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Treuchtlingen

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Bridge over the Karlsgraben loop from Graben

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Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Treuchtlingen

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Bridge over the Karlsgraben loop from Graben

Moderate

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Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Bridge over the Karlsgraben loop from Graben

02:22

8.77km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Naturpark Altmühltal

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347 m

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench)

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the greatest technical cultural monuments of the early Middle Ages: The Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Canal). Around the year 793, Charlemagne had a canal approximately 3,000 meters long dug …

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Bridge over the Karlsgraben

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If you don't want to take the entire circular route to the European watershed, you can shorten it here. You can also get to the small playground with a few benches and tables

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1.32 km

European Watershed Fountain (Wasserscheidebrunnen) Graben-Treuchtlingen

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The European valley - watershed lies on the Karlsgraben and directly on the bike path between Weissenburg and Treuchtlingen. The well worth seeing was erected in 1935, implemented by the …

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5.67 km

View of Treuchtlingen

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From here you have a wonderful view over pastures and meadows all the way to Treuchtlingen.

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5.88 km

Villa Rustica Treuchtlingen

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Roman estate, a so-called villa rustica, uncovered in the 1980s. Open all year round and accessible at all times. The entire complex was destroyed around AD 233, probably during an …

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6.17 km

View of Treuchtlingen

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beautiful view over Treuchtlingen with train station and castle

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6.85 km

More than 2,500 victims of the two world wars are buried in the cemetery, which was consecrated in 1961: bomb victims, crashed planes, those executed, people who were mentally broken by the war, and unknown dead.

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8.77 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.13 km

2.32 km

872 m

256 m

178 m

Surfaces

3.07 km

2.95 km

2.14 km

600 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

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Comments

July 27, 2024,Europäische Wasserscheide – Fossa Carolina / Karlsgraben Runde von Graben

Some paths are no longer passable or no longer exist

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September 7, 2023,Karlsgraben – Europäische Wasserscheide Runde von Graben

Our tour today led around the Nagelberg. Started in Graben at Fossa Carolina, the Karlsgraben. Other highlights included the European valley watershed, the Villa rustica and the war cemetery. After our round we went to the nearby Wettelsheimer Keller to quench our hunger and thirst

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Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench) – Bridge over the Karlsgraben loop from Graben

Fossa Carolina (Charlemagne's Trench)

Bridge over the Karlsgraben

European Watershed Fountain (Wasserscheidebrunnen) Graben-Treuchtlingen

View of Treuchtlingen

Wooden Xylophone at Nagelberg

Villa Rustica Treuchtlingen

View of Treuchtlingen

War Cemetery at Nagelberg

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