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Archaeological Loop

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Archaeological Loop

02:31

8.65km

230m

Hiking

The archaeological circular hiking trail in Speikern, a district of Neunkirchen am Sand, takes you high up and deep into history. Reconstructions illustrate the Celtic culture of the Hallstadt period in what is now the Nuremberg region - and with the Glatzenstein you climb one of the most magnificent peaks…

by Nürnberger Land

Last updated: September 17, 2024

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23 m

Start of the Archaeological Hiking Trail

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A beautiful circular hiking trail with several archaeological highlights from the Celtic period, including burial mounds, a replica of a burial mound and a rampart. At the sufficiently large car …

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Celtic Burial Mound Replica (Archaeological Hiking Trail)

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At the end of the forest you pass the water reservoir of the village Speikern and come here to two reconstructed burial mounds from the Hallstatt period, a closed and …

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2.55 km

Section Rampart Hintere Röd (Archaeological Rampart)

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An approximately 200 m straight path leads from the fork to the 1000-year-old fortress wall "Hintere Röd." There is disagreement about the origin and age of the Wall section, some …

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5.23 km

View from Glatzenstein

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Rock massif of the Glatzenstein. Below the lookout rock there is a cave that was already used in prehistoric times. From the viewing platform you can enjoy a wonderful view that makes you forget the hardship of the ascent.

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6.10 km

Glatzenstein Mountain Inn

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Beautiful inn with beer garden, currently open on Sundays and public holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. There is the finest Franconian cuisine, vegetarian dishes, fish and meat from the region, all at fair prices. berggasthof-glatzenstein.de

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8.65 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.89 km

1.22 km

822 m

635 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.42 km

2.28 km

1.16 km

1.02 km

709 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

35°C

21°C

27 %

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April 30, 2022,Archäologischer Wanderweg

The Speikern Archaeological Trail is a popular circular hike in the Nuremberg region in the municipality of Neunkirchen am Sand. The place name Speikern indicates storage and barn, because of the numerous barns with grain and hops, for example. The hiking trail with a fantastic view from the Glatzenstein follows the Speikerner Reiter for 8.5 km. This is the symbolic …

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April 18, 2025,Archeologischer Wanderweg

A lovely, relaxing hike up the Glatzenstein. Despite the gloomy weather, I enjoyed a fantastic view. And it was all mine. 😁The view is simply breathtaking every time.

Happy Easter 🐇😎

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July 13, 2025,Archäologischer Rundwanderweg & Glatzenstein

The Archaeological Hiking Trail, starting at the Speikern hiking car park, is an easy circular route, well-signposted and leads over the Glatzenstein (my highlight, of course, is the summit cross) and via Weißenbach (restaurants) and Kersbach, along beautiful forest and meadow paths, back to the starting point.

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August 17, 2025,LKr Nbger Land: Glatzenstein - Weißenbach - Kersbach

Since the mountain inn at Glazenstein was unfortunately closed, we ended the beautiful hike as planned, albeit hungry, at the parking lot. But: There's also a beautiful mountain inn on the neighboring mountain, "Rothenberg," with wonderful views and delicious food. We then drove there. But I forgot to end the hike beforehand, which is clearly evident from the route. 🙈 …

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July 27, 2025,Archäologischer Rundwanderweg

July hike with the hiking group, archaeological trail.
The starting point is at the Speikern hiking car park; it's an easy, well-signposted circular trail, with forest and meadow paths through beautiful woods.
Over the Glatzenstein with its summit cross, today the visibility was unfortunately not so good, and we were caught in a shower of rain.
Continue via Weißenbach with …

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September 1, 2022,Auf den Glatzenstein

The 572 meter high Glatzenstein near Schnaittach is certainly one of the more popular destinations in the Nuremberg region, which you could already see at the Speikern hiking car park, which is well frequented in the middle of the week. From there, the first five kilometers are almost exclusively uphill, but always with moderate gradients. Right at the beginning of …

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July 27, 2025,Archäologischer Wanderweg

Today, we hiked the archaeological trail near Speikern again with our hiking group—this time, however, it was raining.
Well-marked paths lead us past some informative information boards up to the Glatzenstein, from whose summit cross, in good weather, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding area and the Rothenberg Fortress opposite.
In Weißenbach, we had another good meal, …

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April 29, 2023,Archäologischer Wanderweg Speikern

Since my better half likes to go to the mountains ⛰️, I looked for a nice round on the Glatzenstein on mit-mama-nach.de.
It couldn't be too long and not too exhausting because tomorrow the first tour of the Middle Franconia Cup 🚴🏻 ♂️ is on the agenda for him.

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August 17, 2018

The archaeological circular hiking trail in Speikern, a district of Neunkirchen am Sand, takes you high up and deep into history. Reconstructions illustrate the Celtic culture of the Hallstadt period in what is now the Nuremberg region - and with the Glatzenstein you climb one of the most magnificent

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Archaeological Loop

Start of the Archaeological Hiking Trail

Celtic Burial Mound Replica (Archaeological Hiking Trail)

Section Rampart Hintere Röd (Archaeological Rampart)

View from Glatzenstein

Glatzenstein Mountain Inn

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