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Enjoy the new tracks round/through Nuremberg

Emitted latest changes I discovered.

• 2008-10: Because the S-Bahn Nuremberg - Lauf links der Pegnitz is extended to Pommelsbrunn certain restrictions on sections of the 5-Streams-Cycle Route close to the railroad line are possible.

• 2008/9: Cycle track at the new road (bypass) between Heßdorf and Großenseebach.

• 2009: Parallel to the forest cycle track between Röthenbach-Seespitze and Lauf-Wetzendorf now the path along the railroad line beneath Letten is completely maintained, too.

• 2009: In Lauf the cycle track starting at the bridge of the western bypass passing the sewage plant in direction Wetzendorf is maintained.

• 2009: Along the Regnitz Valley Route between Fürth and Stadeln extensive duct works were in progress. Now the cycle track is spaciously reconstructed.

• 2009: Within channeling works along the connecting road Lauf - Simonshofen a tarred cycle track is added.

• 2009: New tarred cycle track between Pyrbaum and Rengersricht along the road.

• 2009: Since July channeling works at the gravel path between Röthenbach sewage plant and Schwaig-Mittelbüg; afterwards possible rework of the cycle track. In October finished, but the path waits for its final rework. The signed temporary detour for the 5-Streams-Cycle Route is not necessary any longer.

• 2009: The ridge road between Deckersberg and Vorderhaslach is reconstructed and paved.

• 2009: The lower section of the path in the Krummes Tal (Engl.: Crooked Valley; Spießmühle - Untertrubach) is reconstructed.

• 2009: Within channeling works along the connecting road Lauf - Neunhof a tarred cycle track is added.

• 2009: The 5-Streams-Cycle Route between Malmsbach and Hammer (Nuremberg) is pitched. Will the gravel path expect a rework?

• 2010: A new cycle track from Lauf to Altdorf is built. Over Diepersdorf, Leinburg and Winn.

MTB tours around Nuremberg and through the Frankenalb

Some paths may be dangerous!

Enjoy here in [Bike Tours] some own bike tour tips suitable for recumbents and therefore for touring as well.

For all the muscle heroes: The long ramp from Behringersmühle up to Gößweinstein with its 18% is just well-known. But there is more to find: From Kirchensittenbach up to Stöppach long sweat-spilling 22%.

When not stated otherwise the tours here are to use with normal bikes as well. They are selected for people who also have an eye for nature and who need not always leave their trails everywhere. Therefore there is e.g. MTB downhill with lift in Osternohe.

By all means pay attention to the nature reserves and protected landscape, please. And to nature in general.

In most cases you can easily combine the tours. For orientation use a map for walking-tours scale 1:50 000.

What the 5-Flüsse-Radweg (Five- or 5 Streams Cycle Route) is for tourers, the Anton-Leidinger-Weg (Weg, Engl.: path) is for MTB. The feeder and a nice tour as well.

Tours

• Anton-Leidinger-Weg: Walking path from Nuremberg Zoo through the Reichswald over the Moritzberg through the Birgland and over Poppberg to Amberg. Signed with blue bar exciting 73 km (45 miles) long!

• Behringersdorf - Heroldsberg: Starting at Behringersdorf west of the lake Zapfweiher (path to the bridge over the freeway A3) with green bar over the range of hills to Heroldsberg. Passing spring Haidbrunnen and the Indianerspielplatz (Engl.: Indian playground). Steep at the ridge and demanding. (But one can bypass it ;-)

• Hilly tour in the Birgland: Starting at Regelsmühle south of Thalheim (Mühle, Engl.: mill) over the Claramühle to the Kirchthalmühle and ahead to Troßalter (red point), from there passing the rock Bärenfelsen to Fürnried and further to the castle ruin Lichtenegg. Something to climb, especially if one doesn't heading westward from Fürnried to Lichtenegg, but in eastern direction over Wurmrausch.

• Bitterbachschlucht: (Schlucht, Engl.: canyon) from Lauf (public bath) to Nuschelberg. Start junction Eschenauerstraße/Am Bitterbach.

