Kupfer Stream – Forchtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Forchtenberg
Kupfer Stream – Forchtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Forchtenberg
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Kupfer Stream – Forchtenberg Castle Ruins loop from Forchtenberg
04:13
15.3km
260m
Hiking
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: March 5, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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123 m
Historic town center of Forchtenberg
Highlight • Historical Site
Floral decorations, cobblestones, and small squares invite you to linger – whether in the Amtsgarten (official garden), at the cemetery church, or in one of the cozy restaurants. The old town tells of centuries of life, change, and home – and welcomes its visitors with open doors and quiet charm.
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371 m
Diebsturm
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693 m
Forchtenberg Town Wall and Walkway
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But beware: some pigeons live in the tower and have left a lot of droppings all over the place. It's not really that nice.
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3.26 km
Black Footbridge (Kupfertal)
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5.71 km
Kupfer Stream
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Since copper-bearing deposits occur in the valley area of the river, this was already suspected as a motive of its designation. South of Bauersbach Vitriolerz was mining mined in the 19th century. That the name of the copper goes back to such occurrences, however, is questionable.
The copper is formed on the southeast edge of Übrigshausen next to the Seeholzweg on the edge of a small wood and runs the first 1.5 kilometers southwest to then turn to the right and the remaining first third of their run in front of the step edge of the Waldenburg mountains in a northerly direction to Kupferzell to flow. Up to there, their valley is a fairly flat and wide hollow in the Lettenkeuper edition (Erfurt Formation) of the Hohenlohe plain with straightened riverbed, on the flat side hills often lined with wide arable land. In Kupferzell the brook bed reaches the Muschelkalk and the brook continues in a northwesterly direction, deepens steeply and runs through a narrow and natural Mäandertal. More and more forest covers the side slopes, from Neufels often even the bottom. In Forchtenberg, now running in the Lower Muschelkalk and about 140 m below the edge heights, it flows from the left into the Kocher.
The catchment area covers 72.6 km ², which are mostly on the Hohenlohe level. Apart from their first three kilometers in the Schwäbisch Hall district, the copper runs entirely in the Hohenlohe district.
In the course of land consolidation procedures in Westernach and the construction of the A6 motorway, the copper was straightened from the source to copper cell. The surrounding agricultural areas were drained and thus made usable up to the upper surface of the water.
By order of 5 February 1960, the regional council of Stuttgart has designated the Kupfertal with side valleys between the hamlet of Neufels the city of Neuenstein and Forchtenberg as a landscape protection area (protected area number 1.26.003). The protected area has an area of 384.0 hectares.
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10.9 km
Hermersberg Estate
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11.2 km
Demeter Farm Shop Hermersberg
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Check opening times beforehand, as only open on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
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14.6 km
Forchtenberg Castle Ruins
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15.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.54 km
3.49 km
1.91 km
1.33 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.58 km
3.38 km
3.11 km
1.37 km
782 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (370 m)
Lowest point (200 m)
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