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Landkreis Ansbach
Heilsbronn

Birnbaum Pond – Bonnhof Provostry loop from Heilsbronn

Moderate

4.5

(27)

75

hikers

Birnbaum Pond – Bonnhof Provostry loop from Heilsbronn

03:13

12.2km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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117 m

Upper Gate with Katharinenturm (Heilsbronn)

Highlight • Historical Site

A distinctive feature of Heilsbronn is the massive St. Catherine's Tower, which was built between 1770 and 1774 on the foundations of the former St. Catherine's Church. The minster is the church of the former monastery of Heilsbronn. The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1132 by the Counts of Abenberg and was the Hohenzollern burial place from 1297 to 1625. 41 members of the house are buried in the crypt. Steps lead down to a spring that rises in the middle of the church. In the Middle Ages, the monastery distributed rich possessions throughout Franconia up to Regensburg, and lands in Württemberg also belonged to the monastery.

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314 m

Well preserved and restored

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416 m

Former Spital Chapel (Spitalkapelle)

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Probably the most interesting reuse of a monastic building is the former hospital chapel. It was built in the 13th century and shows the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. In 1708, the monastery office succeeded in selling the rundown former church to a tailor. He replaced the roof with the still usable masonry with the interesting half-timbered building.

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757 m

Birnbaum Pond

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Also called pear tree pond and fed by the Schwabach

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6.18 km

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8.56 km

Bonnhof Provostry

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Ludwig the Bavarian gave permission for this fortification in 1337. For centuries the castle was the seat of the provost's office of the Cistercian monastery in Heilsbronn. It served as a country house for the abbot of the monastery. The castle fell into disrepair in the 19th century. Part of the walled-up moat and a cellar vault have been preserved.

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9.62 km

Middle Franconian Camino / Jakobspilger Heilsbronn

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12.1 km

Adler Inn, Heilsbronn

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The restaurant "Adler" with a nice beer garden and home-style cooking is the oldest inn in Heilsbronn. From September to April there are fresh carp every day.

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.91 km

3.26 km

847 m

783 m

375 m

Surfaces

4.09 km

2.35 km

2.34 km

1.92 km

1.41 km

< 100 m

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Lowest point (350 m)

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