• Brunn: With the Anton-Leidinger-Weg or one of its parallel paths from the Nurenberg Zoo up the hill of Brunn and to a bath in the lake Birkensee.

• Buchenbühl - Heroldsberg - Kalchreuth: North of the federal road B2, marked with blue cross over the railroad to the forest road to Heroldsberg. Then proceed with sun symbol crossing the forest road to Kalchreuth. Then proceed with red dot crossing the road Neunhof - Kalchreuth to the path with yellow dot. Either proceed with red dot or follow yellow dot left to a star shaped crossing. There turn right and proceed with yellow ring. (After the downhill just about 100 m left on the path there is the spring Tropfende Fels.) Then blue bar. At the Sambachweiher (Weiher, Engl.; pond) both routes meet again. Proceed with red dot to the road Kalchreuth - Neunkirchen.

• Edelweißhütte: From Henfenfeld to Engelthal (yellow cross, path through meadows along the brook Hammerbach). Proceed to Kruppach and from there to the Edelweißhütte (Hütte, Engl.: lodge). Perhaps proceed to the Arzberg with viewing tower and from there to the upper basin of the Happurger Stausee (Engl.: reservoir).

• Feucht - Moosbach: Starting near the animals' home in Feucht with green dot to the shooting association in Moosbach. Passing the spring Hubertusbrunnen.

There is always a way!

• Förrenbach - Thalheim (green cross). Or on the road from Förrenbach over See (17%!) and Gotzendorf to Thalheim.

• Glatzenstein - Hohenstein: From Speikern passing Leuzenberg to the rock Glatzensein (near Weißenbach). Proceed between Oberkrumbach and Morsbrunn with yellow cross. With red cross do not descent until Algersdorf, cross the road to Hormersdorf and upwards to Hohenstein. (Passing the decoration well close to this road.) Perhaps proceed over Treuf into the Pegnitz valley near Harnbach. Real steep, exciting views.

• Hienberg inside(!) the freeway A9: From Schnaittach to Hedersdorf and proceeding underneath the bridges of the A9. With yellow cross to Reingrub. Very demanding steep hollow-way.

• Hersbruck - Hohenstein: Following the Main-Donau-Path from Hersbruck passing Kleedorf to Stöppach and proceeding to the castle Hohenstein. Exciting views.

• Hetzles: From Igensdorf with red bar (Westlicher Albrandweg; Engl.: Western Alb Seam Path) to the Hetzles and proceeding to Regensberg (close to a nature preserve!). Perhaps further over Mittelehrenbach, Dietzhof to the Walberla (official: Ehrenbürg). Partly very steep and very demanding.

• Hirschbach: From Hirschbach northbound over the Windloch to Großmainfeld.

• Höhenbach (Bach, Engl.: brook): From Rummelsberg with red dot up the brook to Altenthann. Demanding. Much more easier with blue bar.

• Houbirg: From Pommelsbrunn to the Houbirg and to the rock Hohler Fels. Proceed to Arzlohe and over Mittelburg and Aicha to Heldmannsberg. From there a short distance on the road to Fürnried. In the valley turn right to the Regelsmühle.

• Kainsbach valley: From Kainsbach near the Happurger Stausee (Engl.: reservoir) upward over Mosenhof with path No 7 to Hinterhaslach and proceed to Waller and perhaps to Traunfeld (yellow dot). Often wet.
  Tip: At Hinterhaslach leave yellow dot by taking the path left down in the valley, crossing the creek and then the next junction to the right.

• Klumpertal (Tal, Engl.: valley): From Schüttersmühle near Pottenstein to Bronn.

• Krummes Tal (Engl.: Crooked Valley): From Kemmathen through the Krummes Tal (Großenohe, Spießmühle) downwards to the Trubach valley and then in the last third following the marking to Thuisbrunn (red bar).

• Laufer Hüttenweg (Hütte, Engl.: lodge): From Lauf Station rechts der Pegnitz into the Fränkische Schweiz 33 km to Betzenstein. Passing the spring Gänsbrunnen. Sign DAV.

