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Middle Franconia

Landkreis Ansbach

Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Dürrwangen

Mountain biking trails

Middle Franconia

Landkreis Ansbach

Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Dürrwangen

Moderate

4

riders

Hesselberg Summit – Hesselberg South Side loop from Dürrwangen

03:14

43.7km

540m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 19.1 km for 182 m

After 21.5 km for 195 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

3.97 km

Zirkümpel Tower ruins, Schwaighausen

Highlight • Historical Site

Cylindrical west tower gradually tapering on three sides above a sloping base, octagonal, possibly later attached top floor with four rectangular windows in the main axes
The interpretation as a church ruin is not entirely uncontroversial.

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2

20.9 km

Hesselberg Downhill Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Class departure to the convention center

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3

21.9 km

Hesselberg Summit

Highlight • Summit

As a witness mountain (a single mountain in a layered landscape) of the Franconian Jura, the Hesselberg is geologically closely related to the Staffelberg (Lichtenfels district) or the Walberla (Forchheim district).

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4

22.2 km

View from Hesselberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Also from here a great view

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5

23.1 km

Osterwiese on Hesselberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of many vantage points on the ridge of the Hesselberg.

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6

23.5 km

Hesselberg Ridge Trail and Viewpoint

Highlight • Trail

Great trail with a beautiful view

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23.7 km

Tree-Lined Path Toward Röckingen

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8

23.7 km

Hesselberg South Side

Highlight • Viewpoint

200 million years ago, the Jura Sea stretched from the North Sea basin to the far south and covered the old Keuperland. At that time the Hesselberg region was on …

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B

43.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

8.53 km

4.25 km

3.61 km

202 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

10.4 km

8.36 km

5.15 km

3.99 km

815 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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Wednesday 7 October

17°C

6°C

98 %

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