🏛️ Magnus Tower – Thurnau Castle loop from Schloss Thurnau

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🏛️ Magnus Tower – Thurnau Castle loop from Schloss Thurnau

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🏛️ Magnus Tower – Thurnau Castle loop from Schloss Thurnau

03:31

12.7km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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536 m

🐟 Thurnau Castle Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

The idyllic castle pond has a turbulent past. What today invites the most beautiful view of Thurnau Castle was a meadow for over 100 years. Only in 1978 was the area flooded again and redesigned into the current recreational area. The view across the water up to the castle is particularly beautiful.

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660 m

Town Partnership Monument, Rathausplatz Thurnau

Highlight • Monument

A piece of Positano in Thurnau: The ceramic work was designed by the Positano native Berto Antonicelli and crafted by „Ceramiche Casola“. As a gift from the partner town, it stands here for the friendship between Thurnau and Positano – Franconian pottery tradition meets Italian ceramic art.

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816 m

Schlossbräu by the Lake

Highlight • Restaurant

From the terrace of the Schlossbräu, there is a magnificent view across the castle pond to Thurnau Castle. A beautiful place to linger with delicious Franconian cuisine and regional beer specialties.

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1.18 km

Schwanenweiher Thurnau

Highlight • Lake

Please do not feed!
But you can look at them here 😉

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2.68 km

View of Thurnau

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.26 km

Wooden shelter in Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Highlight • Rest Area

The covered rest area is located at the fork in the path. There is also a bench in the open air.

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5.70 km

🏛️ Magnus Tower

Highlight • Monument

The imposing signal tower was built on the foundations of the former keep of a former castle and has stood proudly on the plateau for over 500 years.

Those who conquer the 68 steps of the narrow spiral staircase are rewarded with a sweeping view of the Kulmbach region, extending to the Franconian Forest, the Fichtel Mountains, and the Thuringian Forest. Looking south, one can even see as far as the high plateaus of Franconian Switzerland.

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12.2 km

Thurnau Castle

Highlight • Castle

Behind the walls of Thurnau Castle lies a rich history. Several noble families expanded the original castle over centuries into a sprawling palace complex. Particularly beautiful: you can not only admire a castle here, but also discover many small details and traces of the past during your tour.

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12.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.99 km

1.67 km

817 m

703 m

500 m

Surfaces

3.45 km

3.21 km

1.96 km

1.65 km

1.57 km

853 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

12°C

4°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

May 31, 2024,Thurnau nach Kasndorf

The tour is part of the "Premium Hiking Franconia" trail network.

The signage is excellent, but the trails give the impression that no one has been along them for years. In some places, you just walk along the edge of the field without any kind of trail being visible. So you walk through a lot of tall grass, so long …

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October 9, 2022,Herbst-Wanderung von Thurnau über den Babelsberg nach Kasendorf über den Magnusturm, Neudorf, Menchau und Berndorf zurück.

A beautiful hike, if you weren't out today, you must have been ill.

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July 26, 2025,"Zwei ist mehr als Eins!" - Part One - Schloßpark Thurnau, Neudorfer Kirwa, Ringwallanlage und Magnusturm...🥾😁🤙🍻

Hello and a wonderful evening everyone!

Today we headed to Franconian Switzerland to "complete" two long-planned hikes! :-))

The first tour took us from Thurnau up to Neudorf, where we stumbled upon the Kirwa (fair) society! The people there were so nice that we sat down for a Pilsner early in the morning and chatted a bit! It was great …

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