Pear Tree with Rest Area – View of Kalchreuth loop from Heroldsberg Nord

Germany

Bavaria

Middle Franconia

Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt

Heroldsberg

Pear Tree with Rest Area – View of Kalchreuth loop from Heroldsberg Nord

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Pear Tree with Rest Area – View of Kalchreuth loop from Heroldsberg Nord

02:39

47.3km

410m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: September 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.3 km for 102 m

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Start point

Train Station

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1.57 km

Heroldsberg Protestant Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful village not far from Nuremberg, a short stop here is worthwhile

The place was first mentioned in 1225 as "Heroltsperge", but the document could be a forgery. The first secure document comes from the year 1295. The modifier of the original castle name is the personal name Herolt, Herold.[6] The origins of the place go back to the 11th century. The Amt Heroldsberg served under the emperors for the administration of extensive imperial estates. From 1391 it came into the possession of the Nuremberg patrician family of Geuder von Heroldsberg for more than 400 years. The Geuders built four castles there, which still stand out today together with the former fortified church in the townscape: The Green Castle was built on the site of the original castle, the White Castle next to it in 1471, the Red Castle in 1489 and the Yellow Castle in 1580. Builder of the Red Castle Castle was the councilor and imperial mayor Martin Geuder (1455-1532), a friend of Albrecht Dürer, who made the pen drawing "Das Kirchdorf" during a visit to Heroldsberg in 1510, the oldest pictorial representation of the place, on which the new building can be seen in the foreground and behind it the historic town center with the Green Palace.[7]

The manor of the barons Geuder von Heroldsberg (Rabenstein) was sequestered by Prussia in 1796 together with the surrounding possessions of the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg. In the Peace of Tilsit in 1807, the Prussian principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth became part of France. With the Paris Treaty of 1810, the place came from France to Bavaria.

Of the four Geuder locks, the White Lock was sold in 1928 and the Yellow Lock in 1957; the Green or Rabenstein Castle (Kirchenweg 8) was occupied by the Rabenstein line of Barons Geuder von Heroldsberg until it died out in 1963 and was sold in 1977; The Red Castle is still owned by the Brunel-Geuder family, descendants of Geuder

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroldsberg

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24.6 km

Boundary Beech

Highlight • Natural Monument

Really creepy at dusk, a delicacy for nature lovers during the day and especially in autumn

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27.6 km

Wolfsfelden Pond

Highlight • Lake

The settlement of Wolfsfelden goes back to the year 1394. In 1900, by order of the authorities, the site, which had been bought by the forestry administration two years previously, was razed to the ground. The reason for this may have been the fact that the inn was a popular hiding place for poachers, bird catchers and illegal trappers, as well as for students from nearby Erlangen, who held their mensurations here. The pond was probably used as a fish pond in the past. In the 1980s, the site was part of the US Army's military training area

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35.5 km

Egg Pond on the FAU Campus

Highlight • Lake

An idyllic spot in the middle of the university grounds

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42.9 km

Kalchreuth Cherry Orchards

Highlight • Natural

Very interesting also in spring when the fruit trees are in bloom. The view is worth stopping for a moment and enjoying nature - at any time of the year

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43.3 km