Benediktusweg (Benedictine Way) – Altmühltal Nature Park

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Berching

Benediktusweg (Benedictine Way) – Altmühltal Nature Park

Moderate

4.6

(46)

147

hikers

Benediktusweg (Benedictine Way) – Altmühltal Nature Park

03:41

12.5km

350m

Hiking

The Benedictus Trail is a themed trail that takes you from Berching to Plankstetten and back. You will pass several steles where you will find texts about Benedictine life content - a path that encourages you to meditate, reflect and slow down.

The hike begins at the town hall in…

by Naturpark Altmuehltal

Last updated: June 11, 2024

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Waypoints

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26 m

Berching Town Hall

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The town hall of Berching is beautiful to look at.

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5.16 km

Forest stream with small waterfalls in Naturpark Altmühltal

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Really great here, especially after rain when there is a lot of water.

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6.30 km

Plankstetten Abbey

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Plankstetten Abbey, impressively situated on a slope in the Sulztal valley between Beilngries and Berching, is one of the most impressive and artistically valuable monastic complexes in the Altmühltal Nature …

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7.23 km

Krügerloch Cave

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The Krügerloch (Kruzerloch) is a cave in Dogger sandstone. Its origin is largely natural, but it has been artificially enlarged.

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12.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.87 km

2.81 km

886 m

573 m

287 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.00 km

2.35 km

2.25 km

1.67 km

1.05 km

164 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

77 %

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Comments

March 27, 2025,Berching - Plankstetten Benediktusweg Nr. 5

What a wonderful tour! One of my favorites.

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August 20, 2022,Berching - Benediktusweg Nr. 5 im Tal der Sulz

Berching, a themed hike just the way I like it.
Check out this collection at komoot - I think you might like it. "Seven themed trails" komoot.de/collection/1815688/-seven-themed-trails

Our path leads past various steles that stimulate thought (knowledge - be and be inspired). Gradually we come across such a stele with the life of St. Benedict.

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March 31, 2024,Plankstetten - Kruzerloch - Berching - Eglasmühle

A varied hike. To our surprise, we hardly met anyone on Easter Sunday either.

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September 28, 2023

The Benedictus Trail is a themed trail that takes you from Berching to Plankstetten and back. You will pass several steles where you will find texts about Benedictine life content - a path that encourages you to meditate, reflect and slow down.
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The hike begins at the town hall in Berching. You walk through

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