Gustav Adolf Cave – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Ochenbruck

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Gustav Adolf Cave – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Ochenbruck

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Gustav Adolf Cave – Karlshöhle Rock Formation loop from Ochenbruck

05:35

21.4km

150m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Schwarzachtal mit Nebentälern

Schwarzach-Durchbruch

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.00 km

Bridge at the Entrance to Schwarzachklamm

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Bridge at the end or beginning of the Schwarzachklamm directly at the parking lot

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3.93 km

Gustav Adolf Cave

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The Gustav Adolf Cave is located below the Gsteinacher Felsenstraße directly on the Schwarzach. This wonderful place in the Schwarzach Gorge (Schwarzachklamm) was already visited by the Swedish King Gustav Adolf II during the Thirty Years' War, which can be seen from the memorial plaque placed there.

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4.62 km

Karlshöhle Rock Formation

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Beautiful rock formations carved into the landscape… the stream has been working here for a long time and steadily

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4.74 km

Karl's Cave

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The Karlshöhle is one of the two large cave-like washouts that were formed due to the erosive action of the Schwarzach. It is one of the highlights on the way through the gorge, which has been a nature reserve since 1936.

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4.76 km

Bridge beneath the rock overhang (Schwarzach‑Durchbruch)

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Small wooden bridge along the rocks

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4.80 km

Wooden bridge over the Schwarzach River

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The bridge connects the hiking trails, below right next to the gorge, with the hiking trails on the other side, which leads along the gorge above.

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9.20 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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Very beautiful section of the canal with many former locks

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15.3 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal

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In the morning with sunrise and a little fog, that's all you can do on the popular hiking trail.

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21.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.89 km

2.92 km

103 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

6.20 km

1.46 km

1.14 km

372 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

September 14, 2025,Schwarzenbruck ⛴️ Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal und Schwarzachklamm 💦🪨

We used our last day in Nuremberg today to do a hike in the Nuremberg region that's been declared a top hike. Starting in Schwarzenbruck, we explored the Schwarzach River. This included the very impressive Schwarzach Gorge, the "thousand" locks on the Ludwig-Main-Danube Canal, and the wild Schwarzenbruck moorland. At first, we were showered, but then the skies cleared for …

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May 8, 2022,Familientour: Schwarzachklamm und Ludwig-Donau-Kanal

Family tour near Nuremberg with pleasant temperatures. Top level and recommended for all age groups. The way back through the forest is nice too. At the end there was an ice cream on the Plärrer.

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April 1, 2024,Schwarzachklamm - Gustav-Adolf-Höhle - Alter Kanal

In drizzly weather, the Schwarzachklamm can still be walked through without major crowds. The old LMD canal is also not very busy... but the 🍺garden at the end of the Schwarzachklamm was open and two places were available 😎and on the way back too :)

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March 29, 2024,Vom Ludwig-Main-Donaukanal zur Schwarzachklamm

From the Ludwig-Main-Danube Canal with its many sweet locks we went through a special forest characterized by sand and high heather bushes, past 2 castles towards the Schwarzachklamm. This gorge is incredibly beautiful, simply wild nature! There are lots of caves and rock formations to marvel at. In Gsteinach you go out of the gorge for a moment and get …

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March 11, 2024,Gaststätte Zum Brückkanal - Alter Kanal - Ochenbruck - Schwarzachschlucht

We've already walked this route many times, so I didn't plan it via Komoot and we promptly turned off the canal too late and ended up in the industrial area of Ochenbruck. We found the path through the gorge today to be extremely beautiful, even if the path at the end was quite muddy in places.

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October 28, 2021,Brückkanal - Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal - Ochenbruck - Schwarzachklamm

At the Old Canal, it is better to turn left 200m beforehand and through the forest in the direction of Faberschloss (Wildmeistersteig - marking Blauer Punkt), otherwise you have to go through an industrial area and along the B8 in Ochenbruck.

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April 13, 2025,5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Schwarzachklamm - Schloss Petz - Faberschloss - Wildmeistersteig

Today was the day: my 500th hike since 2021 😍
And for an anniversary like this, you naturally choose something very special. I actually had other plans, but the weather said no. Then I spontaneously thought of the Schwarzachklamm Gorge; I'd wanted to go there for a while. It was unfortunately quite busy, but I absolutely loved the gorge; it …

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