Emskirchen, Foto: terra press Emskirchen Weihermühle, Foto: terra press Schloss Brunn, Foto: terra press Hugenottenkirche Wilhelmsdorf, Foto: terra press Zirkelmuseum1, Foto: Ewald Kainz Zirkelmuseum Werkstatt, Foto: Ewald Kainz Rathaus und Kirche, Foto: Heimatverein Emskirchen Fehnschmiede Emskirchen, Foto: Heimatverein Emskirchen altes Pfarrhaus Rathaus Emskirchen, Foto: Heimatverein Emskirchen Rathaus Wilhelmsdorf mit Zirkelmuseum, Foto: Ewald Kainz Heimatmuseum, Foto: Heimatmuseum Emskirchen Gasthaus "Rotes Herz", Foto: terra press
Tour

Local history hike around Emskirchen

rest stop
Historically Relevant
Hiking Trails
Culturally Important
Churches & Monasteries

Fancy a relaxing hike through rolling hills and small villages? Discover museums, historic churches and treat yourself to Franconian specialities at the "Rotes Herz" inn.

Start
Markt Emskirchen
Duration
6 h
Distance
10 km
Key facts of the tour
Emskirchen is a little off the beaten track of the tourist hotspots in Franconia. However, the relative remoteness and the location of the village in the valley basin of the Middle Aurach have their charm. Gentle hills, meadows, fields and ponds characterise the landscape. If you love solitary walks through nature, then this is the place for you. Numerous hiking trails have their starting point in Emskirchen.

This tour describes the so-called museum circular trail E3. The well-signposted route leads via Brunn and Wilhelmsdorf back to Emskirchen. In addition to old churches and some historic houses, there are also small, lovingly furnished museums to discover in the villages. There you can find out how people used to live and work in this area. However, you should definitely book in advance by telephone.

Emskirchen has a pretty town centre with a market square and town hall, St. Kilian's Church and the Hercules Fountain. You can take a look at these sights at the end of the circular route.
A hiking tour for families, nature lovers, culture vultures and explorers

Start and end station

Start station
Bhf. Emskirchen

3 tour steps
10 km / 6 Stunden

End station
Bhf. Emskirchen

Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.

Schedule

Tour starts on Bhf. Emskirchen

Direction

Emskirchen railway station is located slightly above the town, which you leave heading north through the subway. You will initially end up in an industrial estate, but just a few hundred metres further on you will be immersed in the hilly meadow landscape.

The route takes you past the hamlet of Prackenhof and through small woods. You reach the romantic Emskirchen district of Weihermühle, although the mill is long gone. An ideal place for a picnic before heading up to Brunn Castle.

The castle, which is very old, can only be visited from the outside. Directly opposite is a round tower - the remains of an old moated castle.
You leave Brunn via Kirchstraße and then turn off in the direction of Wilhelmsdorf.

Hugenottenplatz 8
91489
Wilhelmsdorf

Phone: 09104 2965
Email Address: info@zirkelmuseum.de
Rathaus Wilhelmsdorf mit Zirkelmuseum, Foto: Ewald Kainz

Direction

Hindenburgstr. 32
91448
Emskirchen

Phone: 09104/1033
Heimatmuseum, Foto: Heimatmuseum Emskirchen

Direction

Hindenburgstr. 21
91448
Markt Emskirchen

Phone: 09104 – 694
Email Address: aldo.pometti@web.de
Gasthaus "Rotes Herz", Foto: terra press

Tour ends on Bhf. Emskirchen

Direction

Tour map

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