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Schwandorf
Steinberg am See

Steinberger See Circular Trail – Mining Heritage Wheel Monument loop from Steinberg am See

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Schwandorf
Steinberg am See

Steinberger See Circular Trail – Mining Heritage Wheel Monument loop from Steinberg am See

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Steinberger See Circular Trail – Mining Heritage Wheel Monument loop from Steinberg am See

02:00

7.70km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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117 m

Steinberger See Circular Trail

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On the signpost Knappensee - Rundweg the two paths, the Uferweg and the museum educational path, are explained with the individual stations and the information boards.

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763 m

If you prefer something quieter, you can take a short hike around the lake.

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1.02 km

Great view over the lake to the wooden ball.

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1.06 km

Get down from the goat and into the lake. A cool refreshment after a long journey.

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2.10 km

Mining Heritage Wheel Monument

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This flywheel of a briquette press comes from the Frechen factory (Rhein - Erft - Kreis) and, like the other two, was made available to RWE Power 's home and industrial museum on loan.

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3.12 km

Steinberger See

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Very instructive information boards around the lake

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5.81 km

View of Knappensee

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Nice hiking trail around Knappensee, nice resting places

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5.85 km

Bench with a view of Lake Knappensee

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Knappensee

The lake's origins can be traced back to the cessation of lignite mining by the Bavarian lignite industry in the 1980s. Flooding of the pit began in 1981, creating …

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7.70 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.84 km

1.37 km

499 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

1.72 km

1.29 km

226 m

105 m

< 100 m

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