Copper Pond – Marien Spring loop from Büchenbach

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Büchenbach

Copper Pond – Marien Spring loop from Büchenbach

Moderate

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Copper Pond – Marien Spring loop from Büchenbach

04:14

15.6km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.50 km

Station 10: Transformation of the Dumplings – Büchenbach Legends Trail

Highlight • Trail

Station of the Büchenbach legend hiking trail with a well-made display board, you should definitely take the time to read the stories and legends about Heidenberg. buechenbach.de/fileadmin/Dateien/Bilder/10_PDF_Dateien/10.9_Sonstiges/Wandkarte_ENDVERSION.pdf

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7.19 km

St. James Chapel, Heidenberg

Highlight • Religious Site

At the Kappele you can start many hikes. (KammerSTEIN mushroom path etc.)

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11.1 km

Wayside shrine at Kupferweiher

Highlight • Monument

An old wayside shrine from around 1500. It was knocked over and left unnoticed for a long time and was only put up again in 1909.

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11.3 km

Marterl am Kupferweiher, donated around 1500, re-erected in the 20th century, only tw. preserved, inscriptions illegible, various interpretations, is located on the former escort road from Nuremberg to Italy.

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12.4 km

Ungerthal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Nice hiking section through an original valley with several ponds to the Quellensteig.

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12.4 km

Marien Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Heidenberg Forest was created around 800 as part of the newly founded Schwabach royal court. Administered since 1364 by the Nuremberg burgraves and later margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach from their …

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13.2 km

Ponds of Heidenberg Forest

Highlight • Lake

Lined up of several ponds that reach into the forest. There are hiking trails at the edge

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

1.77 km

1.13 km

523 m

Surfaces

8.44 km

3.62 km

3.00 km

479 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

3°C

64 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

June 29, 2025,Kammersteiner Wald 🌲🌳🌲

Today I was drawn to the Kammerstein Forest again 🌳🌲.
A perfect shady trail to escape the heat 👍✌️🟢

P.S. My personal highlight of the trail was the stovetop.

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October 12, 2024,RH / SC - Kammersteiner und Büchenbacher Sagenwanderweg

Today we were drawn to the legend hiking trail in Kammerstein again. The legend hiking trail can also be walked in 2 parts, with the Kammersteiner round being just over 8km long and the Büchenbacher round just under 7km - here is the start in Kühedorf.
We didn't start at the town hall in Kammerstein, but a little further on …

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