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Germany's Altmuhltal Panorama 9-day Self-guided Walking Tour Level 2

Prices starting from. Trip Duration. Max Passengers. 729 € 9 days 12

Start and Finish. Activity Level. Treuchtlingen / 2

Experience. Tour Code. Walking Tours Europe #B1/2333 's Altmuhltal Panorama 9-day Self-guided Walking Tour Level 2

Tour Details and Description

On your walk along the Altmühltal-Panorama path steep jagged Dolomite-rocks, sun-kissed juniper heaths, soft river valleys and extensive forests will line your way. The nature park ‚Altmühltal’ is also mainly know for its romantic scenery and hence predestined for a comfortable week of walking amidst unspoiled nature. On top of that you come across a landscape steeped in history and culture: impressive ramparts, reconstructed forts and spectacular treasure troves are testimony to Celtic and Roman times. Castles and palaces built by nobility, magnificent churches and monasteries built by prince-archbishops. In the Altmühltal valley you will also enjoy many culinary delights: from tasty sausage specialties all the way to the local hops in the shape of numerous delicious beers.

Character - Walking: Level 2

The terrain is easy and you walk on well-maintained walking paths. For each daily tour a good basic fitness level is required. Technically the tours are easy and can be mastered without any difficulties. For longer parts shortcuts by foot or by public transport are possible.

Included in the Walking Tour: • 8 overnight stays, breakfast included Luggage transfer Boat ride Weltenburg – Kelheim Carefully elaborated route descriptions Detailed travel and tour documents Service-Hotline Not included in the tour: • Train rides with overnight in

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

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• Train journey to Treuchtlingen and only a short walk to the start hotel Parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces EUR 5,- per day, no reservation possible. Parking spaces at Treuchtlingen train station free of charge. Return journey by train to Treuchtlingen, from Kelheim (by bus to Kelheim-Saal) approx. 2.5 hours (1x change trains) and from approx. 2 hours (1x change trains) and from Eichstätt approx. 30 minutes

Note:

• Any visitor’s taxes not included in the tour price and payable on site! • Departure any day from 4 April to 10 October 2020 • 5-day or 7-day shorter options available on request: [email protected]

• Travel by public transport to shorten the daily hikes, optional Itinerary

Day 1

Individual journey to Treuchtlingen. Arrival at hotel The idyllic little Altmühl-town Treuchtlingen is situated in the centre of the nature park ‚Altmühltal’, the second biggest Nature Park in Germany. We recommend you seize the first day and relax in the well-known Altmühl-Thermal Spa.

Day 2

Treuchtlingen - Pappenheim/Surroundings With views onto the river Altmühl meandering through the valley you continue via the ‚Devil’s Pulpit’towards Medieval Pappenheim. You descend again to the river Altmühl via the viewpoint Hollerstein and

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continue leisurely along the course of the river to your Arnsberger Leite and the Limes watch tower to Day Finish, where you are greeted by the impressive . Walking time: approx. 6 hours. Details: castle, seat of the former approx. 26 km, +720 m / -740 m ‚Reichserbmarschälle’-marshals. Details: approx. 4 hours | 14 km | + 310 m - 320 m Day 6

Day 3 Kipfenberg - Beilngries Today’s tour starts with stunning views and insights into the beautiful Anlauter Pappenheim/Surroundings – /Surroundings valley. Reach with its impressive fortified Via an high-altitude path with great views you walk church and cosy inns. Shortly afterwards the over to , the mining place of the well-known panorama path again keeps its promise: magnificent Solnhofer limestone slabs and site of over 140 views into the Altmühl valley and onto bizarre rock million-year-old fossils. Soon after an amazing and formations. After that another scenic outpost awaits: very popular photo opportunity awaits: the nature the Main- canal, Arzberg, Beilngries, Altmühl monument ‚Twelve Apostles’, steep limestone rocks and Sulz. A steep descent to Beilngries follows. embedded in juniper heaths. The route leads you to Walking time: approx. 5.5 - 6 hours. Details: approx. Dollnstein into the primeval Danube valley. Details: 24 km, +540 m / -550 m approx. 5 to 6.5 hours | 25 km | + 510 m - 500 m. Day 7 Day 4 Beilngries – Riedenburg Via the Arzberg mountain Dollnstein/surroundings - Eichstätt You pass the plateau into the ‚Seven Valley Town’ of Dietfurt, Geo-monument ‚Burgsteinfelsen’ and continue where water in the form of the Main-Danube canal, through forests and juniper heaths and later on on a rivers and springs plays a major role. Enjoy the view mountain path with great views all the way to onto Eggersberg palace, past rock formations and Eichstätt. With Willibalds castle towering over this along the Altmühltal-boardwalk into the pretty village diocesan town, it is a complete Baroque work of art of Gundlfing. From the ‚Devil’s Rock’ -Teufelsfelsen with prestigious buildings as well as dreamy little into the 3-castle town of Riedenburg. Walking time: alleyways. Walking time: approx. 5 hours. Details: approx. 7.5 hours (approx. 3.5 hours with bus ride). approx. 15 km, +360 m / -340 m Details: approx. 35 km, +680 m / -700 m

Day 5 Day 8

Eichstätt - Kipfenberg With a lovely view onto the Riedenburg – Kelheim Gnarly trees and rock towers striking Osterberg mountain and the Roman fort line your – in parts – steep path up to Prunn castle. Vetonina, you walk to the Buchenhüller mammoth Pass the blue glittering karst spring "Blautopf" and cave. You will walk across wonderful alpine paths continue along the Main-Danube Canal. As a reward above Altmühl and you will get fantastic views of the enjoy a grandiose view into the distance. Back again valley and the rock faces whilst walking along the in the valley, you walk along the Jura rock to the panoramic path. You will walk through the ‚Celt’s Wall’, which leads you immediately back to the Gugoldinger Wacholderheide, which is a fantastic Danube – the view down to the mighty Danube nature protection area before you will go past the crevasse is awe-inspiring. After that the impressive

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finale of your tour: the boat ride through the Danube crevasse to Kelheim. Walking time: approx. 5.5 hours. Details: approx. 19 km, +470 m / -470 m

Day 9

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