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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Ellingen

Ellingen Palace – Pleinfelder Gate loop from Hörlbach

Moderate

4.2

(5)

15

hikers

Ellingen Palace – Pleinfelder Gate loop from Hörlbach

02:20

8.73km

100m

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: April 23, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.48 km

Heiligenbrücke (Holy Bridge) in Ellingen

Highlight • Bridge

The Heiligenbrücke (also Sternwirtsbrücke) is a baroque stone bridge that crosses the Schwäbische Rezat in Ellingen, a town in the central Franconian district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.

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2

3.57 km

Castle Park Entrance

Highlight • Monument

3

3.61 km

Ruins of the City Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

4

3.71 km

Ellingen Palace Gardens

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you can listen to the birds on the benches under the trees and relax.
In summer it is nice and shady here and in March a beautiful blue scilla flower meadow blooms here.

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5

4.08 km

Fürst Carl Bräustüberl

Highlight • Restaurant

The FÜRST CARL Bräustüberl invites you to enjoy and linger: Franconian cuisine with FÜRST CARL beers fresh from the tap and, when the weather is nice, in the beer garden …

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6

4.12 km

Ellingen Palace

Highlight • Castle

very nice Platzal, with beer garden and brewery

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7

4.33 km

Ellingen Town Hall

Highlight • Monument

Nearby is the Ellinger Medical Center with a pharmacy, general practitioner, and dentist. Formerly the district court.

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8

4.67 km

Pleinfelder Gate

Highlight • Monument

You get really shaken on the cobblestones.
But the goal is very nice

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8.73 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.50 km

3.02 km

2.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.80 km

2.51 km

1.98 km

348 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

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