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Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Wölckern Castle loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

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Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Wölckern Castle loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

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Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Wölckern Castle loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

03:05

12.0km

60m

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: June 10, 2026

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Tiefgraben und Kohlbuck

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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357 m

Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nice outdoor pool with extensive lawns, beautiful swimming and non-swimmers pool and kiosk.

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736 m

Stone Archway Tunnel on the Tiefgraben

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The left main upper reaches of the Haidbrunnengraben of the Tiefgraben arise in the Erlenstegener Forst, an unincorporated area in the central Franconian district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, south of Heroldsberg from …

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4.50 km

Teufelsbrunnen

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Small edged spring with stone steps

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8.45 km

Weissensee (Erlenstegen Forest)

Highlight • Lake

The Weißensee is an idyllic body of water with a small island and is located in the Erlenstegener Forest and thus in the Sebalder Reichswald north-east of Nuremberg. It is …

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10.8 km

Historic Railway Bridge in Tiefgraben und Kohlbuck

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Far back on Günthersbühler Straße, at the stone bridge in an easterly direction, you can see a part of the former Ringbahn route that has grown over and is covered …

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10.9 km

Old Railway Bridge of the Former Ringbahn

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Railway bridge of the former ring railway.

The Nuremberg ring railway is the freight ring that runs around Nuremberg's city center at a distance of three to four kilometers.

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11.6 km

Wölckern Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Wölckern Castle is located in the Günthersbühler Straße 15 and is one of the eight (former) manor houses Erlenstegen. It was built in the 16th century, rebuilt in 1733 …

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11.9 km

Half-timbered houses

Highlight • Historical Site

A very idyllic spot away from the busy Erlenstegenstraße.

From here, the path continues towards Kohlbuck and the forest.

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12.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

2.36 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.36 km

2.36 km

2.12 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 17 June

32°C

14°C

13 %

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Comments

March 25, 2023,Runde von Erlenstegen

Purest April weather, the blue sky is followed by one downpour after the other, only to then run again in bright sunshine.
Really nice tour in the city of Nuremberg along the meandering Tiefgraben.

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Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool – Wölckern Castle loop from Nürnberg-Erlenstegen

Nuremberg Natural Garden Pool

Stone Archway Tunnel on the Tiefgraben

Teufelsbrunnen

Weissensee (Erlenstegen Forest)

Historic Railway Bridge in Tiefgraben und Kohlbuck

Old Railway Bridge of the Former Ringbahn

Wölckern Castle

Half-timbered houses

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