WP's Bike

Woodlands

Some paths may be dangerous...

Eyes wide shut: this fellow has a screw loose, but a tail wind. An emergency call by mobile phone:

Hello rescue center! I've fallen off my bike and I unconsciously lie in the forest between Nuremberg Fischbach and Brunn. And guys - bring a cold shandy along!

Em be thanked, who had the great idea to sow columbines along the Anton-Leidinger-Weg (Weg, Engl.: path) cycle track and the other paths between Nuremberg Zoo and Schwaig. Awesome!

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Mountain bike tours around Nuremberg and through the Frankenalb

... but there is always a way!

Enjoy here in [Bike Tours] some own bike tour tips suitable for recumbents and therefore for touring as well.

For all the muscle heroes: the long ramp from Behringersmühle up to Gößweinstein with its 18% is just well-known. But there is more to find: from Kirchensittenbach up to Stöppach long sweat-spilling 22%. The steepest signed hill I know are the 30% - in words: thirty percent - of the cycle track in the northern part of Happurg.

When not stated otherwise the tours here are to use with normal bikes as well. They are selected for people, who also have an eye for nature and who need not always leave their trails everywhere. For those nature is degenerated to a obstacle course there is e.g. MTB downhill with lift in Osternohe.
And for the others the area between Lauf, Schnaittach and Eckental put itself forward for offering the fully interesting run.

By all means pay attention to the nature reserves and protected landscape, please.
And to nature in general.

To maps + info:

Links

Easily in most cases you can combine the tours. For orientation use a map for walking-tours scale 1:50 000 before or the Bayern Atlas, see the link on the left. (I prefer them instead of being depending on GPS and navigation system even on bike as well. And one gets a better orientation and impression what is in the surroundings.)

What the Fünf-Flüsse-Radweg (Five Streams Cycle Route) is for tourers, the Anton-Leidinger-Weg is for mountain bike riders. The feeder and a nice tour as well. I hope the hikers will forgive us, appropriate behavior provided.

• Anton-Leidinger-Weg: walking path from Nuremberg Zoo through the Reichswald over the Moritzberg (very demanding) through the Birgland and over Poppberg to Amberg. Signed with blue bar exciting 71 km (45 miles) long!

• Behringersdorf - Heroldsberg starting at Behringersdorf west of the Behringersdorferweiher (Weiher, Engl.: pond; path to the bridge over the freeway A3) with green bar over the range of hills to Heroldsberg. Passing spring Haidbrunnen and the Indianerspielplatz (Engl.: Indian playground). Steep at the ridge and demanding. (But one can bypass it. ;-)

• Hilly tour in the Birgland: starting at Regelsmühle south of Thalheim (Mühle, Engl.: mill) over the Claramühle to the Kirchthalmühle and ahead to Troßalter (red dot), from there passing the rock Bärenfelsen to Fürnried and further to the castle ruin Lichtenegg. Something to climb, especially if one doesn't heading westward from Fürnried to Lichtenegg, but in eastern direction over Wurmrausch.

• Bitterbachschlucht: (Schlucht, Engl.: canyon) from Lauf (public bath) to Nuschelberg with red cross. Start junction Eschenauerstraße/Am Bitterbach.

• Brunn: with the Anton-Leidinger-Weg or one of its parallel paths from the Nuremberg Zoo up the hill of Brunn and to a bath in the Birkensee (Engl.: Birch Lake).
  Also interesting: approaching from East just before the bus stop »Ortsmitte« turn left beginning with gravel then through the forest up to the water reservoir.

• Buchenbühl - Heroldsberg - Kalchreuth: North of the federal road B2, marked with blue cross over the railroad to the forest road to Heroldsberg. Then proceed with sun symbol crossing the forest road to Kalchreuth. Then proceed with red dot crossing the road Neunhof - Kalchreuth to the path with yellow dot. Either proceed with red dot or follow yellow dot left to a star shaped crossing. There turn right and proceed with yellow ring. (After the downhill just about 100 m left on the path there is the spring Tropfender Fels.) Then blue bar. At the Sambachweiher (Weiher, Engl.; pond) both routes meet again. Proceed with red dot to the road Kalchreuth - Neunkirchen.

• Burgthann in direction Mimberg path number 7 in the southern acclivity of the Schwarzach valley. Rich in variety.

• Edelweißhütte: from Henfenfeld to Engelthal (yellow cross, path through meadows along the brook Hammerbach). Proceed to Kruppach and from there to the Edelweißhütte (Hütte, Engl.: lodge). Perhaps proceed to the Arzberg with viewing tower and from there to the upper basin of the Happurger Stausee (Engl.: reservoir lake).

• From Eschenbach closely passing Hubmersberg to Hohenstadt with sign deer at half height.

