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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Nuremberg
Pilgrim Trail
· Franconian Lake District
Lutherweg Schwabach - Pleinfeld (Western Variant)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
52.8 km
13:00 h
514 m
443 m
Hiking, relaxing, and reflecting - the Lutherweg follows in the footsteps of Martin Luther and the Reformation through Middle Franconia as well.
Pilgrim Trail
· Franconian Lake District
Lutherweg Schwabach - Pleinfeld (eastern variant)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
58.6 km
15:00 h
530 m
453 m
Hiking, relaxing, and reflecting – the Lutherweg follows the footsteps of Martin Luther and the Reformation through Middle Franconia.
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
Jakobsweg Nuremberg - Ulm
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
difficult
Multi-day route
213.4 km
53:50 h
2,265 m
2,078 m
The Jakobsweg Nuremberg-Ulm connects the Jakobsweg nodes Nuremberg and Ulm and offers the possibility to continue from there via Switzerland towards Santiago de Compostela.
Pilgrim Trail
Jakobsweg Nuremberg - Ulm: Nuremberg - Schwabach
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 1
24.1 km
5:50 h
59 m
40 m
The Jakobsweg Nuremberg-Ulm connects the Jakobsweg nodes Nuremberg and Ulm and offers the possibility to continue from there via Switzerland towards Santiago de Compostela.
Pilgrim Trail
Way of St. James Nuremberg - Rothenburg: Nuremberg - Roßtal
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 1
21.9 km
5:31 h
126 m
63 m
The Way of St. James from Nuremberg via Heilsbronn to Rothenburg connects the two Way of St. James junctions Nuremberg and Rothenburg and is an important feeder route towards Ulm/Konstanz
Pilgrim Trail
· Franconian Lake District
Franconian Way of St. James 09: Röthenbach/St.W. - Reichelsdorf-Nuremberg
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
21.5 km
6:45 h
64 m
95 m
9th of 9 stages on my Way of St. James from Eslarn to Nuremberg
Part 079 of my Way of St. James from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela
The adjacent routes:
before: West Bohemian Way of St. James
after: Way of St. James Nuremberg - Ulm
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Pilgrim Trail
· Nuremberg city region
Pilgrim Way Nürnberg - Ulm 01: Nürnberg - Haag (Kammerstein)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
28.8 km
7:09 h
103 m
47 m
1 of 9 stages on my pilgrim way from Nürnberg to Ulm
Part 080 of my pilgrim way from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela
Adjacent routes:
previous: Franconian Pilgrim Way
next: Upper Swabian Pilgrim Way
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Pilgrim Trail
Way of St. James Hof-Bayreuth-Nuremberg: Kalchreuth - Nuremberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 9
17.3 km
4:15 h
48 m
152 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 Nuremberg - Eichstätt: Nuremberg - Harrlach
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 13
24.7 km
6:00 h
107 m
33 m
The Jakobsweg Nuremberg - Eichstätt connects the "Jakobsknoten" Nuremberg with the East Bavarian Jakobsweg, which leads from Eschlkam via Eichstätt to Donauwörth.

