Fruit Trail

Popular circular hiking trail in the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. The fruit trail is over 10 kilometres long and circles the entire Katzbach-Loibling association area. It runs through villages, open fields, briefly through a mixed deciduous forest and offers beautiful viewpoints of the surrounding cultural landscape. The starting point of the fruit trail is in Katzbach-Loibling at the children's ticket office, where you can also park. From here, head towards Katzbach on the Ziegeleiweg. Before reaching Langackerweg, cross the railway crossing. Turn left before the wooded area and soon after turn left again into the playground. Then follow Wackerlinger Weg, where you turn left in Wackerling. After approx. 175 metres, you come to a field path on the right, which you follow until the next left turn. Turn left here and walk through the village of Brückl. Cross the CHA 14 district road. After 300 metres, keep left and after another 300 metres turn right onto a field path. At Garsberg you should definitely enjoy the beautiful view. Continue along the northern edge of the settlement of Loibling onto Oberer Holderbühlweg and from there turn left onto Bachweg to Ponholzmühle. Follow the Alte Ponholzmühlweg along the railway track to Katzbach back to the starting point. The fruit trail consists of over 100 fruit trees, berry bushes and wild fruit trees. Different varieties have been used to represent the immense diversity of existing fruit varieties. (In Germany alone there are around 3000 different apple varieties). The selection of varieties includes both historical and the latest varieties, robust standard varieties for every garden, but also sensitive amateur varieties, early varieties for fresh consumption and autumn and winter varieties for storage. Flavoursome dessert fruit for mild climates and pure must varieties for juicing in harsh climates round off the range of varieties. Highlights of the hike: - Fruit trees - Extensive fields - View from the Garsberg