Schussbach Spring – Kirchberger Inn, Mertbuch loop from Linden

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Schussbach Spring – Kirchberger Inn, Mertbuch loop from Linden

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Schussbach Spring – Kirchberger Inn, Mertbuch loop from Linden

02:03

7.60km

100m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Frankenhöhe

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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27 m

Forsthaus Schussbachwald

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Forest house located in the middle of the forest

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1.11 km

Schussbach Spring

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Nice spring with rest area

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4.27 km

View of Merzbach

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Wonderful view of the hills around Merzbach to Trautskirchen. The descent from here to Merzbach is really fun, but the other way around? It's good that there is this nice seat here. :-)

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4.71 km

Bench with a view of the Frankenhöhe landscape

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Here is a wooden bench to rest with a wonderful view of the landscape just before Merzbach.

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4.94 km

Gasthaus Kirchberger, Merzbach

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Judging by the parked cars around lunchtime, it was incredibly busy on a Sunday.

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5.81 km

Carved Coat of Arms of Bad Windsheim

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Here you can see the carved coat of arms of Bad Windsheim - the imperial eagle - along the way.

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6.62 km

Rest Area at the Trail Junction

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Rest area at the fork in the road 🍂🍃🍁

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7.33 km

Iron Hand

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Iron Hand ✋
The margraves (Ansbach-Brandenburgisch) had the hunting sovereignty here: Wildbann - in violation "losing the right ✋." Similar to the "Holzerne ✋" in the Lindner State Forest.

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7.60 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

2.20 km

364 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

1.54 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

7°C

46 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

February 13, 2022,🥾 Schussbach🌳🌲🌳 BW5 💦🪵🛡️☀️

It started at the Waldhaus 🅿️ at Haaghof. Always along the BW 5 hiking trail, which is very well signposted. A wonderful round in very nice weather ☀️ and a great view of Merzbach.
Special features: Schussbach source, information boards give an insight into the history of the 🌳🌲🌳, Iron ✋.
Alternatively: The shorter route would be the BW 6 …

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