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Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Nürnberger Land
Ottensoos

Hersbruck Castle – Happurg Quarry Lake loop from Ottensoos

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Nürnberger Land
Ottensoos

Hersbruck Castle – Happurg Quarry Lake loop from Ottensoos

Moderate

4.6

(64)

312

riders

Hersbruck Castle – Happurg Quarry Lake loop from Ottensoos

02:06

36.2km

160m

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: April 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

516 m

Ottensoos Village Square

Highlight • Settlement

Very nice village square with a drinking water fountain, the town hall, the castle church St. Veit and the Cafe "Rotes Haus".

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2

6.02 km

Since you can really make pace.

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3

8.08 km

Hersbruck Castle

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Built before 1000 as a castle to protect the Pegnitz Bridge. In 1360, Emperor Charles IV bought the land and had a house built for the New Bohemian administrator. In …

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4

9.34 km

Riverside Trail near Hersbruck and Happurg

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A flat path through the floodplain landscape around Hersbruck and Happurg. You drive past the glider airfield and find a beautiful swimming lake at the end - the Happurger Baggersee. There is also an S-Bahn stop in Happurg.

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5

10.8 km

Happurg Quarry Lake

Highlight • Lake

Terrace of the "Restaurant am Baggersee"

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6

18.3 km

Beautiful bike path from Hartmannshof to Pommelsbrunn along the railway line. Very good and pleasant to ride surface. Part of the Five Rivers Cycle Route.

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7

21.5 km

Pommelsbrunn Bike Path

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Nice wide bike path in Pommelsbrunn, very good road surface, nice to ride.

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8

30.5 km

B

36.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

9.69 km

3.19 km

876 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.4 km

887 m

647 m

255 m

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Tuesday 30 June

23°C

16°C

94 %

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