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Essing

Juraerlebnispfad Essing (Jura Adventure Trail Essing) – Altmühltal Nature Park

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Germany
Bavaria
Lower Bavaria
Kelheim
Essing

Juraerlebnispfad Essing (Jura Adventure Trail Essing) – Altmühltal Nature Park

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Juraerlebnispfad Essing (Jura Adventure Trail Essing) – Altmühltal Nature Park

01:50

6.92km

70m

Hiking

The Essing Jura Adventure Trail takes you out of the small, idyllic town past the historic Bruckturm with the bridge over the Altmühl oxbow, the Essinger Blautopf and the curved Tatzlwurm wooden bridge.

We continue to the Klausenhöhlen and back to Essing along the natural bank of the canal. It's worth the detour to the Schellnecker Bridge, from here you have a wonderful view of the historic Ludwig-Donau-Main Canal.

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Last updated: June 11, 2024

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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330 m

Essing Wooden Bridge and Bridge Tower

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A very photogenic place with an idyllic setting of a wooden bridge, the Altmühl and Essing rivers, with its houses built directly against the Jura rock face.

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1.28 km

View of the Blautopf spring (Essing)

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A little hard to find because not so big. Located behind the restaurant. Access possible. Also seen from the trail from the top through the trees.

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2.12 km

Tatzlwurm Bridge, Essing

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The popularly called "Tatzelwurm" bridge over the Main-Danube Canal at Essing was until 2006 the longest wooden bridge in Europe with a length of 190 meters.
The striking architecture is worth seeing and the crossing by bike is in a good mood.

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2.88 km

Klausen Caves

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It is a public cave in the Altmühl valley. The ca.330 meter long cave in the Jura limestone is between 25 and 55 meters above the valley floor. The cave consists of several rock niches lying close together at four different altitudes. As archaeological sites, they are divided (from bottom to top) into the Lower Klause, the Klausenniche as well as the Middle and Upper Klause.

Source / more information:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klausenh%C3%B6hle

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6.92 km

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3.87 km

972 m

827 m

665 m

426 m

156 m

Surfaces

3.14 km

1.73 km

1.64 km

228 m

119 m

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September 3, 2020

The Essing Jura Adventure Trail takes you out of the small, idyllic town past the historic Bruckturm with the bridge over the Altmühl oxbow, the Essinger Blautopf and the curved Tatzlwurm wooden bridge.



We continue to the Klausenhöhlen and back to Essing along the natural bank of the canal. It's worth

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