Bechthaler Pond – View of Bechthal loop from Bechthal

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Bechthaler Pond – View of Bechthal loop from Bechthal

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Bechthaler Pond – View of Bechthal loop from Bechthal

02:05

7.67km

110m

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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575 m

Bechthaler Pond

Highlight • Lake

A nice place for a relaxing break! On the bank of the pond you will find some seating to enjoy the beautiful nature and watch the ducks.

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596 m

View of Bechthal

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In the immediate vicinity of Bethal there is the Badesse Bechthaler Weiher and the Bechthal Castle. The village church is from the 12th century.

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1.63 km

On the way from the Aichmuhle towards Bechthal you can see the castle Bechthal at the top left.
The best way to access the castle (consisting of 2 tower ruins) is via Bechthal. However, there is also a path leading to the left beforehand without the path via Bechthal.

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2.57 km

Aichmühle

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Very nice view of the Anlautertal and way towards Bechthal.
The Anlauter is an approximately 29 km long tributary of the Schwarzach on the Franconian Jura in Bavaria in the Altmühl Valley Nature Park. It flows out of the Zeiselweiher a hundred meters east of Geyern. It flows into the Schwarzach shortly after Enkering, which itself flows into the Altmühl near Kinding shortly afterwards.

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3.85 km

Juniper heath near the Hornmühle

Highlight • Natural

4.15 km

Methuselah Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

6.76 km

Bench with a view of the Anlauter Valley and Bechthal Castle ruins

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You have a good view of the castle ruins and the Bechthaler Weiher.

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7.57 km

St. Margaret's Church, Bechthal

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Already around 1000 there is said to be a church dedicated to St. Vitus have given church. However, today's building is likely to go back to the church consecrated between 1182 and 1188 by Bishop Otto von Eichstätt. The church of St. Margaretha in Bechthal, built on a slope above the Anlautertal, is a choir tower from the 2nd half of the 12th century. At the end of the 17th century it was perhaps redesigned in Baroque style by the Eichstätter court architect Jakob Engel, and the high altar also dates from this time. The valuable furnishings include the figure of Margaretha with the dragon and a crucifix, both around 1520, as well as the simultaneous three-storey sacrament house on the north wall of the choir, which comes from the vicinity of Loy Hering's workshop. Three limestone epitaphs from the 15th and 16th centuries can be seen in the anteroom of the nave.
(taken from the Bechthal Altmühltal website)

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