Wooden bridge at the Fuchsmühle – Sieber Tower loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Wooden bridge at the Fuchsmühle – Sieber Tower loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Wooden bridge at the Fuchsmühle – Sieber Tower loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

01:15

4.30km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Waypoints

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Parking

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197 m

Spital Bastion and Gebsattler Watch, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Spitaltor
“Pax intrantibus, salus exeuntibus” – “Peace to those who enter, salvation to those who leave”, with this inscription the youngest and most powerful building of the Rothenburg city fortifications, the Spitaltor, welcomes its visitors.
Text / Source: Rothenburg Tourismus Service, Marktplatz 2, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
rothenburg.de/entdecken/lieblingsorte/stadtmauer-und-stadttore

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374 m

Rothenburg ob der Tauber — Old Town

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Very nice medieval old town. Several museums, restaurants and the well-preserved facades... it's worth a visit.
It's like walking through history.

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1.34 km

Double Bridge, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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The stone mill is the oldest of the Rothenburg Tauber mills and was one of the most important. Grain was milled here until 1980.

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1.77 km

View of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Your first impressions of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, as you struggle up the mountain, aren't overly promising.

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2.51 km

Wooden bridge at the Fuchsmühle

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This bridge is the so-called wobbly bridge. From here you can take the steep Eselssteige path to the Burggarten and further into the old town.

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3.07 km

Castle Garden, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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From the castle garden you can look out over the Tauber valley in three directions. To the north you can see Detwang, the Fuchsmühle and the Topplerschlösschen, to the south you can see the double bridge and the hospital district, the so-called “Kappenzipfel” and to the west you can see the Engelsburg and the former ski jump.

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3.72 km

Plönlein Ensemble, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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The Plönlein is probably Rothenburg's best-known motif. Plönlein does not refer to a single object, but the entire area with the half-timbered houses, the Plönlein fountain, the Siebersturm and the Kobolzeller Tor.

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3.81 km

Sieber Tower

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Sieberstorturm, named after the craft of flour sifters, was raised in just one year (1385). On both sides facing the paved road, the building accommodates in each case an elaborate clock. On the south side are the years 1778 & 1981 (or 1781 & 1978) to read.

Together with the Kobolzeller gate and a half-timbered house on "Plönlein" (lat. "Planum": ebener Platz), it forms one of the most well-known postcard motifs of the city.

Who wants to shoot such a picture, should head north from the marketplace to the ensemble.

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4.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.78 km

1.17 km

1.03 km

168 m

158 m

Surfaces

2.44 km

1.62 km

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

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Comments

August 18, 2022,Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Kleine Taubertalrunde

Circular hiking trail no. 3 also starts from Rothenburg's market square, a short circuit through the Tauber Valley.
After walking through some beautiful 😊 alleys of the old town, the path leads along the city fortifications down into the Tauber Valley. Passing the Kobolzeller church, it goes over the impressive historic double bridge and along the Tauber with its historic …

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