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Franconian Switzerland

Gesteigertor – Gräfenberg Old Town loop from Weißenohe

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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Gesteigertor – Gräfenberg Old Town loop from Weißenohe

Hard

5.0

(5)

35

riders

Gesteigertor – Gräfenberg Old Town loop from Weißenohe

02:44

30.9km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

1

2.03 km

Historic Center of Gräfenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Approximately 10% gradient: 50 meters in altitude on a distance of about 500 meters from the train station to the center.

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2

2.19 km

Gesteigertor

Highlight • Historical Site

Until 1708 it was owned by the Nuremberg district administration office and housed the city servant's apartment. At times it was also used as a prison. From 1810 onwards the building was privately owned.

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3

2.31 km

Hiltpoltstein Gate

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The gate tower dates from 1545 when a residential tower was placed on the gate. It later served as a prison and around 1800 the night watchman lived there. From …

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4

2.40 km

Gräfenberg Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful place with neat, painted houses, a café, a fountain and a lot of history! A few panels explain what happened here in 1866 and that Graefenberg received town charter before 1400. A painting is over 500 years old.

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5

2.46 km

Gräfenberg Town Hall

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A very beautiful sight here.

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6

15.5 km

View of Hiltpoltstein

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The castle towers over the town and can be seen from afar.

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7

15.9 km

View of Hiltpoltstein and Castle

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Coming out of a small forest tunnel, a beautiful panoramic view of Hiltpoltstein with its striking rock castle opens up

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8

29.6 km

To Gräfenberg

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Top cycle path, especially when coming from Gräfenberg, it always goes downhill on really good asphalt.

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30.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

3.92 km

2.55 km

1.36 km

418 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.4 km

6.17 km

3.02 km

1.65 km

1.39 km

260 m

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Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

84 %

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