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Franconian Switzerland

Forchheim

Weißenohe

Gesteigertor – Gräfenberg Old Town loop from Weißenohe

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Forchheim

Weißenohe

Gesteigertor – Gräfenberg Old Town loop from Weißenohe

Hard

5.0

(2)

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Gesteigertor – Gräfenberg Old Town loop from Weißenohe

02:43

30.7km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Train Station

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292 m

Weißenohe Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

What was once gravel is now tarred. Pleasant to drive

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2.03 km

Historic Center of Gräfenberg

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Approximately 10% gradient: 50 meters in altitude on a distance of about 500 meters from the train station to the center.

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2.19 km

Until 1708 it was owned by the Nuremberg district administration office and housed the city servant's apartment. At times it was also used as a prison. From 1810 onwards the building was privately owned.

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2.31 km

Hiltpoltstein Gate

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The gate tower dates from 1545 when a residential tower was placed on the gate. It later served as a prison and around 1800 the night watchman lived there. From …

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2.40 km

Gräfenberg Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful place with neat, painted houses, a café, a fountain and a lot of history! A few panels explain what happened here in 1866 and that Graefenberg received town charter before 1400. A painting is over 500 years old.

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2.44 km

Ritter-Wirnt Fountain at Gräfenberg Market Square

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The Graefenberg market square with the town hall, a beautiful fountain and a city gate well worth seeing and also some smaller shops is really worth seeing and a visit. Old houses, some with wall paintings, complete this beautiful place.

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