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⚔️ Plassenburg Fortress – Kulmbach Market Square loop from Kulmbach

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Upper Franconia

⚔️ Plassenburg Fortress – Kulmbach Market Square loop from Kulmbach

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⚔️ Plassenburg Fortress – Kulmbach Market Square loop from Kulmbach

02:01

6.84km

170m

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: July 23, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.90 km

Bench with a View of Kulmbach

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There are several benches on the footpath to the castle, but the view of the city from this one is particularly beautiful.

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3.04 km

The Plassenburg is a hilltop castle surrounded by fortifications from the Renaissance period above the Upper Franconian town of Kulmbach. As one of the most imposing and largest Renaissance buildings …

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3.73 km

Red Tower, Kulmbach

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The Red Tower stands on a hill. It is part of the city's fortifications from the 13th century. The five-storey tower - the top storey is built in half-timbering - …

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4.09 km

Spitalgasse, Kulmbach

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A beautiful old town

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4.46 km

Luitpold Fountain on the Market Square

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Beautiful old well in the center of the market square with the inscription: Errichtet von Staat & Stadt

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4.49 km

Kulmbach Market Square

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A unique number of old villas, picturesque old town and museums. That's enough for a vacation. You also have a connection to the Franconian Forest, which I call a stronghold …

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4.63 km

🏛️ White Tower

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with his own story

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6.01 km

Zinsfelder Fountain at Holzmarkt

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that's a pretty good fountain
interesting figures

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6.84 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.44 km

2.42 km

1.60 km

386 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

2.67 km

592 m

300 m

298 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Friday 24 July

30°C

7°C

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Comments

April 8, 2025,Kulmbach ⚔️ Festung Plassenburg und Stadtrundgang

At the beginning of our short vacation, we visited the town of Kulmbach and the Plassenburg Castle.

The Plassenburg Castle, with its inner courtyard, is truly impressive. From up there, you also have a beautiful view of Kulmbach and its surroundings.
We spontaneously visited the museum's fantastic special exhibition "Contrasts - South African Painting Meets Monochrome Photography" by the painter …

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May 11, 2024,historischer Rundgang in Kulmbach

A visit to Kulmbach.
Historical city tour with a good Kulmbach beer at the end at the Plassenburg fortress.

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March 30, 2024,Kulmbach mit Plassenburg

The recording is chaotic because the GPS searches for the location in every church or courtyard. A trip to Kulmbach is absolutely worth it, the castle is impressive and the castle fountain was originally 138 meters deep and took 4.5 years to build; a masterpiece.

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August 19, 2024,🏙 Grosse Kreisstadt in Oberfranken mit 8 Buchstaben 🏰

On the way back 🚗 there was a stopover 🛑 in Upper Franconia KU. Starting with a couple of Kulmbacher Bratwursts, we crossed the old town, climbed the Plassen🏰 and ended the tour with a delicious 🍦+☕️. As a driver, I had to do without the local brew 🍺 - but not entirely, because it is also available in bottles...😋

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July 30, 2025,Kulmbach Städtchen und Plassenburg🏰

Since the weather forecast was pretty mixed today, we headed to Kulmbach. We found a free parking space near the town park. We walked through the park to the old town. At the market square, we had a nice encounter with a local from Kulmbach! He described the somewhat longer route to the castle (there's also a short climb) and …

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April 18, 2022,Kulmbach: Altstadttour und Festung Plassenburg

Kulmbach in Upper Franconia - the secret capital of beer has more to offer: An old town worth seeing and above it the mighty and massive Plassenburg, which houses the German pewter museum with over 300,000 works of art. Up there there is also a beautiful view of the old town and across the Main valley to the Franconian Jura

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May 13, 2025,Zur Festung Plassenburg

The Plassenburg Castle is a former state fortress and former residential palace above the Upper Franconian town of Kulmbach. From 1557, the complex was expanded into a Renaissance palace according to plans by Caspar Vischer. Today, the Plassenburg Castle houses the Upper Main Landscape Museum, the German Tin Soldiers Museum, the Frederick the Great Army Museum, and the Hohenzollern Museum …

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July 26, 2022,Kulmbach🍻City 🏰Tour👟

Delicious dinner 🥘 in the Birke restaurant 🌳, directly on and above the Weisses Main 🌊🍻.

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⚔️ Plassenburg Fortress – Kulmbach Market Square loop from Kulmbach

Bench with a View of Kulmbach