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Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Feucht

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Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Feucht

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Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Feucht

06:11

23.5km

200m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Schwarzachtal mit Nebentälern

Schwarzach-Durchbruch

Schwarzenbrucker Moor

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.20 km

Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm)

Highlight • Gorge

It is not for nothing that the Schwarzachschlucht has been awarded the seal of quality “Bavaria’s most beautiful geotopes”. Through the gorge, where the small river pushes its way between the rocks, there is also a beautiful path that leads along the Schwarzach. Easy to walk on, sturdy shoes are recommended, the path leads past beautiful and bizarre rock formations, as well as two caves and a spring. Adventure playground for young and old.

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2.51 km

Karl's Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Karlshöhle is one of the two large cave-like washouts that were formed due to the erosive action of the Schwarzach. It is one of the highlights on the way through the gorge, which has been a nature reserve since 1936.

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2.53 km

Bridge beneath the rock overhang (Schwarzach‑Durchbruch)

Highlight • Bridge

Small wooden bridge along the rocks

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2.64 km

Karlshöhle Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful rock formations carved into the landscape… the stream has been working here for a long time and steadily

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3.05 km

Root channel at the Schwarzach Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Wonderful easy going hiking trail… easy to do on foot for all ability levels

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3.33 km

Gustav Adolf Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Gustav Adolf Cave is located below the Gsteinacher Felsenstraße directly on the Schwarzach. This wonderful place in the Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) was already visited by the Swedish King Gustav Adolf II during the Thirty Years' War, which can be seen from the memorial plaque placed there.

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4.65 km

Schwarzenbrucker Moor

Nature Reserve

19.6 km

View of sandstone rock formations in the Schwarzach Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Franconian Dune Trail

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23.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

7.02 km

2.81 km

281 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.19 km

6.51 km

3.51 km

3.40 km

1.57 km

273 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

23°C

16°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2023,durch die Schwarzachschlucht nach Burgthann

Soo, now again a treat for the hikers among us:

The Schwarzach Gorge ‼️

Around half past ten in the morning we started from the "Biergarten Brückkanal" car park. At that time there was almost nothing going on in the beer garden and we immediately went to the gorge. The path ran directly along the shore and immediately captivated us. …

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December 29, 2024,Auf dem Fränkischen Dünenweg(TS) im Schwarzachtal | NSG Schwarzachklamm - NSG Schwarzenbrucker Moor - Petzsches Schloss - Philippuskirche(Rummelsberg) - Faberschloss

At Christmas dinner last year, I was told that traditionally you don't wash or clean between Christmas and New Year!

So I won't do that between the years either and go on a trip.

This takes me to the Schwarzach Valley, where the gently and quietly flowing Schwarzach has dug a narrow gorge into the castle sandstone of the Franconian …

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Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Feucht

Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm)

Karl's Cave

Bridge beneath the rock overhang (Schwarzach‑Durchbruch)

Karlshöhle Rock Formation

Root channel at the Schwarzach Gorge

Gustav Adolf Cave

View of sandstone rock formations in the Schwarzach Gorge

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