Turk's Rock – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Schottental bei Heldmannsberg

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Turk's Rock – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Schottental bei Heldmannsberg

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Turk's Rock – Lichtenegg Castle Ruins loop from Schottental bei Heldmannsberg

04:10

14.5km

340m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Högenbachtal, Lichtenegg, Beselberg mit westlichem Birgland

Schottental bei Heldmannsberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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101 m

Klaramühle and Eierhäusle

Highlight • Rest Area

In addition to farm eggs, you can also buy cream cheese, pasta and decorative egg cups here.

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1.88 km

Schottental bei Heldmannsberg

Nature Reserve

6.79 km

Rock Arena

Highlight • Natural Monument

Everywhere on the entire circular route you can marvel at beautiful rock formations, a nice change from the hike.

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7.50 km

Turk's Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

From Lichtenegg you reach the Türkenfelsen after about 2.5 km at the end of a high plateau. A massive and about 10m high rock wall. For rock-climbing families, this rock …

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7.74 km

Hansel and Gretel Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

The signposted trail number 34 is now in constant change, sometimes uphill and downhill in the direction of the magic forest. Directly on the trail are the rocks Hänsel and Gretel.

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7.85 km

The Emilfelsen and other bizarre rocks, rock towers and limestone cliffs are characteristic of the Frankenalb. The approximately 10m high rock is something for pleasure climbers with moderate difficulty levels.

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8.51 km

View of Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Lichtenegg castle ruins are believed to be a medieval aristocratic castle above the Lichtenegg village of the same name. The castle was first mentioned in a document 700 years …

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8.68 km

Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Lichtenegg is an idyllic village on top of the Bavarian Jura, at the junction of the communities of Birgland, Pommelsbrunn and Weigendorf, between the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach and Nürnberger Land. …

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8.94 km

Paul Pfinzing Trail Section Between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A lovely hiking trail between Lichtenegg and Guntersrieth, the Paul Pfinzing hiking trail also runs through here. Be careful, this is a popular MTB route.

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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