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Lechner Sculpture Park – Statue in the Rock Niche loop from Obereichstätt

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Eichstätt
Dollnstein

Lechner Sculpture Park – Statue in the Rock Niche loop from Obereichstätt

Moderate

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Lechner Sculpture Park – Statue in the Rock Niche loop from Obereichstätt

02:34

9.08km

180m

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 14, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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455 m

Lechner Sculpture Park

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Lechner Sculpture Park

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588 m

Statue in the Rock Niche

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1.74 km

The 36,40 meter long, made of a Douglas fir handmade wooden bench is part of the conservation project Altmühlleiten.

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1.92 km

a beautiful quiet place with a great view of the Altmühltal, the Obereichstaett below. The long bench is also nice

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2.16 km

It's a beautiful area

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2.17 km

Chapel on the Nature Trail

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very nice chapel on the edge of the trail

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4.00 km

Here, a so-called plague column, also known as a martyr's column, commemorates the disease that plagued the village of Schernfeld in earlier years. The year 1614 is inscribed on the …

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7.88 km

Impressive rocks rise up into the sky above the hiking trail. The mixture of the heath-like meadows with the steep rocks and the great view of the valley makes the hike a real pleasure for all the senses.

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9.08 km

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4.02 km

2.74 km

2.04 km

283 m

Surfaces

3.03 km

2.64 km

1.96 km

1.37 km

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Saturday 4 July

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14°C

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Comments

June 25, 2024,Let’s put all these words away
Since I have now explored the wonderful Altmühl Valley twice on my own, today I set off with my roommate. Because I didn't check where the starting point was beforehand, our Canada feeling came back immediately. We had to drive backwards down a small, steep hill, as it was definitely not suitable for car traffic. After we mastered this with …

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A tour 😉 through Wacholderheide 🐑🐏 is always great. Many sections belong to the Altmühltal Panoramaweg 🏞 which we love because of the super beautiful views ⛰.
For the rest you had to look for a windless 🌬 place, because it was pretty fresh up there.

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PP sports field in Obereichstaett. The Obereichstaett nature trail begins in front of us.

A breathtakingly beautiful path begins, which contains many gems and views. At the same time, this tour is also dedicated to the #stone contemporary witnesses.

- a saint figure in stone
- Juniper heath
- the long bench with a fantastic view of the Altmühltal
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Very beautiful Altmühltal hike, even in winter, with interesting waypoints: Alf Lechner Museum, longest panoramic bench, paragliding slope, horse farm, lamb farm, viewing rocks, Jura rock formations, for the summer at the end of the tour on the right of the road a Kneipp pool...

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