• Lauterach: From Lauterach east of Kastl along the former railroad line Amberg - Lauterhofen to Amberg. There are just left three not reworked sections only. The Schweppermann Cycle Route Neumarkt - Amberg - Schwarzenfeld runs here. (2009 both meet near to Deinshof).

Just around the world

• Lilling (nature reserve!): From Lilling passing the Lilling spring (also Lillach spring) to Weißennohe. Some alternatives including humping passage due to some stairs.

• Max-Ettl-Weg (Weg, Engl.: path): From Röthenbach an der Pegnitz, S-Bahn station Seespitze 38 km to Lehenhammer through the Hersbrucker Schweiz passing Deckersberg and Arzlohe. Sign Edelweiss.

• Molsberger valley (nature reserve!): From Föhrenbach near the Happurger Stausee /Engl.: reservoir) upward passing the sports field over Molsberg to Schupf or See. Already in the valley there is a branch to See with red dot and possible continuation to Thalheim.

• Moritzberg: Numerous tours. For instance with blue cross from Röthenbach Main Station over Renzenhof and Haimendorf. Partly demanding and steep.

• Obertrubach to the castle ruin Leienfels. Start behind the boardinghouse Pension Maier.

• Rounding Oedenberg: From Nuschelberg with yellow point to Günthersbühl. With blue cross over Oedenberg until the path with yellow cross. In the valley passing Simmelsberg and spring Nesselbrunnen with an hydraulic ram on the left (excursion climbing up the hill with path No 2 to the right?) to Tauchersreuth. With green cross through Oedenberg on the street. In the valley leaving the road and proceed with green cross on gravel crossing the road to Heroldsberg. At the next junction turn left and cross the road Behringersdorf - Günthersbühl. At the next junction turn left and proceed with yellow point in front of Günthersbühl. Turn right until you meet blue point and cross with it the road Günthersbühl - Lauf and up again to Nuschelberg. There are extensions available, e.g. with yellow point to the Bitterbachschlucht (Engl.: Bitterbach canyon) or proceed with red cross to Lauf. Partly very steep and very demanding.

• Ossinger: From Königstein over the Ossinger to the Zant and further to Mittelreinbach near Holnstein. (Easier to find in opposite direction with red dot and yellow dot, resp.)

• Ottensoos - Weißenbrunn: Starting at Ottensoos Station with yellow dot over Rüblanden, Gersberg, passing Stierlbrunnen (calcareous karst spring) and Haidenloch (historical silver mine) to Entenberg and proceeding to Weißenbrunn. Perhaps additionally over Ernhofen to Unterwellitzleiten and Altdorf. Partly steep.

• Pegnitz valley walking path (continuously signed with a stylized lion »Goldene Straße«, Engl.: Golden Road (runs 60 km from Nuremberg to Sulzbach-Rosenberg with further extension in direction Prague); original sign yellow bar, using the Paradiesweg, Engl.: Paradise Path as well): From Nuremberg-Erlenstegen East with the marking upward on the left side of the railroad bridge. Over the range of hills (Eichelberg) passing the spring Fuchsbrünnlein over the freeway A3 and passing the Zapfweiher (Weiher, Engl.: pond) to Behringersdorf. Down to the river Pegnitz and with the Paradiesweg to Rückersdorf. At the group of trees in front of the town turn right and follow the path through the meadows to the road bridge over the Pegnitz, turn right and cross the bridge in direction Röthenbach and after the bridge just before reaching the first houses turn left heading for Lauf-Wetzendorf. Crossing the meadows of the Pegnitz to the sewage plant Lauf and up to the Bridge West. Partly demanding.

• Rasch - Neumarkt: From Rasch with yellow bar through Rührersberg, Haslach and Kleinvoggenhof up the Dillberg. Carry on following yellow bar on the range of hills and down to Neumarkt. Nice views, but partly very steep and demanding.

