Franconian dune path
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Data | |
length | 84.9 km |
location | Germany , Bavaria |
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Starting point |
Altdorf near Nuremberg 49 ° 23 ′ 17.9 ″ N , 11 ° 21 ′ 21.9 ″ E |
Target point | Altdorf near Nuremberg 49 ° 23 ′ 17.9 ″ N , 11 ° 21 ′ 21.9 ″ E |
Type | Circular hiking trail |
The highest point | 613 m, Moritzberg |
Lowest point | 308 m, Schwaig near Nuremberg |
particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
The Franconian Dünenweg is an approximately 85-kilometer circular hiking trail in the Nürnberger Land district .
Route
Altdorf near Nuremberg (train station) - Röthenbach - Ernhofen (Egelsee) - Alb plateau near Klingenhof - Entenberg - Nonnenberg - Moritzberg - Haimendorf - Grüne Au - Himmelgarten - Röthenbach an der Pegnitz - Wetzendorf - Rückersdorf - Behringersdorf - Schwaig - Laufamholz - Hirschenkopf - Brunner Berg - Brunn - Ungelstetten - Moosbach - Feucht - Kugelhammer - Brück Canal - Gsteinach - Schwarzenbruck - Burgthann - Grünsberg - Prackenfels - Altdorf.
The exact route can be viewed in OpenStreetMap as Franconian Dünenweg.
Directions
The Franconian Dune Trail leads through a less known but unique landscape shaped by sand in the south of the Nürnberger Land district. This landscape was formed during the last two ice ages and is now forested almost everywhere. The hiking trail runs partly through the Franconian sand axis and leads over sand dunes, through rocky and river landscapes. The destination and starting point is Altdorf near Nuremberg.
Stages
The following stage recommendation is aimed at experienced hikers. The stage locations can also be reached by VGN public transport .
Stage 1
Altdorf - Weißenbrunn , length about 14 kilometers.
Altdorf - Röthenbach near Altdorf - lichen-pine forest south of Leinburg - Egelsee near Ernhofen - beech forest near Weißenbrunn - Weißenbrunn
Public transport: S-Bahn station Altdorf (line S2) to the bus stop in Weißenbrunn (line 331)
Sights:
- City center of Altdorf
- Röthenbachklamm near Röthenbach near Altdorf ( geotope )
- Lichen and pine forests south of Leinburg
- Beech forest on the Alb plateau near Weißenbrunn
- Natural swimming pool in Weißenbrunn
Stage 2
Weißenbrunn - Röthenbach ad Pegnitz, length about 17 kilometers.
Weißenbrunn - Entenberg - Buchenberg - Nonnenberg - Gersdorf - Rheuter Berg - Moritzberg - Haimendorf - Grüne Au - Himmelgarten - Letten - Röthenbach ad Pegnitz
Public transport: Weißenbrunn bus stop (line 331) to the Röthenbach ad Pegnitz S-Bahn station (line S1)
Sights:
- Beech forest on the Alb plateau near Weißenbrunn
- Silver sand caves around Weißenbrunn and Entenberg (e.g. Heidenloch)
- Moritzberg
- Räthschlucht of the Himmelbach near Letten
Stage 3
Röthenbach ad Pegnitz - Brunn, length about 19 kilometers.
Röthenbach ad Pegnitz - Rückersdorf - Pegnitzgrund - Behringersdorf - Malmsbach - Laufamholz - Hirschenkopf - Brunner Berg - Brunn
Public transport: S-Bahn station Röthenbach ad Pegnitz (line S1) to the bus stop in Brunn (line 54).
Sights:
- Röthenbach ad Pegnitz (Conradtysiedlung)
- Pegnitztalgrund
- Schwaig with Malmsbach Castle and Schwaig Castle
Stage 4
Brunn - Feucht, length about 18 kilometers.
Brunn - Röthenbachtal - Ungelstetten - Kalter Brunnen - Rote Marter - Moosbach - Hubertusbrunnen - Feucht
Public transport: Bus stop Brunn (line 54) to the S-Bahn station Feucht (lines S2 and S3).
Sights:
- Röthenbachtal between Brunn and Ungelstetten
- Lined trench near Ungelstetten (detour)
- Layer source Kalter Brunnen
- Red Torture wooden column and stone cross near Ungelstetten
- Hubertus fountain near Moosbach
- Center of Feucht.
Stage 5
Feucht - Altdorf, length about 22 kilometers.
Feucht - Röthenbach near Sankt Wolfgang - Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal with Brück Canal - Schwarzach Gorge near Schwarzenbruck - Ochenbruck - Affalterbach - Schwarzachtalwiesengrund - Burgthann - Grünsberg - Prackenfels - Altdorf
Public transport: S-Bahn station Feucht (lines S2 and S3) to S-Bahn station Altdorf (line S2)
Sights:
- The center of Feucht, Zeidler and Hermann Oberth Space Museum
- Jägersee
- Gauchsbach-Leitgraben near the A73
- Bridge of the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal over the Gauchsbach
- Town center and Kugelhammer Castle in Röthenbach near Sankt Wolfgang
- Schwarzach Gorge near Schwarzenbruck
- Petz'sche and Faberschloss in Schwarzenbruck
- Thann Castle
- Wolfsschlucht north of Wallersberg
- Sophienquelle von Grünsberg
- Grünsberg Castle in Grünberg near Altdorf
- Devil's Cave near Altdorf
Waymarking
The entire route is well marked with yellow and white signs.
Award
The path was laid out by the Franconian Alb Association and officially opened on September 23, 2012. It was certified as a quality hiking trail from 2012 to 2015. In addition, the 40 meter high sand dunes in the Nuremberg Reichswald near Altdorf received the title "Rock of the Year 2016".
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Individual evidence
- ^ Course of the Fränkischer Dünenweg in OSM (accessed on May 16, 2020)
- ↑ Fränkischen Albverein, directions (accessed on August 1, 2016)
- ↑ Opening September 2012 ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed January 26, 2013)
- ↑ ORRin Julia Schmid: Nuremberg sand dunes are rock of the year 2016. Bavarian State Office for the Environment, July 25, 2016, accessed on July 25, 2016 .
Web links
- Homepage Fränkischer Dünenweg (accessed on January 26, 2013)
- Article about the Franconian Dünenweg ( Memento from August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )