Best hard trails in Augsburg - Western Forests Nature Park
The Augsburg - Western Forests Nature Park is Central Swabia's only nature park. This popular excursion destination lies just outside Augsburg and is only an hour away from Munich.
Typical of the landscape in this region are the wooded ridges and the stream valleys running predominantly from south to north. There are three landscape areas in the nature park: the "Stauden" in the south, the "Holzwinkel" in the north and the "Reischenau" in the centre. The "Stauden" are characterised by wooded hills, picturesque stream valleys and small villages - here you can relax and unwind. The vast forests and hills of the "Holzwinkel" are ideal for cyclists and anyone looking for a certain seclusion. Those looking for botanical rarities will find what they are looking for in the "Reischenau", a former lowland moor area.
Top trails
- 4.2 (10)·Hard·53.9 km·Est. 13.5–15 hrVaried mountain bike tour around Augsburg. A beautiful bike tour that first leads along the Wertach and then into the Augsburg Western Forests Nature Park with its flowers, trees, ponds and picturesque towns. There is an opportunity to stop at the idyllic Mühlen- and Schloss ponds near Burgwalden. Start is at the parking lot in Göggingen. There are also options to travel by bus and train. Highlights: - Wertach reservoir - nice atmosphere in the rough forest
- 4.2 (3)·Hard·21.6 km·Est. 5.5–6 hrVaried bike tour in the Augsburg-Western Forests Nature Park, Bavaria. This is a wonderful bike ride through fields and forest. The tour starts at the train station in Langenneufnach - perfect for an environmentally friendly arrival by public transport. The first half of the route runs mainly through the forest, the way back through the Schmutter valley. You ride quite continuously uphill and downhill, which is why a good physical condition and/or electric bike is helpful. Highlights of the...
- 3.5 (4)·Hard·45.7 km·Est. 12–13 hrThe MTB tour starts at the car park on the Höhenweg between Münster and Walkertshofen. The route initially leads along forest and field paths to Siegertshofen. Shortly after Totenschläule, a steep trial takes you to the highest point of the Buchberg. After a descent, you leave Itzlishofen (Vögele) on the left and the route first goes uphill and then downhill again to Döpshofen. After crossing the Schwarzach there, the tour leads to Scheppach Chapel, Burgwalden, Reinhardshofen, Guggenberg...
- 4.0 (2)·Hard·56.2 km·Est. 14–15.5 hrIn the Stauden it goes from the Schmutter valley via Neufnach to the Zusam valley. After Burg, the route becomes flatter and is paved as far as Kirchheim. From Spöck, the route first heads towards Eppishausen in the Haseltal valley and at the same time a steady up and down begins again, peppered with a few short trial sections. From the junction to the Staudenkapelle chapel, the route is mainly downhill to Münster.
- 3.0 (1)·Hard·75.8 km·Est. 19–21 hrScenic road bike tour from Krumbach into the Augsburg - Western Forests Nature Park. This rewarding tour in the "Stauden" recreational landscape is mainly on quiet side roads and is therefore ideal for racing bikes. Due to the hilly terrain, it is a good preparatory tour for longer tours. ----------------------------------- Accessible by bus and train
Visitor info
The nature information centre, the Nature Park House, is located in the south-west of Augsburg. There are puzzles, a crawling tube, films, the permanent exhibition "Nature and Man in the Nature Park" and much more on the topics of forests, animals and plants, climate change and neobiota. The Nature Park House is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00; it is closed in January and February.
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