Best trail running trails in Augsburg - Western Forests Nature Park
The Augsburg - Western Forests Nature Park is Central Swabia's only nature park. This popular excursion destination is just outside Augsburg and 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 middle. The "Stauden" are characterized 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
- 4.5 (25)·Moderate·6.3 mi·Est. 3–3.5 hrPopular loop trail in the Augsburg Nature Park - Western Forests, Bavaria. This hike starts in Anhausen and leads in an expansive loop via the Diedorfer Hochweg and the main path in the Anhauser Tal. Ideal for a summer hike, as most of the time you are well protected in the forest. There are parking lots at the cemetery or at the Waldstadion, for example. Highlights of the hike: - Quiet forest trails - Diedorfer Hochweg - Anhauser Valley
- 3.7 (11)·Moderate·5.7 mi·Est. 2.5–3 hrPopular loop in the Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Nature Park, Bavaria, Germany This beautiful loop through the Bergheim forest starts at the car park on Kathreinerstraße. It heads towards Katzental with small streams and many ponds, and is sometimes a little muddy. It is therefore advisable to take more robust shoes and not white trainers. The fresh air can be enjoyed as the hike leads along magnificent beech trees and later through shady mixed forest. There is the Jägerhaus to stop for...
- 3.8 (12)·Moderate·3.3 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hrIdyllic circular hiking trail near Diedorf in the Augsburg Nature Park - Western Forests. This route starts at the car park at the Diedorf bog oak and leads from Diedorf via Willishausen to Oggenhof and over the Schmutter. The circular hike along the idyllic Kehlbach is characterized by green fields and meadows and pretty sections of forest. This idyllic loop is great for hiking with the whole family and can be reached by bus and train. Diedorf train station is within walking...
Visitor info
The natural history information center, the Nature Park House, is located in the southwest 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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