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Best short trails in Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park

Best short trails in Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park

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The Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park was the first nature park in Eastern Bavaria and the fourth in Germany. The park also received the VIABONO license as a quality nature park.

Founded in 1975, the park was expanded in 1998 to include the Hessenreuther and Manteler Wald nature parks, giving it its current size of 138,000 hectares.

The park's landscape is characterized by its diversity and large areas of forest. 500 meters lie between the lowest point in the Naab valley near Luhe and the 901 m high Entenbühl near Flossenbürg on the border with the Czech Republic

Top sights

Häuselweiher
Häuselweiher
Pond
Rauher Kulm
Rauher Kulm
Volcano
Kleiner Rußweiher
Kleiner Rußweiher
Pond
Tallerweiher
Tallerweiher
Pond
Rußloheweiher
Rußloheweiher
Pond
Vogelbeobachtungsstation
Vogelbeobachtungsstation
Bird hide

Top trails

  1. #1 - Volcanic Landscape Rauher Kulm Yellow - Blue lines

    4.7 (88)·Easy·2.5 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hr
    Small variant of the Rauer Kulm loop, Bavaria. The ascent to the Rauther Kulm summit is a little rocky, but generally easy to do. The highlight is the approx. 20-metre-high viewing tower. This offers a beautiful view of the region. Parking is available directly at the starting point. The Kulmterrasse restaurant is also located there (note opening times). Highlights: - Rauer Klum observation tower - Great views

  2. #2 - Hike Lerautal 2: To the Hohes Baeuml rock group

    4.7 (18)·Moderate·1.8 mi·Est. 0.5–1 hr
    Family-friendly walk in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. This short but very varied tour leads through the picturesque Lerautal nature reserve. It's a bit uphill to the former quarry, but the rest of the route shouldn't pose any major problems, even for children. Highlights of the hike: - child friendly - Hohes Baeuml (rock formation) - former quarry - optional: detour to the devil's butter churn

  3. #3 - Geologischer Lehrpfad Tännesberg

    5.0 (2)·Easy·1.7 mi·Est. 0.5–1 hr
    Family-friendly nature trail in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. On this entertaining circular hike you get an insight into the course of the earth's history and the varied geological history of Upper Bavaria using rocks and information boards along the way. The route leads from the starting point of the nature trail north of Tänneberg along well-developed dirt roads or forest paths. All in all, this is a very relaxed and informative route that is ideal for the...

  4. #4 - Parkstein Ringweg 1a

    5.0 (2)·Easy·2.3 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hr
  5. Rabenleite Reservoir Loop

    #5 - Rabenleite Reservoir Loop

    4.4 (7)·Easy·1 mi·Est. 0.5–1 hr

  6. #6 - Flossenbürg - Burg Schellenberg

    2.5 (2)·Moderate·2.5 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hr
  7. Filchendorf Runde

    #7 - Filchendorf Runde

    Moderate·2.4 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hr
  8. Hohenthan - Altglashütte

    #8 - Hohenthan - Altglashütte

    Moderate·2.2 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hr
  9. Parkstein Ringweg 4a

    #9 - Parkstein Ringweg 4a

    Easy·2.1 mi·Est. 1–1.5 hr
  10. Marterlweg nördlicher Teil

    #10 - Marterlweg nördlicher Teil

    Easy·2 mi·Est. 0.5–1 hr
    From 1977 to 1979, 4 members of the OWV Vohenstrauß renovated over 100 small-scale (memorial) monuments in our community free of charge. They also created a hiking trail about 11 km long. Peter Staniczek combined this project with a planned teaching project and produced a corresponding leaflet with his students. Due to construction measures such as relocation of the B14 and the construction of the motorway, however, after a few years, the hiking trail was practically cut twice in the middle...
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