Bycicle tour

What rocks and streams around Nuremberg tell us

rest stop
Viewpoint
Animals & Nature
Geologically Interesting

This cycle tour takes you from Nuremberg through forests, gorges and past historic industrial buildings. Discover rock formations, springs and the traces of water in the landscape.

Start
Nürnberg
Duration
3 h
Distance
35 km
Boulevardsteg am Wöhrder See, Foto: Christine Dierenbach Industriegut Hammer von Oben, Foto: N-ERGIE Pegnitz in Nürnberg - Die Insel Schütt, Foto: Christine Dierenbach Pegnitztal Nürnberg, Foto: Christine Dierenbach Wöhrder-See, Foto: Christine Dierenbach Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG rent a bike Nürnberg, Foto: Stefan Eckert Schüsselstein (Fischbach b. Nürnberg), Foto: Derzno Rumpelbachschlucht, Röthenbach, Foto:  Derzno Industriegut Hammer Ruine, Foto: N-ERGIE
Key facts of the tour
Not only Nuremberg itself is beautiful. It is also worth leaving the city and exploring the magical landscape in which it is embedded. Here, water has left its mark everywhere - whether in the form of rocks that emerged from the sand at the bottom of an inland sea hundreds of millions of years ago or as a spring that has attracted people for centuries. Travel through lakes, forests and gorges and learn about life in a medieval industrial settlement on the banks of the Pegnitz.
A cycle tour for nature lovers, culture vultures and explorers

Arrive relaxed and hire bikes from local hire companies. The capacity for taking bikes on trains is limited and, depending on capacity utilisation, it is not possible to guarantee that you will be able to take your own bike with you.

Start and end station

Start station
Nürnberg Hbf

6 tour steps
35 km / 3 Stunden

End station
Nürnberg Hbf

Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.

Schedule

Tour starts on Nürnberg Hbf

Direction

Bahnhofsplatz 9
90443
Nürnberg

Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG

Direction

Dovestraße 10
90459
Nürnberg

Phone: 0171 1710022
rent a bike Nürnberg, Foto: Stefan Eckert
Innenansicht – rent a bike Nürnberg, Foto: Stefan Eckert
Schaufenster – rent a bike Nürnberg, Foto: Stefan Eckert

Direction

Sandweg
90475
Zerzabelshofer Forst

Direction

Schüsselstein (Fischbach b. Nürnberg), Foto: Derzno

Direction

Rumpelbachschlucht, Röthenbach, Foto:  Derzno

Direction

Beim Hammerwerk 19
90482
Nürnberg

Industriegut Hammer Ruine, Foto: N-ERGIE
Industriegut Hammer Wirtshausschild, Foto: N-ERGIE

Tour ends on Nürnberg Hbf

Direction

Tour map

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