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Middle Franconia

Landkreis Ansbach

Hesselberg Summit – Linden Avenue on Hesselberg loop from Röckingen

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Middle Franconia

Landkreis Ansbach

Hesselberg Summit – Linden Avenue on Hesselberg loop from Röckingen

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Hesselberg Summit – Linden Avenue on Hesselberg loop from Röckingen

01:36

5.21km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 4, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

37 m

Natural Swimming Pond in Röckingen

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful, quiet pond with a playground for children and seating.

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2

1.73 km

Wind-Shaped Trees on Hesselberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here on the Hesselberg you can often see the influence of the wind on the growth of free-standing trees

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3

2.42 km

View of Gerolfingen and Aufkirchen

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The bench "Ausblick Wilhelmsstein" is a few meters away from the "Schwedenstein/Wilhelmstein" and summit car park. With the Wilhelmsstein, this is probably the first point of contact for most visitors …

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4

2.73 km

Wildflower Meadow With Panoramic View Toward the Alps

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If you have provisions with you, you should definitely take the time for a picnic here when the weather is good

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5

2.82 km

Hesselberg Summit

Highlight • Summit

As a witness mountain (a single mountain in a layered landscape) of the Franconian Jura, the Hesselberg is geologically closely related to the Staffelberg (Lichtenfels district) or the Walberla (Forchheim district).

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6

3.19 km

Hesselberg TV Tower

Highlight • Monument

The 98 m high TV tower on the summit can be seen from afar, on November 10th, 2021 the 23 m high peak was dismantled.

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7

3.30 km

Hesselberg Summit Trail

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Up here on the Hesselberg the paths are partly very soft, but very comfortable to walk!

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8

4.07 km

Linden Avenue on Hesselberg

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Great way towards the summit, a shady path leads up through old linden trees, awesome.

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5.21 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.52 km

1.62 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

987 m

845 m

401 m

207 m

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Friday 29 May

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