View of Schloss Craheim – Craheim Castle loop from Ballingshausen
View of Schloss Craheim – Craheim Castle loop from Ballingshausen
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View of Schloss Craheim – Craheim Castle loop from Ballingshausen
03:16
46.9km
580m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 11, 2026
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Your route passes through protected areas
Please check local regulations for:
LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)
Naturpark Haßberge
Talhänge der Lauer bei Stadtlauringen
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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10.3 km
View of Schloss Craheim
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11.9 km
Craheim Castle
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The reason for the castle's construction
The castle was built between 1908 and 1910. The reason for its construction was the marriage of the royal Prussian captain Crafft Freiherr Truchsess von und zu Wetzhausen to Clara Erhart, a daughter of the German-American Charles F. Erhart (December 27, 1857 Brooklyn - February 14, 1926 Wetzhausen) (in 1849 he founded the pharmaceutical company Pfizer with his cousin Karl Pfizer in Williamsburg in Brooklyn). The rich American found the old castle in the village of Wetzhausen too cold and unfashionable. Since she brought the necessary money into the marriage, the couple decided to build a new one about a kilometer outside the village. An exact replica of Solitude Castle was originally planned, but this plan was rejected by the then King of Württemberg, Wilhelm II. The new building is therefore only formally based on Solitude in its southern main façade, but was expanded to a four-wing complex.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Craheim
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13.3 km
Birnfeld Village Square
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Birnfeld is located at the foot of the Haßberge mountains about six kilometers northeast of Stadtlauringen. The village has about 430 inhabitants and is located at 334 m above sea level.
On May 1, 1978, the previously independent municipality was incorporated into the market town of Stadtlauringen.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birnfeld_(Stadtlauringen)
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16.0 km
Ferienhaus Margarete
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16.3 km
Nassach Fountain
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22.8 km
Schwedenschanze Observation Tower
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Source:de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwedenschanze_(Ha%C3%9Fberge)
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23.1 km
Seven Ways Junction
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29.1 km
Kapellen or Wethtor (Goßmannsdorf Gate), Hofheim
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43.4 km
Fuschter Holz
Viewpoint
46.9 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.6 km
13.2 km
10.7 km
9.42 km
Surfaces
25.4 km
11.3 km
6.07 km
1.94 km
1.89 km
305 m
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Elevation
Highest point (510 m)
Lowest point (260 m)
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