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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Forchheim
Pilgrim Trail
· Fichtelgebirge
Upper Franconian Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
183.6 km
82:03 h
2,111 m
2,286 m
The Upper Franconian Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the historic Via Imperii from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic. It connects the Way of St. James routes in Central Germany towards Santiago: from the Jakobsknoten Nuremberg via Rothenburg towards France or via Ulm towards Switzerland.
Pilgrim Trail
Way of St. James Hof-Bayreuth-Nuremberg: Betzenstein - Gräfenberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 7
17.5 km
4:50 h
239 m
323 m
The Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nuremberg - Adriatic, the former "Via Imperii", today roughly the federal highway B2.
Pilgrim Trail
Jakobsweg Hof-Bayreuth-Nuremberg: Gräfenberg - Kalchreuth
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 8
20.1 km
5:15 h
371 m
392 m
The Jakobsweg from Hof to Nuremberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nuremberg - Adriatic, the former "Via Imperii", today roughly the federal highway B2.
Pilgrim Trail
Upper Franconian Way of St. James Hof - Bayreuth - Nuremberg
recommended route
Multi-day route
181.1 km
47:02 h
2,043 m
2,229 m
The Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the old trade route Baltic Sea - Leipzig - Nuremberg - Adriatic (former "Via imperii") - today approximately the federal highway B 2.
Pilgrim Trail
· Nuremberg city region
Seasonal Pilgrimage: St. Markus — Marloffstein — Uttenreuth — St. Markus (Short Version)
Difficulty
easy
14.6 km
3:46 h
119 m
119 m
Short version of the Seasons Pilgrimage Route: St. Mark’s Church in Erlangen — Marloffsteiner Höhe — Way of St. James — Uttenreuth — Schwabachgrund — St. Mark’s Church.
Pilgrim Trail
Jakobsweg Erfurt-Nürnberg-Eichstätt
Multi-day route
366.3 km
93:20 h
4,584 m
4,383 m
Der Teilabschnitt Nürnberg - Eichstätt verbindet den "Jakobsknoten" Nürnberg mit dem Ostbayerischen Jakobsweg, der von Vseruby/Eschlkam über Eichstätt nach Donauwörth führt.
Pilgrim Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Erfurt-Nürnberg-JW: Forchheim - Nürnberg
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 12
73.1 km
10:15 h
324 m
277 m
Pilgrim Trail
· Steigerwald
Erfurt-Nürnberg-JW: Bamberg - Forchheim
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 11
34.7 km
8:30 h
493 m
502 m
Pilgrim Trail
· Franconian Switzerland
Marienweg Reifenberg - Ebermannstadt - Sternwarte
14 km
3:50 h
287 m
200 m
Die Tour beschreibt den Marienweg im Gemeindegebiet Ebermannstadt.
Pilgrim Trail
· Steigerwald
Jakobsweg: Bamberg - Hallerndorf
21.2 km
5:33 h
286 m
326 m
Durch wunderschöne Wälder und fränkische Dörfer mit verlockenden Gasthöfen und Biergärten!

