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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Gunzenhausen

Teufelsmauer Trail

Moderate

3.0

(7)

37

hikers

Teufelsmauer Trail

04:36

17.7km

120m

Hiking

Starting in Gunzenhausen, you follow in the footsteps of the Romans. The hike takes you along the Limes, which once marked the border of the Roman Empire and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many centuries after the Roman era, when the residents near the Limes no longer knew…

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Last updated: September 17, 2024

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1.60 km

Along the Limes

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

There is not much left to see of the former Roman border line, apart from small stone foundations, but information boards offer some interesting facts about the past.

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6.65 km

Watchtower 13/46 Hambachtal

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An information board here points to the possible location of a former Roman tower for border security. Apart from the good view, there are no other traces of this today.

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7.54 km

Hidden in the forest, you can really see the Limes, the wall makes it possible.

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17.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

1.57 km

1.24 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.67 km

4.13 km

3.15 km

3.03 km

2.68 km

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Comments

November 25, 2024,Teufelsmauer-Weg
Another day with fantastic weather, which I was able to use for hiking. Today I wanted to go in a different direction and I quickly found what I was looking for in the loops to the Altmühltal Panorama Trail.

The name immediately appealed to me. The Limes was popularly known as the Devil's Wall and so I set out to …

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August 20, 2024

Starting in Gunzenhausen, you follow in the footsteps of the Romans. The hike takes you along the Limes, which once marked the border of the Roman Empire and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many centuries after the Roman era, when the residents near the Limes no longer knew its function, they also

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