Road to Nowhere

• Rohrenstadter valley: Marked with blue cross from Hagenhausen near Altdorf over Stöckelsberg to Mitterrohrenstadt. Upward the valley to Deinschwang and further to Mettenhofen. Possible extension with green dot to Traunfeld. Partly very steep and demanding. Including brook transition, if one stays with red dot in the valley.

• Röthenbachklamm - the classic (Klamm, Engl.: ravine; near a nature reserve!): From the lake Birkensee or later left of the path to Brunn (close to the Steinerne Brücke, Engl.: Stone Bridge) resp., along the brook Röthenbach over Ungelstetten with blue cross to Röthenbach near Altdorf.

• Schnaittach: Numerous ponds in the forest between Lauf - Heuchling and Großbellhofen.

• Schwarzachklamm (Klamm, Engl.: ravine): From Ochenbruck over Schwarzenbruck to the Bruckkanal (Old Canal). Proceed underneath the Bruckkanal bridge and the A9 freeway bridge to Nerreth and further to Wendelstein.

• Schwarzachtal (Tal, Engl.: valley): From Rasch on the left or on the right side (stairs!) of the brook Schwarzach to Burgthann.

• Signalstein: From Obertrubach over Hundsdorf to the rock Signalstein. Proceed with yellow cross to Hammermühle and further to Thuisbrunn. Providing something to climb.

• Traunfelder Bach (Bach, Engl.: brook): From Unterrieden to the vicinity of front of Hagenhausen near Altdorf. Then upward through the valley to Traunfeld. One can either stay in the valley or use a small path at edge of the forest at the northern incline for a mountain trial to Eismannsberg (yellow dot). The Mauertsmühle you can only pass on the left side. Demanding and partly rather wet.

• Wendelstein: At the eastern end of the town crossing the Old Canal northward up to the water reservoir and then left through the former stone pits, bridge the freeway A6 east of Worzeldorf and follow the marking yellow bar to the Hohlsteinbruch and then to the Steinbrüchlein (Engl.: little stone pit) and Nürnberg Zollhaus. Wild-romantic, partly demanding.

Thirsty? - Source reference

Eager for water - it does not leave a good impression when rumbling in an inn with the empty water bottle under ones arm, to stumble to the WC and to disappear again after some time with released smile, some belches and the full water bottle.
My tip for the fast tank stop: Usually nearly each larger village in the region has a cemetery with potable water connection. Only in the Rangau (around Ansbach) one must pay attention, because there are often cisterns only. If the water of a public well (tube) is not suitable for human consumption, you will usually find the sign »Kein Trinkwasser« (Engl.: No potable water).
Otherwise here a small selection of additional water places in the Reichswald and its neighborhood. Privileged those which lie central and are easy to reach by bike and are trustworthy as well. Many of them are already tested by me (and obviously I have survived ;-):

Lorenzer Reichswald, southern forests

• Grünsberg (tubed): Dolderlesbrünnle and Sophienquelle at the footpath between Grünsberg and Reinholdshöhe; at the begin of the cycle track along the road to Burgthann choose the path into the wood on the right.

• Haimendorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the village passage in front of the fire station.

• Hubertusbrunnen (tubed): about 500 m in the forest between Moosbach and Feucht railway station direct at the walking way marked with green circle; best approach starting at the Moosbacher rifle range and following the gravel path westbound into the forest and at the first crossing inside right; marked.

• Kalter Brunnen (Engl.: Cold Spring) (spring): in the forest between Ungelstetten and Fischbach; coming on the road from Ungelstetten using the road tunneling the freeway A3, left on the road to Winkelhaid and at once right on the gravel way; after 200 m at the foot of the last incline before the way crossing 10 m right of the way.

• Kemnath (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells in the middle of the town at the main street (Henger Straße) to (Postbauer-) Heng.

• Mäbenberg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells in the middle of the town at the church.

