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Tower Trail along the city wall – Markus Tower & Röder Arch loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Tower Trail along the city wall – Markus Tower & Röder Arch loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Tower Trail along the city wall – Markus Tower & Röder Arch loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

02:16

8.08km

160m

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: April 30, 2026

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456 m

Tower Trail along the city wall

Highlight • Historical Site

The Rothenburg Tower Trail is 4 km long and leads up and around the city wall, along Rothenburg's 46 towers. You can learn a lot of interesting things about the development of city defense here.

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723 m

Castle Garden, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the castle garden you can look out over the Tauber valley in three directions. To the north you can see Detwang, the Fuchsmühle and the Topplerschlösschen, to the south you can see the double bridge and the hospital district, the so-called “Kappenzipfel” and to the west you can see the Engelsburg and the former ski jump.

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1.43 km

Sieber Tower

Highlight • Monument

Sieberstorturm, named after the craft of flour sifters, was raised in just one year (1385). On both sides facing the paved road, the building accommodates in each case an elaborate clock. On the south side are the years 1778 & 1981 (or 1781 & 1978) to read.

Together with the Kobolzeller gate and a half-timbered house on "Plönlein" (lat. "Planum": ebener Platz), it forms one of the most well-known postcard motifs of the city.

Who wants to shoot such a picture, should head north from the marketplace to the ensemble.

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2.21 km

Rothenburg ob der Tauber City Wall

Highlight • Monument

The city wall in Rothenburg leads around the whole city. The route from the Klingentor to the Spitaltor is completely accessible. On the side facing the valley, it is only provided with a battlement between Stöberleinsturm and Kohlturm along the hospital quarter, the so-called Kappenzipfel.

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3.17 km

Galgentor (Würzburger Gate) with city wall

Highlight • Historical Site

The Würzburger- or Galgentor is one of 5 drivable gates into the city. The name Galgentor comes from the fact that it used to be the place of execution with the gallows in front of the gate, on the so-called Köpfleinswieslein. It is the highest point of the Rothenburg city fortifications. The Galgentorturm was built around 1388.

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4.99 km

Markus Tower & Röder Arch

Highlight • Monument

The Markus Tower and the Röderbogen are part of the oldest city wall around Rothenburg, which was built before the first extension to today's Rödertor. If you visit Rothenburg in spring, listen and take a good look to see whether the storks have already arrived in the nest on the Markus Tower.

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6.28 km

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is world-renowned for its historic old town, so well and completely preserved that one can truly experience the Middle Ages there. The market square forms the heart of the town. From here, one can admire the impressive facades of the surrounding houses. In winter, one of Germany's most famous and oldest Christmas markets takes place here and in the surrounding alleyways: the Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt.

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6.61 km

Plönlein Ensemble, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Highlight • Historical Site

The Plönlein is probably Rothenburg's best-known motif. Plönlein does not refer to a single object, but the entire area with the half-timbered houses, the Plönlein fountain, the Siebersturm and the Kobolzeller Tor.

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8.08 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.28 km

2.79 km

1.70 km

303 m

Surfaces

3.66 km

3.33 km

941 m

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

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Tower Trail along the city wall – Markus Tower & Röder Arch loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Tower Trail along the city wall

Castle Garden, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Sieber Tower

Rothenburg ob der Tauber City Wall

Galgentor (Würzburger Gate) with city wall

Markus Tower & Röder Arch

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Market Square

Plönlein Ensemble, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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