Upper Kammerweiher – Kammerweiher Ponds loop from Pegnitzau zwischen Ranna und Michelfeld

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Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

Upper Kammerweiher – Kammerweiher Ponds loop from Pegnitzau zwischen Ranna und Michelfeld

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Upper Kammerweiher – Kammerweiher Ponds loop from Pegnitzau zwischen Ranna und Michelfeld

02:47

10.3km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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Parking

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517 m

Upper Kammerweiher

Highlight • Lake

great evening mood with birds

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533 m

Kammerweiher Bird-Watching Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the end of 2008, the Bund Naturschutz set up a viewing pulpit on the dam between the ponds, from which one can easily observe life on the large water …

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559 m

historical overview

The BN looks after the Kammerweiher at Auerbach since 1980. They are located in the nature reserve "Pegnitzaue between Ranna and Michelfeld."

Importance of the chamber pond for the protection of species

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783 m

Unterer Kammerweiher

Lake

1.65 km

Wayside cross with year 1922

Highlight • Monument

A torture column with a cross stands on the roadside, fringed between two trees. The year "1902" can still be clearly seen on the stone.

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1.92 km

Old Iron Bridge over the Pegnitz River

Highlight • Bridge

Here, an iron bridge from the past leads over the Pegnitz.

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2.32 km

Antonius Chapel and Fischstein Memorial

Highlight • Religious Site

It's actually called the Fischstein chapel. Fischstein was once a village and Eisenhammer an der Pegnitz, first mentioned in 1326 and dissolved from 1960 to 1991. The small chapel used …

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3.22 km

Memorial Stone for Ober and Unterbrand

Highlight • Monument

The former wasteland was located in the upper Pegnitztal north of Ranna. The place was located in the designated in 1960 narrower protection zone of the drinking water protection area. …

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5.35 km