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Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Dürrwangen

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Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Dürrwangen

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Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Dürrwangen

02:58

39.8km

570m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.3 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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16.5 km

Osterwiese on Hesselberg

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One of many vantage points on the ridge of the Hesselberg.

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16.8 km

Hesselberg Ridge Trail and Viewpoint

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Great trail with a beautiful view

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17.0 km

200 million years ago, the Jura Sea stretched from the North Sea basin to the far south and covered the old Keuperland. At that time the Hesselberg region was on the edge of this sea. Numerous tributaries brought huge rubble masses from the east of the mainland and formed a multi-layered landscape rich in animals and plants on the sea floor. Over the course of more than 40 million years, the various layers of the Jura rock were deposited one after the other: below that of the Black Jura (Lias), above that of the Brown Jura (Dogger) and as a top level that of the White Jura (Upper Jura or Malm). Each of these strata is characterized by the typical rock and the fossil specimens it contains, as well as its own period. Since some fossils only occur in certain rock layers, one speaks of guide fossils. The guiding fossils in the Jura rock are almost exclusively ammonites. The Jurassic Sea silted up completely in the course of the earth's history. In further millions of years, entire layers of rock were eroded. The protective depression of the Black Jurassic, in which the Hesselberg is located, is the reason why the Hesselberg could not be attacked by wind and water as strongly as the plain between the mountain and the Hahnenkamm. The hard rock was able to withstand and left the Hesselberg as a striking witness mountain, which today protrudes from the landscape like an island. This type of mountain formation is referred to in geology as a reversal of the relief.

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17.1 km

Lentersheim Trail

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From the plateau of the Hesselberg it's just down steeply, then left on the linden tree and right down the trail. Continue down then left (very narrow trail).
Continue to follow the trail.
Either direction Wassertrüdingen or as I Ehingen. If you are out of the woods just drive on the road about 200m here on the right and after 200m right again take the dirt road back up to the mountain.

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25.1 km

Hesselberg Summit

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As a witness mountain (a single mountain in a layered landscape) of the Franconian Jura, the Hesselberg is geologically closely related to the Staffelberg (Lichtenfels district) or the Walberla (Forchheim district).

The Hesselberg also has a Nazi past, like so many other things. During the Nazi era, the Franconian Gauleiter Julius Streicher made the Hesselberg a political meeting place for the National Socialists. After the NSDAP came to power, party rallies developed into the Franconian Days, which were held annually until 1939. Alongside the Nuremberg Party Rallies, these were the largest Nazi rallies in Franconia, with up to 100,000 people in attendance. Evidence from this period can no longer be found on the Hesselberg today.

Since 1951, the Hesselberg has been in church hands and is, among other things, the venue for the Bavarian Evangelical Church Congress.

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25.4 km

View from Hesselberg

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Also from here a great view

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25.9 km

Hesselberg Downhill Trail

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Class departure to the convention center

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26.3 km

Kaiserberge Panorama Viewpoint and Shelter

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A small shelter at the Kaiserberge Panorama viewpoint. There's a seating area next to the hut for a break.

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39.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

10.6 km

6.08 km

3.66 km

1.74 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

8.67 km

6.55 km

3.72 km

2.71 km

240 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Hesselberg South Side – Hesselberg Summit loop from Dürrwangen

Osterwiese on Hesselberg

Hesselberg Ridge Trail and Viewpoint