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Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Haimburg Castle Ruins

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Haimburg Castle Ruins

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Haimburg Castle Ruins

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Mountain biking

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Location: Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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March 26, 2021

Mountain biking

The Haimburg castle ruins are located on a beech-covered hill and can be reached by mountain bike via a driveway from the west. You can see an impressive system of …

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March 26, 2021

Mountain biking

The founding of the castle goes back to the Heimberg dynasty in the 13th century. After their extinction in 1262, the Haimburg fell to a line of the Stein von Hilpoltstein, this family in turn died out in 1362 and as a result, the castle went to the Palatinate in 1380. In the middle of the 15th century, its owner, Count Palatine Johann I von Neumarkt, expanded it into a magnificent hunting lodge. The castle was looted several times during the Thirty Years War and then burned down for good in 1648.

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March 27, 2021

Mountain biking

The area is not accessible, but you can see the remains of the wall.

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Nearby routes

Best routes near Haimburg Castle Ruins

14

hikers

#1.

Schwarzach River – Haimburg Castle Ruins loop from Gnadenberg

12.0km

03:26

270m

270m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Moderate

4.2

(6)

13

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#2.

St. Michael Church, Sindlbach – Haimburg Castle Ruins loop from Berg b.Neumarkt i.d.OPf.

14.2km

03:50

190m

190m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Moderate

3.5

(2)

10

hikers

#3.

Wayside Cross Above Neumarkt – Haimburg Castle Ruins loop from Berg b.Neumarkt i.d.OPf.

3.90km

01:08

90m

90m

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

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Elevation 560 m

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Location: Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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