View of the Naab Valley – Pielenhofen loop from Pielenhofen

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View of the Naab Valley – Pielenhofen loop from Pielenhofen

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View of the Naab Valley – Pielenhofen loop from Pielenhofen

05:15

17.8km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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92 m

View of the Naab River from the Naabtal Bridge

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Great bridge saint on the Naab Bridge with a great view of the weir

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5.30 km

Ebenwies Quarry Ruins

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Brief description of the geotope
The light-colored limestone from the former Ebenwies quarry
provided the building material for Walhalla.

The quarry walls show extensive boreholes and traces of the
wire …

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6.92 km

View of the Naab Valley

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Really nice here

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9.91 km

View of the Naab Valley from the Räuberhöhle

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You should have a head for heights and be sure-footed if you want to go all the way to the front. There is also a beautiful view of the Naab and the Naab Valley from further behind.

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10.8 km

View of Penk, the Naab River, and the Naab Valley

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You should have a head for heights and be sure-footed if you want to go all the way to the front. There is also a beautiful view of Penk, the Naab and the Naab valley from further behind.

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17.0 km

Pielenhofen

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Pielenhofen is a small place on the Naab, which is known for the monastery of the same name with the former boarding school of the Regensburger Domspatzen. While the Domspatzen …

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17.5 km

Former Cistercian Monastery Pielenhofen

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Pielenhofen Monastery

The Cistercian monastery, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, dates back to its founding in 1240 by the Lords of Hohenfels and Ehrenfels. In 1542 the monastery came …

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17.6 km

Klosterwirtschaft Pielenhofen

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The food is delicious. Great beer. Service very friendly. Nice beer garden. Overnight stay relatively cheap, rooms ok, some with shared shower / toilet.

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17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.43 km

6.34 km

1.88 km

1.17 km

926 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.12 km

5.99 km

2.72 km

2.45 km

237 m

225 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

5°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 2, 2025,Räuberhöhle – Pielenhofen Runde von Pielenhofen

A beautiful hike from Pielenhofen to the Räuberhöhle (Robbers' Cave). It's recommended to bring a good flashlight for the Räuberhöhle (Robbers' Cave).
The return route to Pielenhofen leads along maintained paths for a long time, some of which were very muddy due to the use of agricultural machinery.
You sometimes have to pay close attention when navigating the route. Some …

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May 20, 2024,Rund um die Naab: Zwischen Pielenhofen und Etterzhausen

Wonderful hike around the Naab with some steep climbs, but worthwhile views of the Naab valley.
Free parking at the starting point in Pielenhofen.
From Etterzhausen, great signage on the Jurasteig!
Highlights are the fairly large robber's cave and the lost place in the old quarry.

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August 11, 2025,Schloss 🏰 Etterzhausen ➡️ Jurasteig Trail (Räuberhöhle) ➡️ Pielenhofen 🌞

We set off early in the morning...🌞 Shining and still quite chilly... Trail tour... Difficult is accurate... It was quite steep uphill in some sections... The train station is where it all began... Right at the beginning, the castle 🏰 Etterzhausen... after that, 90% of the way through the Jurasteig... past the Robbers' Cave... two pointed towers towering towards us... …

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May 12, 2024,Pielenhofenener Runde

Always a highlight route with mostly beautiful paths, also suitable as a trail running route. At the Pielenhofen weir there are great benches/places to rest at the kayak portage point, and stairs at the Naab bridge.

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October 2, 2023,Felsen und eine Höhle zwischen Etterzhausen und Pielenhofen

Today a lap on the lower Naab between Etterzhausen and Pielenhofen. The landscape in combination with the beginning of autumn colors was simply beautiful.

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