View of Abenberg Castle – Lower Gate, Abenberg loop from Abenberger Wald

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View of Abenberg Castle – Lower Gate, Abenberg loop from Abenberger Wald

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View of Abenberg Castle – Lower Gate, Abenberg loop from Abenberger Wald

02:34

9.69km

90m

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.08 km

Fischereiverein Schwabach Pond

Highlight • Lake

Lovely valley with ponds, a stream and meadows. Easy to pass on the Abenberg No. 6 hiking trail

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8.06 km

View of Burg Abenberg

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Beautiful castle where you can also stay overnight.

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8.86 km

View of Abenberg with its castle and Catholic church

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.16 km

View of Abenberg Castle

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Nice view from the outskirts of the defiant-looking castle - In contrast, there are modern, ordinary residential buildings below

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9.29 km

Lower Gate, Abenberg

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City gate, gate tower, three-storey sandstone block building with pointed arch passage, saddle roof and half-timbered gable, roof construction around 1724

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9.69 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.48 km

1.06 km

1.04 km

111 m

Surfaces

7.38 km

1.70 km

562 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

90 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2025,Abenberg - Traumbacher See und Burgbesuch

With blue skies and sunshine ☀️, Sam and I went for a run around Abenberg today.
Through forests and meadows, past a really beautiful lake, through a sleepy village and across meadows and next to horse pastures (or is that paddocks?), we went back to Abenberg.
There we took a look at the beautiful, beautifully restored castle.
As we were …

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December 29, 2023,Abenberg Wanderweg Nr. 6

From the parking lot below the school on Rother Straße, look briefly at No. 5, but just around the corner you will also find Ww No. 6. This runs well marked and varied through forest and meadow. Finally, we go up to the impressive castle (pictures unfortunately mixed up) where - if it's open - you can visit a restaurant …

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April 30, 2023,Briard Wanderung in Abenberg

This time we met in Abenberg for our monthly Briard walk. Circular route no. 6 went around the golf course. A beautiful route on well-developed paths.

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March 9, 2025,Sonnige Runde um Abenberg - mit Burg, See und Biergarten

The shorts-with-beer-garden-finale season has begun. 🥳

The sun ☀️ is shining from the cloudless, blue sky - so I rummaged through the long to-do list again and got stuck in the southwest of Nuremberg near Abenberg. The impressive castle (with hotel, restaurant and museum operations) had been wanted to be visited for a long time and someone had praised the …

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