Inter Mill (Lower Mill) – Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg loop from Eichen

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Inter Mill (Lower Mill) – Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg loop from Eichen

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Inter Mill (Lower Mill) – Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg loop from Eichen

02:40

43.1km

450m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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17.2 km

Inter Mill (Lower Mill)

Highlight • Monument

The mill in Högen, Waitzmühle, is a beautifully restored, two-storey hipped roof building and is dated to the 11th century. The traditional oven festival takes place here every year on the last Saturday in August.

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25.5 km

Historic village center and fountain, Etzelwang

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful village of Etzelwang! Seating options to rest and have a snack. Opportunities to shop or drink something in the cafes.

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30.7 km

Central European Watershed at Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg

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Rest area directly at the central European watershed. Here's the North Sea or the Black Sea.

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32.1 km

Railway Bridge Near Osterhöhle

Highlight • Bridge

Nice little bridge that is beautiful to look at from afar and from afar. Directly behind it, after a steep climb, is the Easter Cave

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38.1 km

Luitpold Square, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Luitpoldplatz is a beautifully designed, historic square with the Cafe Stadtgespräch and the Bayerischer Hof as restaurants. A weekly market is held every Friday.

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38.1 km

Historic Old Town of Sulzbach-Rosenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Sulzbach-Rosenberg is a town in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach, about 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town came into being on July 1, 1934 when the town of Sulzbach merged with the municipality of Rosenberg.[2] Until June 30, 1972, it was the district seat of the district of the same name. It is one of 13 so-called efficient district municipalities in Bavaria.

The castle and town regained great importance as the capital of New Bohemia between 1353 and 1373 under Charles IV, who married Anna, the daughter of Count Palatine Rudolf in 1349. As in the early and high Middle Ages, the castle and town benefited from their convenient location on the so-called Golden Road from Nuremberg to Prague and the rich mineral resources (iron ore).

Charles IV rendered outstanding services to the city. For at least 89 days he issued documents at Sulzbach Castle, which thus had the function of a Palatinate. The fact that the emperor never stayed at the castle is a recent invention of local tradition. Charles IV had a new church built and the castle expanded, enriched the hospital and promoted mining. But his son Wenzel pledged the county to Bavaria. As a result of the Landshut War of Succession, in 1505 it went to the Palatine Wittelsbach family.

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41.4 km

Former Maxhütte steelworks

Highlight • Monument

The Maxhütte (MH), named after the Bavarian King Maximilian II Joseph, was a steel mill steeped in tradition and is now an industrial monument in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. During its heyday, the Maxhütte employed over 9,000 people. The Maxhütte has a high monument value due to its age and because of its partly unique technical equipment, but various systems are being dismantled.

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42.0 km

Schlackenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

After completing the extensive renovation of the Schlackenberg, the former residue dump of the Maxhütte in 2005 - 2013, the government of the Upper Palatinate also wanted to open the landfill to the interested public under the heading of "gentle tourist use" to visit and find out about the history of the Maxhütte and also the renovation of the slag mountain in the information centers created there. The slag mountain has now become a green hill with gentle slopes and three striking elevations. In the modeling of the landfill surface, particular attention was paid to integrating the slag mountain into the surroundings from various points of view, particularly in the Sulzbach-Rosenberg cityscape. The approximately 32 hectare site is well developed with approx. 4 km of gravel paths, the "Info Center Viewpoint" directly below the summit offers an overwhelming panoramic view for the visitor and a permanent exhibition with very clear information about the history and the restoration of the slag mountain. Note opening times. regierung.oberpfalz.bayern.de/service/veranstaltungen/schlackenberg/index.html

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43.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

4.88 km

3.31 km

1.44 km

797 m

471 m

Surfaces

42.3 km

479 m

350 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

13°C

-1°C

32 %

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Comments

April 14, 2022,🐰 Osterbrunnenrunde ⛲️ im westlichen 🐇 Amberg-Sulzbacher 🥚 Land ❤️ 14.04.2022

Today I was once again drawn to the Easter fountains in the western part of Amberg-Sulzbacher Land. After the slumber caused by Corona, things are starting again this year and the clubs and village communities have decorated their fountains again this year. The custom dates back to the time when there was no central water supply and good water was …

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