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The Luderloch Cave – Marien Spring loop from Heidenberg

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The Luderloch Cave – Marien Spring loop from Heidenberg

Moderate

4.8

(115)

335

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The Luderloch Cave – Marien Spring loop from Heidenberg

02:06

7.53km

140m

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: May 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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851 m

Eberlein Horse Farm

Highlight • Structure

Huge pastures provide exercise for the beautiful horses.

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3.31 km

View benches on the Ofenplatte

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In this clearing in the forest, the Ofenplatte, the legend festival is celebrated annually on the first weekend in May.

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3.38 km

The Luderloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

Station of the Büchenbach legend hiking trail with a well-made display board, you should definitely take the time to read the stories and legends about Heidenberg. buechenbach.de/fileadmin/Dateien/Bilder/10_PDF_Dateien/10.9_Sonstiges/Wandkarte_ENDVERSION.pdf

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3.94 km

Quellensteig Trail (Heidenberg)

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Nice path past various springs, only the Marienquelle and Josephaquelle are included. Idyllic climb over bridges and stairs.

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4.45 km

Ponds of Heidenberg Forest

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Lined up of several ponds that reach into the forest. There are hiking trails at the edge

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4.94 km

Bench With a View of the Ungertal Pond

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Nice quiet place to take a break

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5.23 km

The Heidenberg Forest was created around 800 as part of the newly founded Schwabach royal court. Administered since 1364 by the Nuremberg burgraves and later margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach from their Kammerstein Castle, the “Hegenperg”, first mentioned in 1404, was expanded into a deer reserve for noble hunts. In 1792 the Prussian government had the Heidenberg deer completely shot. As a plague on the land, protected by margrave decrees, they repeatedly devastated the fields of farmers in the surrounding villages. What remains are the 22 legends that were recorded in 1922 by the elementary school teacher, Hans Hörndler, from Ottersdorf. A second strand of legend deals with the two strategically important imperial roads that crossed the Heidenberg from the 9th to the end of the 16th century. These are the Burgunderstrasse (also “Ulmer-”, “Wein-” or “Heerstrasse”) via Kammerstein and Italystrasse (“Weißenburger Steig”) via Kuhedorf. The destination was the imperial city of Nuremberg.

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5.26 km

Ungerthal Valley

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Nice hiking section through an original valley with several ponds to the Quellensteig.

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7.53 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.74 km

2.25 km

496 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.33 km

2.13 km

531 m

477 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Friday 5 June

23°C

7°C

53 %

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The Luderloch Cave – Marien Spring loop from Heidenberg

Eberlein Horse Farm

View benches on the Ofenplatte

The Luderloch Cave

Quellensteig Trail (Heidenberg)

Ponds of Heidenberg Forest

Bench With a View of the Ungertal Pond

Marien Spring

Ungerthal Valley

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