VGN hike Trail of Poetry

Recently I did another VGN hike, the Trail of Poetry from Postbauer-Heng, to Oberferrieden in the area surrounding Nuremberg. Here is my report on the hike, and why you should add it to the list!

Length: 11 kilometers
Time: around 3 hours. I did it in 3:14. With a coffee break.

Getting to the starting point from Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is easy thanks to the S bahn or regional train leaving from the main station, and you can start or walk this hike from either starting point. Its the S1 going to Neumarkt that you need for this hike.

I always like to start further away, so I have a bit shorter journey on the way back. In this case that meant for me starting at Postbauer-Heng.

Navigation

You can download the GPX file from the VGN site to make navigation a breeze, as this trail does mix and match several existent hikes. Use in combination with a navigation app like Organic Maps, for a free and easy to use navigation system.

Postbauer-Heng

Starting from Postbauer-Heng you can walk across the Bahnhof and walk towards the fields and views waiting for you on this hike. Again, download the GPX and load it up in your app of choice for easy navigation. You can not follow all the existent signs and waymarks for this one.

Dinner/ lunch option is available here right at the start (or end), in the form of a Greek restaurant that you can find next to the football field. I packed my lunch this time.

In a bit you get to nice forest paths and can enjoy the views. This hike has a couple of long pretty views that highlight the area. As a Dutch guy I still very much enjoy that about this area in Germany.

Buch & Dillberg

After starting from Postbauer-Heng, you encounter the first village of Buch. Which you cross and afterwards climb a hill, where you can also find a cave system dug out during the war. Right after the cave system, you are at the area surrounding the Dillberg, and get to enjoy the poetry and art work that can be found along this bit. Where it gets its name from.

On the Dillberg you can also find a cool hangout spot to the right of the trail with some wide views that stretch. And is nice to take a first break, or at least sit in the comfy chairs and enjoy the view.

Oberferrieden

The end of the trail was in my case Oberferrieden, and the approach was nice over the last few fields of this trail. And before the last nice bit of forest that makes this Trail one of my favorite hikes so far in the surrounding area.

During the entire trail the time spend on asfalt was minimal. Which I always really like during hikes.

Getting home and final thoughts

Getting home to Nurnberg is easy again at the end, just wait for the train to get you back to Nuremberg. Which should take around half an hour. Since I live in Burgthann, I first walked to the train station, but then after checking the timetable, decided to stick another ~4 kilometers to my day and walk home. Since I had to wait 40 minutes on the train. Which was delayed. That usually never happens with the Deutsche Bahn, so that must be a one off occurrence.

I ended up beating the train home.

The hike is very nice, and I enjoyed it a lot. Even more than my previous VGN hike. And is a nice weekend activity for everybody that is in the mood for a hike living in Nuremberg or the surrounding area. Which you can reach easily and quickly with the regional train service.

Happy hiking and Hike for Purpose!