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Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Nürnberger Land
Lauf an der Pegnitz

View of Nuschelberg – Bridge Over the Bitterbach loop from Lauf an der Pegnitz

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Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Nürnberger Land
Lauf an der Pegnitz

View of Nuschelberg – Bridge Over the Bitterbach loop from Lauf an der Pegnitz

Moderate

4.5

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342

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View of Nuschelberg – Bridge Over the Bitterbach loop from Lauf an der Pegnitz

04:00

14.8km

190m

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: June 11, 2026

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Nuschelberg

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1.46 km

Ancient Oak in the Meadow

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A beautiful old oak tree. At the foot there is a bench to rest. The tree provides wonderful shade!

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4.90 km

Simonshofen Village Café

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The village café Simonshofen is run by four enterprising women. The former house from 1870 has been restored with great attention to detail. Today there are homemade cakes in the …

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4.94 km

Historic Village of Simonshofen

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From Wikipedia: "The village of Simonshofen developed from the farm of a Sigman mentioned in 1360. Hop cultivation was mentioned there as early as 1375. In 1333, Konrad Groß from …

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5.22 km

Höll Pond, Simonshofen

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Idyllic pond on the outskirts of Simonshofen.

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8.42 km

Wiethaler Brewery Inn

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The Wiethaler brewery in Neunhof, near Lauf an der Pegnitz, can look back on more than 510 years of brewing tradition. To this day, the brewery is one of the …

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10.3 km

View of Nuschelberg

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Coming out of the forest you come to the place Nuschelberg.

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10.8 km

picnic spot. The inn is not open during the week

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13.4 km

Bridge Over the Bitterbach

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a nice bridge leads over the Bitterbach

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14.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.82 km

2.10 km

2.06 km

1.86 km

Surfaces

4.32 km

4.04 km

3.78 km

2.20 km

506 m

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Wednesday 1 July

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Comments

June 17, 2025,Dienstag≠Dienst-Tag => Kollegenwanderung: Bitterbach-Schlucht und Nuschelberger Höhe ab Lauf-Neunhof
...when I look at my colleagues' monthly hikes, I increasingly notice that, in addition to scenic highlights, the focus is increasingly on moments of enjoyment: small private breweries, artisanal bakeries (and bread), and a few other delicacies that just happen to sweeten the journey...
Food and drink, in Franconia, hold body and soul together in a very special way!

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Today it was time to head to another corner of the Nürnberger Land again, so I set off to explore the culinary castle tour on foot.

Admittedly, I was more interested in the castles and the landscape than the culinary aspect 😉 but there are indeed some places to stop for refreshments along the way that are certainly worthwhile.

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Nice autumn round. You can see castles, monuments and rarities. Even the mushroom picker doesn't go away empty-handed.

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Today there was a hike from the Vgn offer from Nuremberg. Description from the homepage.
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The eastern loop of the culinary castle tour starts in the rustic
Village of Lauf-Neunhof. It's worth taking a detour to the former
The mansion “Welserschloss”, which can also be visited on request.
In the inn of the local Wiethaler brewery you can have …

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