• Feucht - Moosbach: starting near the animals' home in Feucht with green dot to the shooting association in Moosbach. Passing the spring Hubertusbrunnen.

• Fischbach: red dot at the allotment gardens at the wood cycle track to Brunn. The lower section is for mountain bikes only. Mud inclusive.

• Förrenbach - Thalheim (green cross). Or on the road from Förrenbach over See (17% incline!) and Gotzendorf to Thalheim.

City of Röthenbach with Moritzberg east of Nuremberg in the Pegnitz valley

• Fränkischer Dünenweg (Engl.: Franconian Dune Path): tour through the forest (Lorenzer Reichswald) between Nuremberg and Altdorf, (thank you Fränkischer Albverein, everywhere where it is beautiful) about 85 km (53 miles), yellow dune on white ground and lettering with the approximate route Schwaig-Malmsbach, Brunn (partly Anton-Leidinger-Weg), Ungelstetten (partly Röthenbachklamm; Engl.: canyon), Moosbach, Feucht (passing the Jägersee, a bathing lake and the Krugsweiher), Röthenbach bei St. Wolfgang, Schwarzenbruck (along the Ludwig-Donau-Main Kanal and the Schwarzach brook), Ochenbruck, Burgthann, Prackenfalls, Altdorf, Röthenbach bei Altdorf (partly Röthenbachklamm), Ernhofer Berg, Entenberg, Nonnenberg, Reuther Berg, Moritzberg (partly Anton-Leidinger-Weg), Haimendorf, Grüne Au, Röthenbach-Himmelgarten (partly Max-Ettl-Weg), Wetzendorf (in the Pegnitz valley, partly Golden Road), Schwaig.

• Glatzenstein - Hohenstein: from Speikern passing Leuzenberg to the rock Glatzensein (near Weißenbach). Proceed between Oberkrumbach and Morsbrunn with yellow cross. With red cross do not descent until Algersdorf, cross the road to Hormersdorf and upwards to castle Hohenstein. (Passing the decoration well close to this road.) Perhaps proceed over Treuf into the Pegnitz valley near Harnbach. Real steep, exciting views.

• Gräfenbergbahn-Weg: (Engl.: Gräfenberg Railroad Path) 20 km (12.5 miles) signed from Buchenbühl to Eschenau more or less along the rail line Nuremberg - Gräfenberg. Some short trial segments, otherwise harmless, but longer shadowless sections.

• Günthersbühl - Neunkirchen am Sand: with yellow dot via Nuschelberg, Dehnberg and Höfles. Partly very steep and demanding with nice views.

• Hagenhausen - Gnadenberg with red line (Frankenweg, Engl.: Frankonia Path) over the spur. Hefty up and hefty down. Sand, mud, roots, leaves - thus everything the heart could wish for.

• Heldmannsberg with red circle through the valley located in the southern outskirts. Depending on weather risk of mud sections and one time steep up and down, but not difficult due to rather good constructed paths.

• Hienberg inside(!) the freeway A9: from Schnaittach to Hedersdorf and proceeding underneath the bridges of the freeway A9. With yellow cross to Reingrub. Very demanding steep hollow-way.
  In contrast at half-height in the western slope from the Simmelsdorfer mill in direction Hedersdorf (Schnaittach) with magnificent view.

• Hersbruck - Hohenstein: following the Main-Donau-Path from Hersbruck passing Kleedorf to Stöppach and proceeding to the castle Hohenstein. Exciting views.

• Hersbruck (Weiher) - Edelweißhütte (Hütte, Engl.: lodge): with red dot and green 4 starting at the southwest edge of the town Hersbruck up the Franconian Jura. Very steep and demanding.

• Hetzles: from Igensdorf with red bar (Westlicher Albrandweg; Engl.: Western Alb Seam Path) to the Hetzles and proceeding to Regensberg (close to a nature preserve!). Perhaps further over Mittelehrenbach, Dietzhof to the Walberla (official: Ehrenbürg). Partly very steep and very demanding.

• Hirschbach: from Hirschbach northbound over the Windloch, a cave, to Großmainfeld.

• Houbirg: from Pommelsbrunn to the Houbirg and to the rock with hollow Hohler Fels. Proceed to Arzlohe and over Mittelburg and Aicha to Heldmannsberg. From there a short distance on the road to Fürnried. In the valley turn right to the Regelsmühle.

• Kainsbach valley: from Kainsbach near the Happurger Stausee (Engl.: reservoir) upward over Mosenhof with path No 7 to Hinterhaslach and proceed to Waller and perhaps to Traunfeld (yellow dot) Through the protected landscape. Often wet.
  Tip: at Hinterhaslach leave yellow dot by taking the path left down in the valley, crossing the brook and then the next junction to the right.

