Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schwaig bei Nürnberg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Tuchersteig walk
Tuchersteig is a walk of 31.1 km from Schwaig bei Nürnberg. Along the way you'll find 33 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 31.1 km
- ± 8:00 h
- ↑ 659 m · ↓ 415 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Schwaig bei Nürnberg
0 km10.6 km · 10 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
10.6 km191 m · 5 benches
Kolerschloss
10.8 kmWater point
3.1 km · 4 benches
Water point
13.9 km14 km · 10 benches
2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines
27.9 km3.2 km · 4 benches
Finish
31.1 km
No 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.
1 sight 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: Barbaraglessinger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 10.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 659 m
- Down
- ↓ 415 m
- Highest point
- 568 m
- Lowest point
- 324 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.2 km
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
31.1 km in total- Track: 16.6 km
- Path: 6.4 km
- Road: 4.2 km
- Street: 2.9 km
- Footpath: 525 m
- Busy road: 425 m
Surfaces
31.1 km in total- Gravel: 6.8 km
- Unpaved: 6.6 km
- Asphalt: 6.5 km
- Paved: 800 m
- Natural: 300 m
- Unknown: 10 km
About the walking route Tuchersteig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Tuchersteig is a walking route of 31.1 km that starts in Schwaig bei Nürnberg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Behringersdorf and finish in Hohenstein. Along the way you pass Kolerschloss (after 10.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 659 m in total and descend 415 m. Allow ± 8:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (16.6 km), path (6.4 km) and road (4.2 km). Of the surface, 6.8 km gravel and 6.6 km unpaved. For 10 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 33 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. You can fill your bottle after 10.6 km, after 10.7 km, after 10.8 km and after 13.9 km. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Imperial CastleAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 2
Germanisches NationalmuseumMuseum · 9.6 km from the route - 3
Albrecht Dürer's HouseMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 4
FrauenkircheAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 5
St. Sebald ChurchAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 6
St. Lawrence ChurchAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 7
Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally GroundsMuseum · 8.2 km from the route - 8
Beautiful FountainAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 9
Craftmen's CourtyardAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 10
Pilot MonumentMemorial · 8.3 km from the route - 11
Nassauer HausAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 12
WeinstadelAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 13
hangman's houseMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 14
Historic Rock-cut CellarsAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 15
Former Customs HouseAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 16
Toy Museum NurembergMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 17
Hangman's BridgeAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 18
Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg (DB Museum)Museum · 9.8 km from the route - 19
Welserschloss IICastle · 102 m from the route - 20
Burg HohensteinAttraction · 125 m from the route - 21
TucherschlossCastle · 153 m from the route - 22
Burgstall HienbergArchaeological site · 739 m from the route - 23
Schloss SchwaigAttraction · 901 m from the route - 24
CastleCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 25
Ehem. Wasserschloss MalmsbachAttraction · 1.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Tuchersteig?
Tuchersteig is 31.1 km long. Allow ± 8:00 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?
No, the route runs from Behringersdorf to Hohenstein.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schwaig bei Nürnberg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 659 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 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kolerschloss.
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