Hofgarten Coburg – Coburg Fortress loop from Coburg

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Upper Franconia

Hofgarten Coburg – Coburg Fortress loop from Coburg

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Hofgarten Coburg – Coburg Fortress loop from Coburg

02:59

10.7km

210m

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 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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787 m

Spital Gate, Coburg

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The hospital gate is one of three preserved city gates in the Upper Franconian city of Coburg. The gate tower demarcated the city center to the north and was part of the inner city wall ring.
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947 m

Coburg Market Square

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The market square in Coburg is a popular meeting place and venue for the weekly market, Christmas market and even samba dance performances. The complex is connected to the old …

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1.23 km

Ehrenburg Palace

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Ehrenburg Palace was built in the 16th century under Duke Johann Ernst as a representative city residence. Upon completion, the dukes' court was moved from the fortress to the new …

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1.34 km

Coburg Castle Square

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Large square where you could hold beautiful parades in the past

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2.18 km

Hofgarten Coburg

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The Coburger Hofgarten is an extensive landscape park that stretches in Coburg between the Schlossplatz and the Veste.

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3.74 km

Coburg Fortress

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This castle is armed to the teeth - which is why it has never been taken by force of arms in its history (its garrison was only persuaded to surrender …

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4.29 km

View of Veste Coburg

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the view of the Veste is often seen on the tour

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6.22 km

View of Veste Coburg

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View of the fortress from the Eckhardtsturm

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10.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.63 km

3.16 km

1.66 km

1.20 km

1.01 km

Surfaces

5.12 km

3.99 km

785 m

455 m

324 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

6°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

July 24, 2024,UndNocheineStadtAufderTHüringenFrankenExpressReiseCOBURGwiederentdeckt&VESTEbestiegen:Tour-Tour

Good day,

today I reached my actual destination after a one-night detour from another city (Bamberg):
Coburg.

I rarely do that: follow a tour suggestion from Komoot, or from the Komooters. But I was prepared.

So I followed a Komoot suggestion (approx. 9 km)
from the train station to the fortress and spiced it up with my own interpretations along …

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July 27, 2024,Rundweg C2 vom Marktplatz Coburg entlang des Herzogsweg über die Veste und den Eckardtsberg (RE-Coburg - RE-Coburg)

This morning I sent off a package of records that I had auctioned on eBay with Hermes. Before midday I drove to Nuremberg because I wanted to test whether the mailbox key worked, as the property manager said it was the only one there, but it didn't work. Then I thought about whether I wanted to go hiking in the …

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May 16, 2026,Coburg: Veste Coburg Runde

Highly recommended tour with many highlights. Scenically a dream, lots of history and lots of nature.
In the end, we stopped in the city at one of the many Franconian establishments.

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September 8, 2024,Coburg, die Vestestadt [Deutschland]

The former royal seat of Coburg was for centuries the seat of the dukes and a meeting place for the European nobility. Imposing buildings such as the Ehrenburg, Callenberg and Rosenau castles still bear witness to this splendour today.

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