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Middle Franconia
Nürnberger Land
Röthenbach an der Pegnitz

Great Birch Lake – Birkensee loop from Röthenbach an der Pegnitz

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Germany
Bavaria
Middle Franconia
Nürnberger Land
Röthenbach an der Pegnitz

Great Birch Lake – Birkensee loop from Röthenbach an der Pegnitz

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4.8

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186

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Great Birch Lake – Birkensee loop from Röthenbach an der Pegnitz

00:49

3.12km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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623 m

Sandbank at the Clear Stream

Highlight • River

Super beautiful!
From an old wooden walkway, you look down over the stream. The water is shallow and clear, and the sand below creates a beautiful pattern with its small …

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1.06 km

Great Birch Lake

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The Birkensee is a recreational area and belongs to the city Röthenbach. It consists of the Great Birkensee and the Kleiner Birkensee. Both bodies of water are fed by the …

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1.28 km

Beaver Activity Area

Highlight • Natural

Beavers are excellent builders and the beaver burrow forms the centre of each territory. Beaver researchers distinguish between three types of beaver burrows: underground, medium and high. All three burrows …

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1.51 km

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1.74 km

There are grass snakes, beavers and even turtles all around the lake

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1.87 km

Please keep clean...

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2.21 km

Birkensee

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful scenery and always worth a trip. Swimwear not necessarily necessary.

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2.33 km

Great Birkensee

Highlight • Lake

Glitzender lake, today the heather bloomed on the sandy areas, very idyllic, beautifully situated in the forest, there would even be a snack bar that was closed today. Popular bathing lake, but today many were nudists.

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3.12 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.21 km

912 m

Surfaces

1.69 km

747 m

520 m

165 m

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Monday 19 October

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