Best trails near Merkur

On the Fischerlweg around Weißenregen: Along the spa gardens and after crossing the bridge at the Roter Steg, you leave the town centre to the left downstream on the romantic Spatilleweg. The first stop is the Magdalenenkapelle chapel, where a small staircase leads down to the hidden Fatima grotto. The trail continues to the Regenstein, where the poet Maximilian Schmidt, known as the Waldschmidt, once lived in the "Waldfrieden" house. After a flat section parallel to the cycle path, the trail...

Varied cycle path along the Regen, Bavaria. You can easily reach the route by bus and train and start at Miltach railway station. The Lamer Winkel-Arber cycle path runs along tarmac cycle paths, minor roads with little traffic and a 10 km gravel section. Two thirds of the route follows the Regen and Weisse Regen rivers to the foot of the Fuchsriegel. Up to this point, the route is technically easy to cycle. However, the ascent to the mountain and the Arber Alm is strenuous. Once you reach...

Popular nature trail in the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. The planet trail illustrates the dimensions of our solar system. The distance of 4.5 billion kilometres from the sun to the most distant planet, Neptune, is scaled down to a hiking route of 3.5 kilometres. It is a further 800 metres to the minor planet Pluto at the entrance to the Wettzell Geodetic Observatory. The planetary trail begins in the spa gardens of Bad Kötzting with the sun, where the rocky planets Mercury,...

Rivers, lakes and tranquil landscapes: The trail starts again in Bad Kötzting and leaves the town centre on the left downstream on the Spatilleweg towards Blaibacher See. The route then continues quickly along the Bramesleite and the elongated Blaibacher See lake to the dam at Höllenstein, which is 7 kilometres long. This can be explored on a romantic boat trip from the dam wall to the dam root. The same route or one of the variants of the hiking trail marked Bk2 is ideal for the return journey.

Popular circular hiking trail in the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. On the paths of Wolfram von Eschenbach and to the former castle on the Haidstein: you leave the town centre along side roads in the direction of Zeltendorf, Bachmaierholz and Liebenstein (refreshments: Wellness-Hotel Bayerwaldhof). After a hollow in the valley, the path climbs steadily towards Haidstein (742 m) with its castle chapel. The former keep offers a distant view of the Cham valley. After a refreshment...