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View of Prunn Castle – Old Weir on the Altmühl loop from Essing

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View of Prunn Castle – Old Weir on the Altmühl loop from Essing

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View of Prunn Castle – Old Weir on the Altmühl loop from Essing

05:12

74.2km

280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 20, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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Start point

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4.28 km

View of Prunn Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a spectacular view of Prunn Castle, which is located at a dizzying height on a rock.

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22.2 km

Old Weir on the Altmühl

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The old canal is romantic and very natural, with small tree-lined avenues and the old locks! It recreates the atmosphere of bygone times.

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22.7 km

Mühlbacher Loch

Lake

26.4 km

Actually a very nice place with wonderfully restored houses. The fountain also comes into its own. The very heavy traffic is annoying. Unfortunately, the catering is also neglected. But it wouldn't be fun even with the traffic.

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36.7 km

Beilngries Old Town

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Beilngries is a popular destination for the Altmühltal Panoramaweg and the Altmühl cycle path. Idyllically located on the Altmühl the cyclist can take a well earned break here. The first …

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36.8 km

Beilngries Old Town and St. Walburga Church

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Beilngries boasts a beautiful old town that invites you to stroll around. Hirschberg Castle is another highlight. This building, now used as a conference center, sits perched on a mountain …

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70.1 km

View of Prunn Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Correctly majestic, the castle lies at the top of the Altmühltal.

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70.4 km

Prunn Castle photo spot

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There is a wonderful view of Prunn Castle from the bridge and from the shore in Einthal. You should definitely stop for a moment and enjoy the view of the proud weir high above the Altmühl.

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74.2 km

Essing Wooden Bridge and Bridge Tower

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A very photogenic place with an idyllic setting of a wooden bridge, the Altmühl and Essing rivers, with its houses built directly against the Jura rock face.

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74.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.4 km

10.3 km

8.10 km

4.89 km

263 m

208 m

127 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

21.9 km

21.8 km

1.09 km

386 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 16 August

23°C

15°C

94 %

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Comments

September 10, 2023,Fahrradtour Main-Donau-Kanal und Altmühltal

The Main-Danube Canal uses the course of the Altmühl from Dietfurt to Kelheim. So we cycled from Essing via Riedenburg to Dietfurt in the Altmühltal on beautiful cycle paths. At the Dietfurt lock we turned off and cycled towards Beilngries to the left of the canal. The old town of Beilngries was bustling with activity on this very warm Sunday. …

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May 6, 2024,Altmühltal von Riedenburg-Haidhof und zurück (+3,1km)

The route was 3.1km longer, Komoot stopped recording for a short time.

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May 12, 2024,Fahrradtour

Wonderful bike tour from Beilngries to Altessing and back

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October 8, 2024,Altmühltal und Main-Donau-Kanal

Along the Main-Danube Canal, which shares a 35km long riverbed with the Altmühl.

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June 9, 2022,Beilngries-Altessing-Beilngries

4th day in the Altmühltal (and unfortunately the last one😢)
Today we drove to Beilngries with a car and bike rack to tackle the Altmühl cycle path in the direction of Kehl. Unfortunately, the weather didn't play along at first, until Riedenburg spent more time looking for protection from the rain under the trees than riding a bike. Sometimes it …

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March 23, 2024,Für eine Tube Senf nach Beilngries

You have to motivate yourself somehow. Since we forgot the mustard at home for our dinner, we just went for a quick shopping trip. Yes, we would have gotten it very close too. But it doesn't make any sense, does it? Not ideal weather, but still outside. It was nice! ☀️🚴🌳

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June 18, 2024,41. Tour von Essing nach Beilengries...Hitze Tour..32 Grad 🥵🥵🚴🚴🌤🌤😅😅

11am...departure to...Dietfurt.....Bavarian China 🤣🤣always along the Main-Danube Canal, via Riedenburg 🤩.....in Dietfurt a delicious 😋 🍦🍨 snack 🤩🤩and then to Beilengries...Aldi...shopping 😅......then it was back to Essing to the campground 🏕....was a great 🚴🚴tour....and damn 🥵🥵🥵😅😅

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July 16, 2024,Von Beilngries nach Kelheim

Today we headed towards Kelheim in much more pleasant temperatures and there was a tailwind! Sometimes you got a bit confused with the Altmühl, the old canal and the new canal, there was water everywhere🤔in Riedenburg we were able to watch the barge being locked through very well. Refreshment in the original white brewery (Schneider). In the evening we had …

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View of Prunn Castle – Old Weir on the Altmühl loop from Essing

View of Prunn Castle

Old Weir on the Altmühl

Dietfurt Town Hall

Beilngries Old Town

Beilngries Old Town and St. Walburga Church

View of Prunn Castle

Prunn Castle photo spot

Essing Wooden Bridge and Bridge Tower

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