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Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 3 Hahnenkamm-Weg walk
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 3 Hahnenkamm-Weg is a walk of 26 km from Heidenheim that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 13 benches and 1 water point.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 26 km
- ± 6:45 h
- ↑ 585 m · ↓ 513 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 13 benches and 1 water point.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 585 m
- Down
- ↓ 513 m
- Highest point
- 660 m
- Lowest point
- 480 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.8 km
- 15-20% slope · 392 m
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
26 km in total- Track: 18.3 km
- Street: 2.5 km
- Road: 2.4 km
- Path: 1.6 km
- Busy road: 875 m
- Footpath: 125 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
26 km in total- Gravel: 6.5 km
- Unpaved: 6.5 km
- Asphalt: 4.7 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Natural: 200 m
- Unknown: 6.4 km
About the walking route Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 3 Hahnenkamm-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 3 Hahnenkamm-Weg is a circular walk of 26 km from Heidenheim: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 585 m in total and descend 513 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (18.3 km), street (2.5 km) and road (2.4 km). Of the surface, 6.5 km gravel and 6.5 km unpaved. For 6.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 13 benches and 1 water point. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Altmühl Panoramaweg
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fossa CarolinaAttraction · 9.9 km from the route - 2
KäsrinneAttraction · 135 m from the route - 3
Steinerne MannMemorial · 182 m from the route - 4
Schloss SpielbergCastle · 447 m from the route - 5
Steinerne Rinne bei HechlingenAttraction · 618 m from the route - 6
Steinerne Rinne von OberweilerAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 7
Schloss FalbenthalCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 8
Burgruine SteinhartRuins · 4.6 km from the route - 9
Schloss PolsingenCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 10
UhlbergkapelleRuins · 6.8 km from the route - 11
AWO Therapiezentrum Schloss CronheimCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 12
FärberturmAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 13
Archäologisches Museum GunzenhausenMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 14
Kastell TheilenhofenArchaeological site · 8.3 km from the route - 15
Kleinkastell am Hinteren SchloßbuckArchaeological site · 8.9 km from the route - 16
Oberes TorAttraction · 9 km from the route - 17
Schloss WassertrüdingenCastle · 9 km from the route - 18
Wallburg FlüglingenRuins · 9.3 km from the route - 19
Schloss MöhrenCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 20
ResidenzschlossCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 21
Burg EybburgCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 22
Burgruine TreuchtlingenCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 23
Schloss StopfenheimCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 24
KriegerdenkmalMonument · 9.7 km from the route - 25
CastleCastle · 10 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 3 Hahnenkamm-Weg?
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 3 Hahnenkamm-Weg is 26 km long. Allow ± 6:45 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Heidenheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 585 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Katharinenkapelle and Heimat- und Hafnermuseum.
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