Best moderate trails in Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park

Popular circular hike in the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. One of the most charming hikes in the Rötz area begins at the Hillstett hiking car park. You cross the picturesque river valley with its dark forests that reach right up to the banks of the Schwarzach. Crossing the Schwarzach bridge at the Alte Wutzschleife, where you can observe the strong current and rapids of the Schwarzach, you reach the north side of the Eixendorf reservoir. Here, hikers on the trail experience...

Varied, idyllic hike in Trausnitz, Bavaria. This beautiful loop leads through the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park at the Trausnitz Dam. This is located on the Pfreimd near Trausnitz. A refreshing tour that is particularly popular in summer. If you are interested, you can also make a short detour to nearby Trausnitz Castle. Highlights of the tour: - Trausnitz reservoir - Trausnitz power station - Marvellous views - Parking facilities

Mysterious circular hike along the German-Czech border This tour is an insider's tip for those who love discovering abandoned places. In Ples (German: Plöß), there was only one surviving house for a long time, where you can stop for a bite to eat. There are now also holiday homes there. The route continues through the "vanished villages" of Hüttenbergl and Rappauf. Passing the Weißbach spring, you reach the former settlement of Bügellohe - there is still a single house here that documents...

Wooded circular hiking trail in the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. The first highlight of the circular hike awaits not far from the car park: the Reichenstein with its viewing tower. The route then continues along idyllic forest paths to the German-Czech border, which you follow to Waldhäuser. Highlights of the hike: - Reichenstein - Views over the Bavarian Forest - Bohemian Forest tower - Gold fountain

The starting point is at the Russenbräu inn in Tiefenbach. The trail leads along Waldbadstraße to the end of the village at the "Waldbad". Shortly after the Waldbad restaurant, you can decide whether to continue straight ahead or take the right-hand path via the Schönbrunnen Chapel. After about 1.1 km, this right-hand route joins the Tb7 hiking trail and after another kilometre you reach the Schönbrunnen Chapel alongside rosary wayside shrines. After approx. 200 metres you meet the...

Leisurely circular hiking trail in the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. The Rabenleite hiking trail starts at the car park east of the Hochspeicher reservoir. Overall, the route is very relaxed, although there is a short but quite steep ascent towards the end of the hike. Highlights of the hike: - Rabenleite reservoir - Idyllic forest paths