• Kalchreuth: in the west of Kalchreuth at and near the Winterleite partly hard-core trails for specialists only.

Where's a MTB there's a way

• Kammerweiher: from Ranna to Michelfeld through the Pegnitz meadows passing the ponds. For joy riders.

• Kipfental (Tal, Engl.: valley): from Lungsdorf (middle of the town) over Münzinghof to Viehofen or directly.

• Klumpertal (Tal, Engl.: valley): from Schüttersmühle near Pottenstein to Bronn.

• Krummes Tal (Engl.: Crooked Valley): from Kemmathen through the Krummes Tal (Großenohe, Spießmühle) downwards to the Trubach valley and then in the last third following the marking to Thuisbrunn (red bar).

• Lauf - tour in the north: from Bullach with green cross to Neunhof and proceed with red dot to Simonshofen. Proceed with blue dot to Lauf-Kunigundensiedlung. You can use the cycle track along the road Lauf - Bullach for warm-up or cleaning your tread. Partly extreme - steep, roots and muddy.

• Lauf-Ludwigshöhe - Nuschelberg varying 9 km (5.6 miles) circuit through the Rückersdorf forest rounding the Ludwigshöhe (a hill) with green ring. Additional option with blue dot through the forest passing the spring Buchenbrunnen to Nuschelberg (a hill). Challenging, because partly very steep and swampy.

• Laufer Hüttenweg (Hütte, Engl.: lodge): from Lauf Station rechts der Pegnitz (Engl.: right of the river Pegnitz) into the Fränkische Schweiz 33 km (20.5 miles) to Betzenstein. Passing the spring Gänsbrunnen and Simmelsdorf. Sign DAV. Partly very demanding, but fantastic landscape.

• Lauterach: from Lauterach east of Kastl along the former railroad line Amberg - Lauterhofen to Amberg. The Schweppermann Cycle Route Neumarkt - Amberg - Schwarzenfeld runs here. (Both meet near Deinshof.)

• Lilling (nature reserve!): from Lilling passing the Lilling spring (also Lillach spring) to Weißennohe. Some alternatives including humping passage due to some stairs.

• Max-Ettl-Weg (Weg, Engl.: path): from Röthenbach an der Pegnitz, S-Bahn station Seespitze 38 km (23.5 miles) to Lehenhammer through the Hersbrucker Schweiz passing Deckersberg and Arzlohe. Sign Edelweiss.

• Molsberg valley (nature reserve!): from Föhrenbach near the Happurger Stausee (Engl.: reservoir) upward passing the sports fields over Molsberg to Schupf or See. Already in the valley there is a branch to See with red dot and possible continuation to Thalheim.

• Moritzberg: numerous tours. For instance with blue cross from Röthenbach Main Station over Renzenhof and Haimendorf. Partly demanding and steep.

• Nonnenberg (between Gersdorf and Engelthal): numerous tours from easy to very very extreme. Many even notable long distance hiking trails meet here, Anton-Leidinger-, Main-Donau-, Franken- and Frankenalb-Panorama-Weg.

Boom for mushrooms,
willow tree in Erlenstegen

• Nuremberg - Schnaittach: with red diagonal cross from Nuremberg Erlenstegen East (at the railroad bridge) passing the lake Weißensee through the forest Sebalder Reichswald passing the Rote Marter (Engl.: Red Stele) to Lauf. Passing the hill Kunigundenberg and again through the forest over Dehnberg and Höflas just close up to the brewery Wolfshöhe (directly east of the wooden bridge and before tunneling the freeway A9 turn north). The most demanding section through the canyon Röttenbachschlucht to Schnaittach.

• Nuremberg - Tauchersreuth: with yellow cross from Nuremberg Turn- und Taxisstraße (Nordostpark) passing the springs Teufelsbrunnen, Schusterbrunnen (Engl.: Devil's and Shoemaker Spring): spring area in the forest area Saubühl, just southeast of the brook basin to be reached by a beaten path after about 30 m; just 150 m further on northeast of the Teufelsbrunnen), Haidbrunnen and Nesselbrunnen (Engl.: Nettle Spring: spring in the brook basin where the incline of the beaten path reaches the gravel path again; in the vicinity Widder, Engl.: hydraulic ram) northwest of Oedenberg-Simmelberg. Back with blue bar from Kleingeschaidt. Partly very demanding and steep.

• Nuremberg Ziegelstein - Heroldsberg - Oedenberg - Lauf Ludwigshöhe: with blue cross (Hans-Krauss-Weg) and fango pack.

• Obertrubach to the castle ruin Leienfels. Start near the church behind the boardinghouse Pension Maier.

• Rounding Oberferrieden with tour No 1, especially through the Saugraben between Bachmühle and Unterferrieden.

• Rounding Oedenberg: from Nuschelberg with yellow dot to Günthersbühl. With blue cross over Oedenberg until the path with yellow cross. In the valley passing Simmelsberg and spring Nesselbrunnen with an hydraulic ram (German: Widder) on the left (excursion climbing up the hill with path No 2 to the right?) to Tauchersreuth. With green cross through Oedenberg on the street. In the valley leaving the road and proceed with green cross on gravel crossing the road to Heroldsberg. At the next junction turn left and cross the road Behringersdorf - Günthersbühl. At the next junction turn left and proceed with yellow dot in front of Günthersbühl. Turn right and proceed until you meet blue dot and cross with it the road Günthersbühl - Lauf and up again to Nuschelberg. There are extensions available, e.g. with yellow dot to the Bitterbachschlucht (Schlucht, Engl.: canyon) or proceed with red cross to Lauf. Partly very steep and very demanding.

• Ossinger: from Königstein over the Ossinger to the Zant and further to Mittelreinbach near Holnstein. (Easier to find in opposite direction with red dot and yellow dot, resp.)

• Ottensoos - Weißenbrunn: starting at Ottensoos Station with yellow dot over Rüblanden, Gersberg passing Stierlbrunnen (calcareous karst spring) and Haidenloch (historical silver mine) to Entenberg and proceeding to Weißenbrunn. Perhaps additionally over Ernhofen to Unterwellitzleiten and Altdorf. Partly steep.

• Paul-Pfinziger-Weg: tour round Hersbruck, about 96 km (60 miles), black double P on yellow ground with the approximate route Reichenschwand, Moritzberg, Klingenhof, Alfeld, Lichtenegg. Weigendorf, Bürtel, Pegnitz valley, Hohenstein, Oberkrumbach.

• Pegnitz valley walking path (continuously signed with a stylized lion »Goldene Straße«, Engl.: Golden Road; runs 60 km (27 miles) from Nuremberg to Sulzbach-Rosenberg with further extension in direction Prague); original sign yellow bar, using the Paradiesweg, Engl.: Paradise Path as well): from Nuremberg Erlenstegen East with the marking upward on the left side of the railroad bridge. Over the range of hills (Eichelberg passing the spring Fuchsbrünnlein (Engl.: Little Fox Spring) over the freeway A3 and passing the Behringersdorferweiher (Weiher, Engl.: pond) to Behringersdorf. Down to the Pegnitz and with the Paradiesweg to Rückersdorf. At the group of trees in front of the town turn right and follow the path through the meadows to the road bridge over the Pegnitz, turn right and cross the bridge in direction Röthenbach and after the bridge just before reaching the first houses turn left heading for Lauf-Wetzendorf. Crossing the meadows of the Pegnitz to the sewage plant Lauf and up to the Bridge West. Partly demanding.

• Pommelsbrunn: passing the Naturfreundehaus (Engl.: Nature Lover Lodge) to the castle ruin Lichtenstein and then with yellow cross and fawn to Hubmersberg. Partly very demanding and steep.

• Rasch - Neumarkt: from Rasch with yellow bar through Rührersberg, Haslach and Kleinvoggenhof up the Dillberg. Carry on following yellow bar on the range of hills and down to Neumarkt. Nice views, but partly very steep and demanding.

Road to nowhere or
up where we belong

• Rohrenstadter (or Rohrenstädter) valley: marked with blue cross from Hagenhausen near Altdorf over Stöckelsberg to Mitterrohrenstadt. Upward the valley to Deinschwang and further to Mettenhofen. Possible extension with green dot to Traunfeld. Partly very steep and demanding. Including four brook transitions if one stays with red dot and especially in the south side of the valley.

• Röthenbach - Grüne Au: Green line (and Fränkischer Dünnenweg) from Rückersdorf via Röthenbach-Seespitze to Haimendorf and Moritzberg. Demanding between Himmelgarten and Grüne Au.

• Röthenbachklamm - the classic (Klamm, Engl.: ravine; near a nature reserve!): from the lake Birkensee or later left of the path to Brunn (close to the Steinerne Brücke, Engl.: Stone Bridge) resp., along the brook Röthenbach over Ungelstetten with blue cross to Röthenbach near Altdorf.

• Rummelsberg: Höhenbach and Thanngraben up both brooks to Altenthann with the start at the bridge between Rummelsberg and Fröschau. Sign Jakobsweg (path marked with shell symbol; ex red dot). At the beginning graveled (in parallel), then demanding. The worst section can be bypassed with yellow dot.

• Schnaittach: numerous ponds in the forest between Lauf - Heuchling and Großbellhofen.

