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Wölckern Castle – Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool loop from Erlenstegener Forst

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Wölckern Castle – Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool loop from Erlenstegener Forst

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Wölckern Castle – Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool loop from Erlenstegener Forst

01:44

6.76km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Tiefgraben und Kohlbuck

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Start point

Parking

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1.46 km

Weissensee (Erlenstegen Forest)

Highlight • Lake

The Weißensee is an idyllic body of water with a small island and is located in the Erlenstegener Forest and thus in the Sebalder Reichswald north-east of Nuremberg. It is …

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3.19 km

Path Above the Former Ring Railway

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With a good look you can see an old electrical box at one point, to the right below the path. Further ahead, on a cross path, at the bottom right …

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4.72 km

Wölckern Castle

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The Wölckern Castle is located in the Günthersbühler Straße 15 and is one of the eight (former) manor houses Erlenstegen. It was built in the 16th century, rebuilt in 1733 …

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4.79 km

Joke machine

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Great idea. There are currently Christmas jokes from the machine. The balls can be thrown into a sack at the bottom, so there is no rubbish.

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4.93 km

Half-timbered houses

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A very idyllic spot away from the busy Erlenstegenstraße.

From here, the path continues towards Kohlbuck and the forest.

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4.99 km

Erlenstegen station

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Erlenstegen Bahnhof is the perfect trailhead. You can reach it by train (RB 30) from Nürnberg Hbf/Lauf r.d.P. hourly or by Tram 8 at least every 20 minutes. You can …

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5.30 km

Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool

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Very nice outdoor pool with extensive lawns, beautiful swimming and non-swimmers pool and kiosk.

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5.68 km

Stone Archway Tunnel on the Tiefgraben

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The left main upper reaches of the Haidbrunnengraben of the Tiefgraben arise in the Erlenstegener Forst, an unincorporated area in the central Franconian district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, south of Heroldsberg from …

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6.76 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.40 km

2.12 km

698 m

478 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.33 km

1.93 km

859 m

517 m

102 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

19°C

4°C

32 %

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Wölckern Castle – Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool loop from Erlenstegener Forst

Weissensee (Erlenstegen Forest)

Path Above the Former Ring Railway

Wölckern Castle

Joke machine

Half-timbered houses

Erlenstegen station

Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool

Stone Archway Tunnel on the Tiefgraben

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