Dietfurt Lock – Altmühl Weir loop from Töging

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Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl

Dietfurt Lock – Altmühl Weir loop from Töging

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Dietfurt Lock – Altmühl Weir loop from Töging

01:26

5.61km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Altmühltal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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935 m

Dietfurt Lock

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The Main-Danube Canal connects the Main and the Danube, as does the historic Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal, which has only been preserved in fragments. The new canal thus represents an efficient transport …

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2.00 km

Dietfurt Water Trail (W2)

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2.44 km

Weiße Laber Confluence Pond

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very nice place where the Weiße Laber flows into the canal

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3.76 km

Altmühl Weir

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Beautiful view

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4.32 km

Dietfurter Wasserwege Information Board – Am Altwasser

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Station 3: Former course of the Altmühl

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4.61 km

Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal Culvert

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The Ludwigskanal, or Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal as it is officially called, is simply called "The Old Canal" in Nuremberg and the surrounding area. A romantic relic, left over from the times of …

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5.61 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.21 km

816 m

588 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

2.37 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

December 4, 2023,Am Ende der Altmühl 🦫 und in der Bronzezeit 🛖⛅️❄️😁

Today we took a winter journey through time. It started in Griesstetten near Diefurt. First I walk a bit along the Altmühl to Töging. We then went back on the other side of the bank and continued to the Ludwig Canal. Visited the reconstructed bronze village of Alcmona. We then went back over the ship lift and along the Rhine-Main-Danube …

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