• Schwarzachklamm (Klamm, Engl.: ravine): on the blue cross Schwarzachtalweg (Engl.: Schwarzach Valley Path; Altdorf - Neuses) from Ochenbruck over Schwarzenbruck to the Bruckkanal (Old Canal). Proceed over or underneath the Bruckkanal (Bruck = Brücke, Engl.: bridge), underneath the ICE railroad and the A9 and A73 freeway bridges to Nerreth and further to Röthenbach bei St. Wolfgang.

• Schwarzachtal (Tal, Engl.: valley): from Rasch on the left or on the right side (stairs!) of the brook Schwarzach to Burgthann. The left section between the bridge in Prethalmühle/Prackenfels and Burgthann requires some skills and resistance against stinging nettles.

• Schwarzenbruck - Unterlindelburg: using a section of the Wildmeistersteig (sign blue dot) starting at the meadow in the Schwarzach valley over the bridge to the nursing home for the elderly Faberschloß on forest paths without gravel.

• Signalstein: from Obertrubach over Hundsdorf to the rock Signalstein. Proceed with yellow cross to Hammermühle and further to Thuisbrunn. Providing something to climb.

• Traunfelder Bach (Bach, Engl.: brook): from Unterrieden to the vicinity in front of Hagenhausen near Altdorf. Then upward through the valley to Traunfeld. One can either stay in the valley or use a small path at the edge of the forest at the northern incline for a mountain trial to Eismannsberg (yellow dot). The Mauertsmühle you can pass on the left side or on the right one with the Josef Hirschmann Weg half-height near Häuselstein in direction Eratsmühle. Demanding sections and partly rather wet.

• Unterrieden - Altdorf: with path no 7 and blue dot from Unterrieden Mühlenweg to Altdorf or westward with the overhead power line in direction Oberwellitzleiten.

• Wallersberg on the Jakobsweg (path with sign shell) out of the Schwarzach valley near Burgthann, blocked and steep.

• Weigenhofen - Ottensoos: with red dot through woods and meadows.

• Wendelstein: at the eastern end of the town crossing the Old Canal northward up to the water reservoir and then left hand through the former stone pits, bridge the freeway A6 east of Worzeldorf and follow the marking yellow bar to the Hohlsteinbruch and then to the Steinbrüchlein (Engl.: little stone pit) and Nuremberg Zollhaus. Wild-romantic, partly demanding.

• Winkelhaid - Weiherhaus: meadows path starting at the new sewage plant.

• Winkelhaid - Altenthann: starting at the roundabout at the eastern edge of town southward through the meadows to Penzenhofen and with the Schießhausweg to Altennthann.

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Ran dry? - Source reference

Bottleneck

Some photos from the region:

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Eager for water - it does not leave a good impression when rumbling in an inn with the empty water bottle under one's arm, to stumble to the WC and to disappear again after some time with released smile, some belches and the full water bottle.
My tip for the fast tank stop: usually nearly each larger village in the region has a cemetery with potable water connection (often marked by a church tower). Only in the Rangau (around Ansbach) one must pay attention, because there are often cisterns only. If the water of a public well (tube) is not suitable for human consumption, you will usually find the sign »Kein Trinkwasser« (Engl.: no potable water).
Otherwise here a small selection of additional water places in the Reichswald and its neighborhood. Privileged those, which lie central and are easy to reach by bike and are trustworthy as well. Many of them are already tested by me (and obviously I have survived. ;-) Of course, I prefer those being clearly marked as suitable for humans. Due to liability reasons it is common to downgrade wells to »Kein Trinwasser« level.
(Finding is supported e.g. by the Bayern Atlas again - GPS data inclusive, see the map link above in Tours.)

Sebalder Reichswald, forests of Erlangen, northern forests

• Beerbach (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the town.
  Nikolausquelle (tubed, set to no potable water): at the path between graveyard and Hirnstein (a stone as rest place) about 100 m north-east of the church.

• Buchenbrunnen (Engl.: Beech Spring) (tubed): almost directly at the path between Rückersdorf-Ludwigshöhe and Nuschelberg with marking blue dot; with bank for rest; marked. (Alternative: following marking yellow line eastward from the Schnackenbrunnen and then about 100 m blue dot.

• Hinterer (Engl.: rear) and Vorderer (Engl.: fore) Buchenbrunnen (both tubed): following marking green cross from »Rote Marter« (Engl.: Red Stele) to Behringersdorf. The Hinterer Buchbrunnen lies about 100 m left in the first hollow near the brook, follow the sign at the path, the Vordere Buchenbrunnen lies after the next crossing in the second hollow directly left of the path, signed »Buchenbrünnlein«, both refurbished and with rest occasion.

• Bullach (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the town.

