Best backpacking trails in Bayreuth

This route is stage 14 of the Fränkischer Gebirgsweg, a long-distance trail in Bavaria; this specific segment starts in Bayreuth and ends in Creußen. The path leads from the historic festival city of Bayreuth, passing the Hermitage (Eremitage) court garden and the University Botanical Garden, heading south toward the source region of the Red Main. The itinerary traverses the scenic landscape of the "Little Switzerland" foothills, following quiet forest paths and meadow trails through the...

Varied long-distance hike in the Fichtelgebirge Nature Park, Bavaria. From Bayreuth you hike in a north-easterly direction. You walk around the Sauberg and pass the Grassemann open-air museum, which is well worth seeing. A highlight of the loop is the Ochsenkopf. The second highest mountain in the Fichtelgebirge has a lookout tower with restaurant from which you have fantastic panoramic views of the Hoher Fichtelgebirge. Highlights of the hike: - Ochsenkopf with Asen tower - Festival city...

Panoramic long-distance hiking trail in the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria. The Bayreuth loop trail, operated by the Naturefriends Bayreuth and lined with natural monuments worth seeing, leads around Bayreuth over a distance of 50 km. You pass the villages of Oberpreuschwitz, Gemein, Bindlach, Friedrichsthal, Hoeflas, Neunkirchen, Schlehenberg, Bauerngruen and Roedensdorf, among others. There are numerous bus stops along the way, so the route can be shortened and/or hiked in stages as you...