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Hersburg water gate – Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path loop from Hersbruck (links der Pegnitz)

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Hersburg water gate – Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path loop from Hersbruck (links der Pegnitz)

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Hersburg water gate – Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path loop from Hersbruck (links der Pegnitz)

02:58

41.1km

400m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 23 m for 9 m

After 41.1 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.01 km

Hersbruck Water Gate

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The water gate is part of the medieval city fortifications from the middle of the 15th century, built during the Hussite raids and preserved in ruins, and stands on the …

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6.85 km

Cycle Path with Views Between Aspertshofen and Kleedorf Junction

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Nice cycle path with good surface.

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21.4 km

Harnbacher Mühle Water Wheel

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The Harnbacher Mühle in Pegnitztal near Hartenstein in Central Franconia is a place of inclusion and a meeting place for the Mühlenkraft Association. In 1831 Harnbach was mentioned in the …

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23.6 km

Pegnitz Cycle Path with Views of Cliffs

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Nice cycle path along the Pegnitz, you always have a beautiful view of the river and the climbing rocks in the Pegnitz valley.

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24.4 km

Pegnitz Cycle Path

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Cycle path (gravel) along the Pegnitz. Beautiful scenery.

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28.5 km

View of the Pegnitz River and the Old Railway Bridge

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The cycle path leads along the meandering Pegnitz, great views of the bridge.

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30.9 km

Weir and rest area in Alfalter on the Pegnitz River

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The right place for a break. Directly on the Pegnitz is the apartment house Pegnitzmühle, formerly old mill. The "special buildings" appearing in older descriptions, a mill and a brewery, …

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31.3 km

Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path with fine gravel through a beautiful landscape along the Pegnitz. Nice to be driven bike path in the beautiful Pegnitztal.

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41.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

14.3 km

8.51 km

2.49 km

172 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

11.3 km

4.43 km

840 m

151 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

25°C

15°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 30, 2022,Hohenstadt - Rupprechtstegen - Hersbruck und zurück (Rundweg)

A very, very beautiful, but also demanding and very varied tour in the upper Pegnitztal 🤗😊😎👍💪😄. At the beginning it goes comfortably along the Pegnitz to Rupprechtstegen through the beautiful valley, through beautiful villages and again and again with a very worth seeing and unique nature 😀😁👌. From Rupprechtstegen then a very bumpy and sometimes very demanding path to Aspertshofen …

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July 28, 2024,🚴‍♂️Radrundtouren Nürnberger Land - Tour 7: Berg- und Taltour - 🧁Windbeutelcafé🍰 - ⚔️Burg Hohenstein -🚣‍♂️Pegnitztal 28.07.2024

Today we went on another completed "circuit" of the Nuremberg region, Tour 7: "Mountain and valley tour". The starting point for the cycling tour is the Plärrer car park in Hersbruck, but of course you can also start at another point on the route. The tour goes via Altensittenbach into the Sittenbach valley and further to the landmark of the …

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August 23, 2024,Berg- und Taltour von Hersbruck nach Hohenstein und an der Pegnitz entlang zurück

Komoot suggested the tour as a hill and valley. We took back roads to Hohenstein. At the Hohensteiner Hof, there are cream puffs in various variations and they are very tasty. From Ruprechtstegen, the cycle path goes along the Pegnitz. This is the most beautiful part of the tour.

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May 6, 2023,Durchs traumhafte Pegnitztal

Start was today in Altensittenbach. Along the Sittenbach we went up to Hohenstein. Of course we had to eat a wind puff here. 😋 We went down to Rupprechtstegen and from there just enjoyed the wonderful Pegnitztal. 🥰
At Düsselbach a short detour to the stone channel, via Alfalter and Eschenbach we went back towards Hersbruck. Enjoyed a short reward …

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April 8, 2024,Eisdielenrunde 🍨nach Hersbruck mit Tourenrad🚲

Nice round with the touring bike in summer temperatures

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Hersburg water gate – Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path loop from Hersbruck (links der Pegnitz)

Hersbruck Water Gate

Cycle Path with Views Between Aspertshofen and Kleedorf Junction

Harnbacher Mühle Water Wheel

Pegnitz Cycle Path with Views of Cliffs

Pegnitz Cycle Path

View of the Pegnitz River and the Old Railway Bridge

Weir and rest area in Alfalter on the Pegnitz River

Pegnitz Valley Cycle Path

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