• Dürerquelle (tubed): at the Sambachweiher (Sambach Ponds) near Kalchreuth follow marking red dot to south. After about 500 m you will find a sign at the gravel path.

• Gänsbrunnen (Engl.: Gees(e) Spring; spring, not recommended!): at the Laufer Hüttenweg (sign: DAV) about 250 m west of the northern end of the pond of the same name south of Untersdorf near Schnaittach. (In the last dry summers with a lack of water.)
  There is also a hardly accessible Gänsbrunnen between Oberschöllenbach and Großgeschaidt in the grove peak about 200 m north of the train stop.

»Mangrove« pine tree

• (Gesundbrunnen (Engl.: Fountain of Health, spring rich in carbon dioxide and minerals, non-accessible): walled and cross-barred spring tapping near the forest sports fields at the Eisenstraße in Erlangen-Buckenhof. About 15 m along the beaten path at the south-east end of the fields down into the valley.)

• Hasensteinquelle (Engl.: Hare Stone Spring) (tubed): south-east of the former ammunition bunkers in the Buckenhofer Forst south of Weiher. On the approach path to the bunkers about 75 m west of the stone with the hare fresco, signed, about 25 m apart the path.

• Heroldsberg Haidbrunnen (tubed): in the clearing for the transmission line between Laufamholz and Heroldsberg at the ridge. At the end of the southern gravel path (yellow cross) follow or move back, resp. the left gravel path about 100 m to the west. At the great beech tree on the right uphill there are two tubed springs.

• Heroldsberg Kneipp ground/fitness trail (tubed, standard potable water?): 100 m south-west of the forester ranch at the federal road B2.

• Heroldsberg Teufelsbrunnen (Engl.: Devil's Spring) (tubed): 50 m away from the path marked with yellow cross and blue bar over the first bridge across the freeway A3 south of the federal road B2 between Nuremberg Schafhof and Heroldsberg about 500 m south east of the forester ranch. Follow the beaten path at the bench in front of the forest area Saubühl. Just find this sign at the crossing.
  There is another Teufelsbrunnen between Heroldsberg and Kleingescheid/Johannistal. Out of a sandstone formation with a little red devil painted on a small spring spills out. The junction to it is signed, however, it is more a path for walkers about 500 m into a small valley in the forest.

• Kalchreuth Tropfender Fels (Engl.: Dripping Rock) (spring, partly tubed): natural sandstone formation about 750 m west by south-west of the Sambachweiher. South of the ponds take the first junction to the west. Direct left of the way on half level around the hill (Winterleite); marked.

• Kleingeschaidt (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street (in the S-bend).

• (Moosbrünnlein (Engl.: moss spring, area no longer accessible): in the northern corner of the enclosure of the Przewalski's horses in Erlangen-Tennenlohe.)

• (Unterer, vorderer) Schnackenbrunnen (Engl.: Lower, Fore Gnat Spring) (tubed): in the forest between Lauf and Rückersdorf about 1.2 km from the fitness trail (west of the public baths in Lauf) following the marking yellow line/blue cross in western direction to »Rote Marter« (Engl.: Red Stele); just left after the shelter cabin right of the descent, marked.
  (From the Schnackenbrunnen following the marking yellow line eastwards one reaches after crossing the gravel path in a distance of about 150 m the sign Hinterer (Engl.: rear) Schnackenbrunnen. Alternative: standing looking at the front of the shelter cabin turn two times left. The tubed spring is about 50 m down the hill to be reached on foot.
  Following the path starting at the shelter cabin (eastward) and turning left at the next junction one finds the sign Kreuzbrunnen after almost 500 m. One reaches the spring about 75 m uphill on foot.)

• Tauchersreuth (tubed, spring water): decoration well at the edge of the town beneath the water tower at the road to Oedenberg.

• Weißenseebrünnlein (spring-pond): at the northern main path parallel to the Heuweg along the enclosure of the Przewalski's horses in a distance of about 1.75 km after the parking area at the federal road B4 bridge, directly on the right side of the path.

• Zellerbrunnen (tubed): in the forest between Rückersdorf and the road Behringersdorf - Günthersbühl; 150 m east of the road and parking place; marked.

Lorenzer Reichswald, southern forests

• Near Feucht (tubed, set to no potable water): through the inn at the Bruckkanal follow the eastern forest path parallel to the Schwarzach; after about 500 m direct at the path.

• Grünbrünnlein (Engl.: Little Green Spring, not recommended!): waterhole close to the Old Canal near Schwarzenbruck. Follow the gravel road from Schwarzenbruck in direction Dürenhembach to the canal. At the first sluice house in direction Neumarkt (lock 49) cross the canal and follow the sanded path about 250 m into the forest. At the first junction turn left and then after about 25 m direct at the path.

