New cycle path Eckental loop from Eschenau (Mittelfr)

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Eckental

New cycle path Eckental loop from Eschenau (Mittelfr)

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174

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New cycle path Eckental loop from Eschenau (Mittelfr)

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22.9km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.4 km for 17 m

After 22.8 km for 41 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.34 km

Bike Path Between Neunhof and Eschenau

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can be very pleasant ride

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11.4 km

Lauf an der Pegnitz – Market Square

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The second, still largely preserved castle dates back to Emperor Charles IV, who had it completely rebuilt in his capacity as King of Bohemia between 1357 and 1360.

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11.5 km

Nuremberg Gate, Lauf an der Pegnitz

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Medieval city gate at the market in Lauf, with the inn behind it, it looks like it has fallen out of time. 👌😎

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11.9 km

Industrial Museum in Lauf an der Pegnitz

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An exciting tour through four areas awaits the visitor: The early industry includes an iron hammer mill with original equipment and a complete grain mill. The municipal crafts and trades department houses a plumbing workshop, an umbrella and hat maker's workshop and a hairdresser's salon. In the living area, an apartment with a children's room, bedroom, kitchen and living room from the 1950s/60s brings the days of kidney-shaped tables and petticoats to life. The high industry takes up a lot of space: This includes an impressive steam engine from 1902 and a former factory in which valve cones for engines were produced from 1911 to 1991. The facility includes, among other things, a drop forge with powerful screw presses, a production hall with lathes from different decades, a hydraulic structure set in the Pegnitz as a steel store, as well as living and social rooms.

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12.1 km

View of the Lauf Industrial Museum from the Pegnitz Bridge

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From here you have a picturesque view of the Pegnitz and the beautiful houses that line the shore. One of the buildings is the Industrial Museum, where you can see exhibits related to craft and industry from 1890 to 1970.

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12.1 km

View of the Pegnitz River in Lauf

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From here you have a wonderful view of the weir and the Pegnitz. This has a length of about 113 km.
The river name goes back to the name "Paginza" from 889 and is seen as a derivative of "flowing water".
The source is located in the city of Pegnitz.
North of the inner city of Fürth, the Pegnitz merges with the Rednitz to form the Regnitz.

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