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Schmausenbuck Tower – Ice Pond (Fischbach) loop from Fischbach (b Nürnberg)

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Middle Franconia

Schmausenbuck Tower – Ice Pond (Fischbach) loop from Fischbach (b Nürnberg)

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Schmausenbuck Tower – Ice Pond (Fischbach) loop from Fischbach (b Nürnberg)

04:06

15.8km

90m

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: July 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.73 km

Bowl Rock

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Also called keystone because of the indentations in the rock,
Easy to climb and a rustic place to take a break.

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7.54 km

Sandstone Formations at Schmausenbuck

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The sandstone cliffs directly on the forest path are really worth seeing and are a nice change.

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8.00 km

The Schmausenbuck is an elevation right next to the Nuremberg Zoo, in the middle of the beautiful Reichswald. For a beautiful view high above the treetops, you can climb the historic observation tower. The Reichswaldfest takes place here every year.

You can find the opening times and prices at: nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal/behoerdenwegweiser/dienstleistung/ansichtsturm_schmausenbuck.html.

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10.3 km

Island restaurant on Valzner Pond

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Very nice, modern area in the conservatory. The food tasted very good, the prices are rather high due to the beautiful location. The service and staff were very friendly and accommodating.

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10.9 km

Wet Forests Nuremberg

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An extensive alluvial forest accompanies the strongly meandering course of the Simmelsberger Gründlach stream north of Nuremberg. Typical tree species in these periodically flooded wetlands are black alder, ash and pedunculate oak. In the shrub layer you can find alder buckthorn, bird cherry and black elder. (Source: baysf.de)

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10.9 km

Hutgraben Boardwalk and Wetlands

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Always an experience to walk over Bolenwege, here too.

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13.5 km

Schönbrücke Over the Fischbach

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From the stone bridge you have a great view of the small Fischbach stream and the natural forest.

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13.9 km

Ice Pond (Fischbach)

Highlight • Lake

Fischbach's former refrigerator, who likes warm beer?
The view of the pond is picturesque, as are the paths of the geese and ducks.
If you feed them, be prepared for a rush 😁🦆🦢👌

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15.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.14 km

3.80 km

1.24 km

865 m

794 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

3.15 km

2.66 km

2.49 km

845 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

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Comments

April 23, 2023,Tiergarten-Aussichtsturm-Fischbach-Eisweiher-Valznerweiher

Interesting round, especially the sections in the Nuremberg wet forests. Only the ground is consistently very firm, as there is little forest ground and more gravel, asphalt towards the end.

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August 26, 2025,Rund um den Schmausenbuck, Lorenzer Reichswald .. RuN 6

Mila and I still had potential for the afternoon after our morning walk. The train for the tour through the Bitterbach Gorge was once again so late that we couldn't catch the connection. So we had to reschedule at short notice and head to the "Tiergarten" tram terminus for the afternoon tour through the Lorenzer Reichswald forest. Ruby, who suffers …

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October 26, 2024,Rund um den Schmausenbuck

From the Nuremberg Zoo to the Valznerweiher, then on to the Pellerschloss in Fischbach and back over the Schmausenbuck. A hike close to the city on beautiful paths without any significant inclines.

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January 15, 2022,6 Rund um den Schmausenbuck - Rund um Nürnberg

Today we have once again chosen a tour in the region.
Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that great in the morning, but it was worth it because the sun came out nicely in the afternoon.
Actually we wanted to go for a coffee in the island restaurant Valznerweiher but unfortunately they have to go
C...... closed for a long time.
Although …

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November 6, 2021,Schmausenbuck bis Fischbach👣

Nice autumn hike in very close areas. The coming out of the sun made it very pretty at the ice pond. There we were overtaken en masse by the "mega marchers" (50 km in 12 hours). 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️👣

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June 9, 2025,Nürnberg Erlenstegen - Nürnberger Reichswald - Nürnberger Erlenstegen

Today I went into the forest near Nuremberg. It is a very interesting forest and has a lot to offer. I walked through the back part of Nuremberg to get to the Reichswald forest. This was very easy and extremely relaxing. In the forest I first went past the zoo to the Schmausenbuck quarry. The quarry is easy to see …

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April 30, 2022,Durch den Reichswald nach Fischbach und zurück auf kurzem Weg

A very nice evening and night hike back through a wonderful biotope with beautiful ponds.

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Schmausenbuck Tower – Ice Pond (Fischbach) loop from Fischbach (b Nürnberg)

Bowl Rock

Sandstone Formations at Schmausenbuck