Leitenburg – SevenSummits in the Nuremberg region
Leitenburg – SevenSummits in the Nuremberg region
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Leitenburg – SevenSummits in the Nuremberg region
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8.00km
250m
Hiking
The highlight of this tour is the small ruins of Lichtenstein Castle, which offers you a special view. But there is also much else to discover. The hike takes you through beautiful beech forests and past impressive rock formations.
You start directly at the Pommelsbrunn train station. First you follow…
Last updated: August 14, 2025
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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3.76 km
Leitenberg summit (616 m) with summit logbook
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6.20 km
Lichtenstein castle ruins with viewpoint
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7.65 km
Pommelsbrunn Natural History Museum
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8.00 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.95 km
1.64 km
1.25 km
1.03 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.19 km
1.72 km
1.71 km
1.20 km
123 m
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Comments
Due to a blockage, we went uphill along the road shortly after Pommelsbrunn. Next time I would try to avoid this on the other side of the valley.
Otherwise again a great tour, with beautiful paths and rocky forest. The Leitenberg offers no view, but the ruins of Lichtenstein and the Kreuzberg do, …
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We started at Pommelsbrunn S-Bahn station.
Through the village it went straight up steeply. Along the marked hiking trail, the hiking trail was then closed with no indication that a detour had to be taken. Then a busy road had to be used, on which many cars were traveling, that's not so …
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The climb is slow and steady, partly on the 1,000-meter elevation gain. Once you've reached the summit of the Kreuzberg, you can choose: either turn left straight towards the summit of the Leitenberg, or head right into the rocky terrain …
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March 10, 2023
The highlight of this tour is the small ruins of Lichtenstein Castle, which offers you a special view. But there is also much else to discover. The hike takes you through beautiful beech forests and past impressive rock formations.
You start directly at the Pommelsbrunn train station. First you follow
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March 28, 2024
Beautiful, varied tour to the Kreuzberg, Leitenberg and the Lichtenstein ruins. The signage is not optimal in two places at the start of the hike. It is worth taking a look at the navigation with the app here. After that, the route is perfectly signposted. The detour to the Kreuzberg is a must. At the
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