Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schnaittach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lilllinghof - Pegnitz walk
Lilllinghof - Pegnitz is a walk of 50 km from Schnaittach. Along the way you'll find 126 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 50 km
- ± 12:25 h
- ↑ 785 m · ↓ 871 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Schnaittach
0 km3.2 km · bench
Lillachquelle
3.2 kmAttraction
11.1 km · 11 benches
Burgruine Thuisbrunn
14.2 kmHonesty box
2.9 km · 26 benches
Public toilet
17.1 km7.7 km · 13 benches
Ruine Bärnfels
24.8 kmCastle
11.4 km · 42 benches
Public toilet and water point
36.1 km215 m
Burg Pottenstein and 1 more
36.4 kmScharfrichtermuseum
232 m · 3 benches
Water point
36.6 km13.5 km · 30 benches
Finish
50 kmAt the finish: Pegnitzquelle, Luther-Denkmal and public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 19.2 kmBetween 17.1 km and 36.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 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 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 3.2 km
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Photo: Daniel Arnold · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 14.3 km
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Photo: Franck-N · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 24.8 km
Attraction · after 36.4 km
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 36.4 km
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Photo: Freak-Line-Community · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 49.9 km
Memorial · after 50 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 785 m
- Down
- ↓ 871 m
- Highest point
- 565 m
- Lowest point
- 360 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.8 km
- 15-20% slope · 503 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 251 m
- 4 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
50 km in total- Track: 27.6 km
- Path: 7.3 km
- Road: 6.6 km
- Street: 5.9 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Footpath: 175 m
Surfaces
50 km in total- Asphalt: 10.6 km
- Gravel: 10.5 km
- Unpaved: 9.1 km
- Natural: 2.6 km
- Paved: 2 km
- Unknown: 15.1 km
About the walking route Lilllinghof - Pegnitz
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lilllinghof - Pegnitz is a walking route of 50 km that starts in Schnaittach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Lilllinghof and finish in Pegnitz. Along the way you pass Lillachquelle (after 3.2 km), Burgruine Thuisbrunn (after 14.3 km) and Ruine Bärnfels (after 24.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 785 m in total and descend 871 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (27.6 km), path (7.3 km) and road (6.6 km). Of the surface, 10.6 km asphalt and 10.5 km gravel. For 15.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 126 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle after 36.1 km and after 36.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 19.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lauf-Pegnitz
Walks nearby
6- Frankenweg Teil 5Hard · From A to B65.1 km
- Westlicher Albrandweg Kirchehrenbach - Lillinghof (Teil 2)Hard · From A to B28.5 km
- BlaupunktModerate · From A to B13.3 km
- Westlicher Albrandweg Lillinghof - Altdorf bei Nürnberg (Teil 3)Hard · From A to B45.4 km
- TuchersteigHard · From A to B31.1 km
- Easy · From A to B7.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss KunreuthCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 2
SängerhäuschenViewpoint · 124 m from the route - 3
Burgruine HollenbergCastle · 148 m from the route - 4
BöheimsteinRuins · 194 m from the route - 5
Burg EgloffsteinCastle · 199 m from the route - 6
Todsfelder TalAttraction · 531 m from the route - 7
Himmelsleiter PottensteinObservation tower · 1 km from the route - 8
Burgruine LeienfelsAttraction · 1 km from the route - 9
Burgstall WartbergArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route - 10
TeufelshöhleAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 11
ehemalige KlumpermühleRuins · 1.7 km from the route - 12
Burgstall HainburgAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 13
TeufelstischAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 14
Burgstall SchlossbergCastle · 2 km from the route - 15
SignalsteinViewpoint · 2.2 km from the route - 16
Schloss HundshauptenCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 17
CastleCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 18
Fränkische-Schweiz-MuseumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 19
CastleCastle · 3 km from the route - 20
Burg WintersteinCastle · 3 km from the route - 21
TucherschlossCastle · 3.2 km from the route - 22
Burgruine WolfsbergCastle · 3.2 km from the route - 23
Burgstall Alter RotenbergArchaeological site · 3.6 km from the route - 24
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 3.6 km from the route - 25
Burg KohlsteinCastle · 3.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lilllinghof - Pegnitz?
Lilllinghof - Pegnitz is 50 km long. Allow ± 12:25 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 Lilllinghof to Pegnitz.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schnaittach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 785 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 19.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Lillachquelle, Burgruine Thuisbrunn and Ruine Bärnfels.
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