• Großvoggenhof near Dillberg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Grünsberg (tubed): Doktorlesbrünnle (or Dolderlesbrünnle) and Sophienquelle at the footpath between Grünsberg and Reinholdshöhe; at the begin of the cycle track along the road to Burgthann choose the path into the forest on the right.

• Haimendorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the village passage in front of the fire station.

Beer in the Hubertusbrunnen

• Hubertusbrunnen (tubed): about 500 m in the forest between Moosbach and Feucht railroad station direct at the walking way marked with green circle; best approach starting at the Moosbacher rifle range and following the gravel path westbound into the forest and at the first crossing half-right marked.

• Hühnerbrünnlein (Engl.: Chickens' Little Spring, spring area, hard to reach; not recommended): in the high-voltage power line from Birnthon to Ungelstetten. At the east end of the meadow in front of the freeway A3. Caution ticks!

• Kalter Brunnen (Engl.: Cold Spring) (spring): in the forest between Ungelstetten and Fischbach; coming on the road from Ungelstetten using the road tunneling the freeway A3, left on the road to Winkelhaid and at once right on the gravel way; after 200 m at the foot of the last incline before the way crossing 10 m right of the way.

• Kemnath (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells in the middle of the town at the main street (Henger Straße) to (Postbauer-) Heng.

• Mäbenberg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells in the middle of the town near the church.

• Maderersbrunnen (spring, not recommended): in Nuremberg Brunn at the northwestern outskirts of the village. At the graveled forest path starting at the Maderersbrunnenstraße downhill after about 100 m follow the trial on the right for some ten meters.

• Pattenhofen Spring (spring, tubed): near Pattenhofen in the southern incline, about 50 m west of the water works, which lies at the dead-end path west of the wooden bridge over the Schwarzach. Hard to reach, most likely from the incline side, following the path left of the ponds about 100 m upward.

• Schmausenbuck, waterworks Nuremberg(tubed, standard potable water?): on the tar road from the zoo to the children's playground direction Schwaig; left passing the toboggan run and then uphill the tarred way on the right to the reservoir; after about 100 m direct at the way.
  The not tubed spring »Buchenklinge« 500 m in the East is not recommended.

• Schwarzach Valley (tubed): halfway between Rasch and Prackenfels direct at the gravel path.
  Schwatzachklamm between Schwarzrenbruck/Gsteinach and Bruckkanal Inn some partly tubed springs.

• Schwarzenbruck (tubed, set to no potable water): at the beginning of the gravel road over the canal to Dürrenhembach about 25 m on the right after the fairground at the end of the town.

• Triebbrunnen (tubed, standard potable water): direct at the Cycle Route Reichswald - Rothsee in the middle between Harrlach and Guggenmühle close to the waterworks (from time to time drips only).

• Ungelstetten (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the village at the crossing.

• Unterölsbach (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the village at the junction to Gspannberg.

• Between Wendelstein and Worzeldorf (spring): spring and decoration well direct at the gravel path No 1 continuing the street Treidelsweg in Wendelstein parallel north of the Old Canal half way to the pedestrian's bridge over the freeway A6.

• Weißenbrunn (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the village.

Fürth and West

Maybe the day will last long...
(The cemetery offers water)

• Ammerndorf (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well at the Bahnhofsplatz (Engl.: station square) about 35 m south of the Bibert Valley Cycle Route.

• Fürth-Dambach (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well at the waterworks direct at the western Rednitz Valley Cycle Route between the Sieben-Bogen-Brücke (Engl.: Seven-Bow-Bridge) and Dambach.

• Fürth-Espan (tubed, standard potable water): public lavatory at the Pegnitz Valley Cycle Route (closed during winter months).

• Fürth-Loch (spring, signed as no potable water): left of the road between Oberweihersbuch and Loch, about 500 m in front of Loch.

• Leonrod/Dietenhofen (tubed, standard potable water?): direct at the Bibert valley track.

• Obernbibert (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well at the main street.

• Virnsberg (tubed, standard potable water): two decoration wells at the street to the castle.

Eastern - Pegnitz valley, Hersbrucker Schweiz, Birgland, Oberpfalz

• Alfeld (tubed, potable?): decoration well in the middle of the town.

• Algersdorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the red cross marked path to Hohenstein about 30 m east of the road Hersbruck to Hormersdorf.

• Eckenricht near Edelsfeld (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the town.

• Engelthal (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well at the northern town border, direct at the cycle track to Henfenfeld.

• Between Engelthal and Offenhausen (tubed, standard potable water): direct at the cycle track at the road to Schrotsdorf.
  Two additional ones just within Schrotsdorf.

• Eschenbach: numerous decoration wells, but mostly marked as no potable water.