• Schmausenbuck, waterworks Nuremberg (tubed, standard potable water?): on the tar road from the zoo to the children's playground direction Schwaig; left passing the toboggan run and then uphill the tarred way on the right to the reservoir; after about 100 m direct at the way.
  (The spring »Buchenklinge« 500 m in the East is not recommended, because it is not tubed).

• Schwarzach Valley (tubed): halfway between Rasch and Prackenfels direct at the gravel path.

• Triebbrunnen (tubed, standard potable water): direct at the Cycle Route Reichswald - Rothsee in the middle between Harrlach and Guggenmühle close to the waterworks (from time to time drips only).

• Ungelstetten (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the village at the crossing.

• Between Wendelstein and Worzeldorf (spring): spring and decoration well direct at the gravel path No 1 continuing the street Treidelsweg in Wendelstein parallel north of the Old Canal half way to the pedestrian's bridge over the freeway A6.

Sebalder Reichswald, forests of Erlangen, northern forests

• Beerbach (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the town.
  Nikolausquelle (tubed): at the path between graveyard and Hirnstein (a stone as rest place) about 100 m north-east of the church.

• Buchbrunnen (Engl.: Beech Spring) (tubed): almost directly at the path between Rückersdorf-Ludwigshöhe and Nuschelberg with marking blue point; with bank for rest; marked. (Alternative: following marking yellow line eastward from the Schnackenbrunnen and then about 100 m blue point.

• Bullach (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the town.

• Gänsbrunnen (Engl.: Gees(e) Spring; spring, not recommended!): at the Laufer Hüttenweg (sign: DAV) about 250 m west of the northern end of the pond of the same name south of Untersdorf near Schnaittach.

• Hinterer (Engl.: rear) and Vorderer (Engl.: fore) Buchenbrunnen (partly tubed): following marking green cross from »Rote Marter« (Engl.: Red Stele) to Behringersdorf. The Hinterer Buchbrunnen (probably!) lies left in the first hollow near the brook, the Vordere Buchenbrunnen lies after the next crossing in the second hollow directly left of the path.

• Hasensteinquelle (Engl.: Hare Stone Spring) (tubed): south-east of the former ammunition bunkers in the Buckenhofer Forst south of Weiher. On the approach path to the bunkers about 75 m west of the stone with the hare fresco after about 30 m beaten path to south.

• Heroldsberg Kneipp ground/fitness trail (tubed, standard potable water?): 100 m south-west of the forester ranch at the federal road B2.

• Heroldsberg Teufelsbrunnen (Engl.: Devil's Spring) (tubed): 50 m away from the path marked with yellow cross and blue line over the first bridge across the freeway A3 south of the federal road B2 between Nuremberg-Schafhof and Heroldsberg; about 500 m south east of the forester ranch.
  There is another Teufelsbrunnen between Heroldsberg and Kleingescheid/Johannistal. Out of a sandstone formation with a little red devil painted on a small spring spills out. The junction to it is signed, however, it is more a path for walkers about 500 m into a small valley in the forest.

• Kalchreuth Tropfender Fels (Engl.: Dripping Rock) (spring): natural sandstone formation about 750 m west by south-west of the Sambach-Weiher (Engl.: ponds). South of the ponds take the first junction to the west. Direct left of the way on half level around the hill (Winterleite); marked.

• (Unterer, vorderer) Schnackenbrunnen (tubed): in the forest between Lauf and Rückersdorf about 1.2 km from the fitness trail (west of the public baths in Lauf) following the marking yellow line/blue cross in western direction to »Rote Marter«; just left after the shelter cabin right of the descent, marked.
  (From the Schnackenbrunnen following the marking yellow line eastwards one reaches after crossing the gravel path in a distance of about 150 m the sign Hinterer Schnackenbrunnen. Alternative: standing looking at the front of the shelter cabin turn two times left. The spring is about 50 m down the hill to be reached on foot.
  Following the northern path (= on the right) in front of the shelter cabin one passes the marked Kreuzbrunnen (spring) is situated on right side just after the incline.)

• Tauchersreuth (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the edge of the town near the water tower at the road to Oedenberg.

