Beaver Trail Handthaler Ponds – Ponds in the Handthal Valley loop from Ebrach

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Beaver Trail Handthaler Ponds – Ponds in the Handthal Valley loop from Ebrach

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Beaver Trail Handthaler Ponds – Ponds in the Handthal Valley loop from Ebrach

01:26

5.46km

50m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Naturpark Steigerwald

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23 m

Ebrach Marketplace

Highlight • Settlement

The marketplace of Ebrach is cozy and far from the hustle and bustle and offers some cafés and a beer garden in the area. Numerous circular routes with start in the village lead into the nature park Steigerwald.

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388 m

Forest Playground in Naturpark Steigerwald

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice playground in the woods

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2.70 km

Bench with a View of the Beaver Habitat in Handthalgrund

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic

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2.98 km

Beaver

Highlight • Lake

There must be a beaver somewhere there.

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3.09 km

Beaver Trail Handthaler Ponds

Highlight • Trail

There are always information boards on the life of the beaver on a section of the route. The beaver traces along the ponds are nice to see

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3.37 km

Ponds in the Handthal Valley

Highlight • Lake

Just outside of Ebrach you will find a number of ponds in a valley amidst a dense beech forest. The Cistercian monks from the abbey of Ebrach have created the …

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3.73 km

Fire Salamander Protection in the Steigerwald

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here along the way, information is given about a fungus that is dangerous for the fire salamanders that live here and how everyone can help to protect them from it.

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3.91 km

Information Pavilion Ebrach

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a parking lot at the pavilion! The pavilion itself has a lot of information about the Steigerwald and the timber industry. From here you can hike in all directions of the Steigerwald. Handthal is only 4km away. ;-)

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