• Fischbrunn (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the street to Hegendorf.

• Förrenbach (tubed, standard potable water?): each about 50 m west and south-east resp., of the church in the middle of the town.

• Gersberg (tubed, set to no potable water): decoration well at the main street to Sendelbach.

• Hammer (tubed, standard potable water): in front of the western gate.

• Happurg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the town passage near the town hall.

• Henfenfeld waterworks (tubed, standard potable water): direct at the cycle track along the railroad line at the western border of the town.

• Hohenstadt (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street in the western part of the town.

• Hüttenbach (tubed): decoration well directly at the road to Oberwindsberg close to the top of the heavy incline.

• Kucha (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street in the middle of the town.

• Between Lehenhammer and Öd (tubed, standard potable water?): at the seating corner directly at the Five Streams Cycle Route.

• Lungsdorf (tubed): decoration well at the main street in the middle of the town.

• Moritzberg (tubed): spring with sign at the Paul-Pfinzinger-Weg at the north side of the mountain above Weigenhofen.

• Mosenhof (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the street (path No 7) parallel to the main road.

• Oberviehberg (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Offenhausen (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Osternohe (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells in the middle of the town at the main street and at the junction to the Igelwirt (an inn).
  In Haidling, direction Hormersdorf, another one.

• Ottensoos (tubed, standard potable water): two decoration wells in the middle of the town, one in direction Lauf, one in direction Schönberg.

• Pilsach Springs; Fürstenbrunnen, Katzenbrunnen (springs): near Eispertshofen, Neumarkt. The most easiest way starts opposite the T-junction of Buschhof of the connection road Litzlohe - Trautmannshofen by following the path marked with red cross. At the first fork take the right path and at the forest e.g. follow the Felsen-Kreuz-Weg (Engl.: Rocks-Cross-Path) about 100 m to the left.

• Pommelsbrunn (standard potable water): in the Kneipp ground south of the S-Bahn stop.
  Spring house (tubed): at the connection road to Heuchling.

• Püscheldorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Rüblanden (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well in the middle of the village.

• Rohrenstadter (or Rohrenstädter) Valley (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration wells at the main street in Mitterrohrenstadt and Oberrohrenstadt.

• Rupprechtstegen (tubed spring pond): directly at the main street about 100 m east of the climb to Hormersdorf.

Fair Hill or Heaven's Garden?
(well, for water turn left)

• Sprosselbrunnen (spring): direct at the path green ring from Schönberg western walking car park, to Haimendorf via the Klingender Wasserfall (Engl.: Sounding Waterfall).

• Schnaittach Valley (tubed): between Speikern and Rollhofen close up the cycle track along the railroad line at the beginning of Rollhofen.

• Simmelsdorf (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well at the main street in front of the town hall.

• Thalheim (spring): direct at the road to Gotzenberg.

• Traunfeld (spring): direct at the western edge of the town to the sewage plant at the valley path signed with yellow dot.
  And a karst spring directly at the southern path (Josef Hirschmann Weg) about 250 m west of the Eratsmühle.

• Truttenbergquelle im Traunfelder Tal (tubed): spring directly left of the southern valley main path from Hagenhausen to Eismannsberg at the spring house shortly after the fork to the first vally crosing.

• Vorra (tubed, standard potable water): decoration well just south-west of the church in the middle of the town.
  Two springs at the road to Stöppach in the incline section.

Frankenalb, Veldensteiner Forst

• Egloffstein Kneipp ground (tubed, standard potable water): at the northern end of the public baths, close up to the cycle track.

• Gräfenberg (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the old market.

• Lilling (Lillach spring): in the forest between Oberkirch and Lilling.

• Mittelehrenbach (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the middle of the town.

• Plechquelle (spring): very small spring house with bed stone and wooden roof at the 5-Tage-Weg (Engl.: 5-Day-Path and yellow dash) between Löwenmarter (Engl.: lion wayside cross; at the connection road Mosenberg - Bernheck) to the Hufeisen Wildgehege (Engl.: game enclusure). In the extension of the left path fork southwest of the Spitzer Stein (Engl.: Sharp Rock).
  Closer to the connection road: the water hole Mohrenbrunnen, about 250 m southwest of the Glaserdenkmal (Engl.: Glaser Memorial; hard to reach, not recommended) and the also hard to reach Oholzerbrunnen about 75 m south of the road in the large glade about 500 m east of the Glaserdenkmal.

• Rüsselbach (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well in the seating corner between Kirchrüsselbach and Oberrüsselbach.

• Untertrubach - Asterbachbrunnen (tubed, standard potable water?): decoration well close up to the crossing of the Trubach valley road and the connection road Untertrubach - Dörfles.