgrotte, length: 22.9 km
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Koenigsteiner loop
- Nitzlbuch - Sackdilling - Brentenfels - Königstein - Ossinger - Eschenfelden - Zantberg - Mittelreinbach - Gaisheim - Rittmannshof - Kirchenreinbach, length 27.3 km
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Plecher loop
- Ranna, bus handler. - Mosenberg-Nord, Ranna waterworks - Teufelspredigtstuhl - Hühnerfelsen - Wirrenloch - Bernheck-Ost - Kuckucksloch - Plech, Ghs. "Zur Traube" - Spoonstone - Saalburg Grotto - Rohenlochhöhle - Raumhöhle - Langenstein - Upper Copper Valley - Pfaffenhofen - Karlskapelle - Neuhaus a. d. Pegnitz, length 25 km
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Edelsfelder loop
- Königstein - Steinberg - Kühlochberg - Pruihausen - Kleinalbershof - Edelsfeld - Zantberg, length 18.3 km
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Ill-pregnant loop
- Kastl - Illschwang - Sulzbach-Rosenberg, length 20.6 km
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Birgland loop
- Kastl - Poppberg - Hartmannshof, length 16.5 km
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Hirschbacher loop
- Rinnenbrunn - Hartenstein - Großmeinfeld - Windloch - Schlangenfichte - Hirschbach - Neutras - Bürtel - Etzelwang, length 20.1 km
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Neukirchen loop
- Rupprechtstein - Tabernackel - Neidstein - Neukirchen b. SR - Hartenfels - Peilstein - Geiskirche - Osterhöhle - Seidersberg - Sulzbach-Rosenberg, train station, length 17.8 km
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Högener loop
- Weigendorf - Haunritz - Unterhögen - Högen - Büchelberg - Bachetsfeld - Kempfenhof - Sulzbach-Rosenberg, station, length 16 km
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. German Hiking Association , September 3, 2010
- ↑ Openstreetmap: Erzweg