• Zellerbrunnen (tubed): in the forest between Rückersdorf and the road Behringersdorf - Günthersbühl; 150 m east of the road and parking place; marked.

Eastern Pegnitz valley, Hersbrucker Schweiz, Birgland

• Algersdorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the red cross marked path to Hohenstein about 30 m east of the road Hersbruck to Hormersdorf.

• Engelthal (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well at the northern town border, direct at the cycle track to Henfenfeld.

• Between Engelthal and Offenhausen (tubed, standard potable water): direct at the cycle track at the road to Schrotsdorf.
  Two additional ones just within Schrotsdorf.

• Förrenbach (tubed, standard potable water?): each about 50 m west and south-east resp., of the church in the middle of the town.

• Gersberg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street to Sendelbach.

• Happurg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the town passage near the town hall.

• Henfenfeld waterworks (tubed, standard potable water): direct at the cycle track along the railway line at the western border of the small town.

• Hohenstadt (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street in the western part of the town.

• Hüttenbach (tubed): decoration well directly at the road to Oberwindsberg close to the top of the heavy slope.

• Kucha (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street in the middle of the town.

• Mosenhof (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the street (path No 7) parallel to the main road.

• Oberviehberg (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Osternohe (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells in the middle of the town at the main street and at the junction to the Igelwirt (an inn).
  In Haidling, direction Hormersdorf, another one.

• Ottensoos (tubed, standard potable water): two decoration wells in the middle of the village, one in direction Lauf, one in direction Schönberg.

• Püscheldorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Rüblanden (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Rohrenstadter Valley (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells at the main street in Mitterrohrenstadt and Oberrohrenstadt.

• Sprosselbrunnen (spring): direct at the path green ring from Schönberg, western walking car park, to Haimendorf via the Klingender Wasserfall (Engl.: Sounding Waterfall).

• Schnaittach Valley (tubed): between Speikern and Rollhofen close up the cycle track along the railway line at the beginning of Rollhofen.

• Simmelsdorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street vis-à-vis the service station in direction Schnaittach.

• Thalheim (spring): direct at the road to Gotzenberg.

• Traunfeld (spring): direct at the western edge of the town to the sewage plant at the valley path signed with yellow dot.

• Vorra (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well just south-west of the church in the middle of the town.
  Two springs at the road to Stöppach in the incline section.

Fürth and west

• Ammerndorf (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well at the Bahnhofsplatz (Engl.: station square) about 35 m south of the Bibert Valley Cycle Route.

• Fürth-Dambach (tubed, standard potable water): at the waterworks direct at the western Rednitz Valley Cycle Route between the Sieben-Bogen-Brücke (Engl.: Seven-Bow-Bridge) and Dambach.

• Fürth-Espan (tubed, standard potable water): public lavatory at the Pegnitz Valley Cycle Route (closed during winter months).

Frankenalb, Veldensteiner Forst

• Egloffstein Kneipp ground (tubed, standard potable water): at the northern end of the public baths, close up to the cycle track.

• Gräfenberg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the old market.

• Lilling (Lillach spring): in the forest between Oberkirch and Lilling.

• Mittelehrenbach (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the town.

• Rüsselbach (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the seating corner between Kirchrüsselbach and Oberrüsselbach.

• Untertrubach (tubed, standard potable water?): close up to the crossing of the Trubach valley road and the connection road Untertrubach - Dörfles.

Touring round and round

Entertainment tip - watch (world cup races male and female) and take part (Jedermannrennen, Engl.: everybody's race): Cycle race »Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt« (Engl.: Around the Nuremberg Old Town).
The atmosphere at the castle hill always was a hit, but in the Freytag Street the last years really the fat was in the fire. A private bar was just established at the pavement and numerous spectators welcomed each vehicle with frenetic jubilation. Even the escorting helicopters.
Due to the doping scandals and the thereby caused spectator decrease a new event in 2010 is endangered. If ever, then in a small circle - to take literally: Again as at the beginning 5 km rounds around the old town wall.