Pegnitz Valley East Nature Reserve – Ruins of Oberbürg Castle loop from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

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Pegnitz Valley East Nature Reserve – Ruins of Oberbürg Castle loop from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

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Pegnitz Valley East Nature Reserve – Ruins of Oberbürg Castle loop from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

02:07

8.26km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wöhrder See

Pegnitztal Ost

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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477 m

Leo-Beyer-Weg Bridge at Wöhrder See

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The wooden bridge is crossed when walking around Lake Wöhrder.

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2.29 km

Erlensteg Bridge (Pegnitztal East)

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Wooden footbridge over the Pegnitztal..
Be careful when it's wet and snowy, it can get slippery here.

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3.71 km

Pegnitz Valley East Nature Reserve

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Nuremberg is full of green oases and since December 2018 parts of the Pegnitz have been designated as the Pegnitztal Ost nature reserve. Stroll along the Pegnitz, have a picnic …

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4.49 km

Idyllic meadows

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In summer, countless flowers bloom here – simply wonderful!

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5.30 km

Ruins of Oberbürg Castle

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In the Pegnitztal Ost recreation area, you can visit the Oberbürg castle ruins. “Oberbürg Castle through the ages” - the history of the walls from their construction to destruction to …

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6.06 km

dry grassland

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Species-rich grassland, particularly beautiful in summer when the flowers bloom.

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6.98 km

Ebenseesteg

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A very nice bridge construction with a great view over the meadow and into the urban environment.

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7.07 km

Pegnitz River view

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8.26 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.54 km

2.70 km

Surfaces

3.10 km

2.65 km

2.33 km

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Comments

January 6, 2025,Mit Hund 🐶 läufts rund: „Wanderrutschen“ ❄️🧊 durchs Pegnitztal

As quickly as winter ❄️ came, spring 🌸 followed - and since the weather forecast 🔭 here was rather gloomy, I looked around the Nuremberg area.
I came across the Pegnitz Valley and found nature 🌳, relaxation and history 🏰 in the middle of Nuremberg. The obstacle course was on top of that: the packed snow ❄️ has become an …

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December 18, 2022,Pegnitztal Ost/Herrensitz Oberbürg/Historisches Fabrikgut Hammer

Always nice to hike through the Pegnitzauen. Initially overcast, the sun soon shone from the sky and it was still a glorious winter's day. 🌞 At Fabrikgut Hammer you feel transported back to another time, and - already observed elsewhere, but for the first time at Lake Wöhrder - a yellow wagtail (?) sighted next to the two beautiful Nile …

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December 16, 2023,NSG Pegnitztal Ost/Fabrikgut Hammer

In the NSG Pegnitztal Ost, the city and its residents breathe deeply... - it's just nice to walk here.. On changing ground surfaces we went to the Hammer factory - its own little world in itself.. Here we turned upside down, a little later on the Changed to the other side of the valley and in a wonderful evening atmosphere …

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