Rock Arch Unteremmendorf – Kratzmühlsee loop from Pfraundorf

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Rock Arch Unteremmendorf – Kratzmühlsee loop from Pfraundorf

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Rock Arch Unteremmendorf – Kratzmühlsee loop from Pfraundorf

02:16

7.83km

180m

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: July 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.14 km

View of the Altmühl River

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic area, below the Altmühl flows along and next to it the mountains. Absolutely beautiful hiking area.

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1.84 km

The beautiful and sometimes steep ascent runs in the forest between Unteremmendorf and the Torfelsen. From this point you can continue along the slope in both directions along the Kindinger Burgenweg.

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2.09 km

Rock Arch Unteremmendorf

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Very well attended, you often meet other hikers here. Great natural spectacle. The rock gate is of natural origin.

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2.94 km

View over the Altmühltal, Kratzmühlsee and the quarry from the hang-gliding launch ramp

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very nice view of Kratzmühlsee, Hirschberg Castle, quarry and above all the beautiful Altmühltal and above a nice well-kept place with benches, here you can rest and unwind, wonderful, it's definitely worth it!

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4.22 km

Trail Along the Stream in Altmühltal Nature Park

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6.07 km

Kratzmühle Watermill and Technology Museum

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There was life before electricity...

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6.53 km

Kratzmühlsee

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Bikers on the Altmühl Panoramaweg can cool off with a dip in the Kratzmühlsee. The bathing lake with about 2 km of shoreline, laid out in the 70s, invites you …

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7.37 km

Kratzmühl Lake

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Great local recreation area with restaurants

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7.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.37 km

2.64 km

1.03 km

727 m

Surfaces

3.21 km

2.52 km

1.34 km

393 m

206 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

8°C

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Comments

December 27, 2022,🏞️🌥️🎄🏡 Altmühltal: Unteremmendorf ~ Kratzmühlsee => Höhlen in der Felswand => Felsentor

Today was rain-free 🌥️ predicted, we always use that for tours where it could be slippery (forest, leaves, uphill, downhill). It was still slippery, the ground was soggy, the leaves were very wet, but this worthwhile tour was manageable with caution and sticks.
The Felsentor was very impressive; there is almost nothing left of the former small castles. The caves, …

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