Best moderate trails in Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park

Popular loop trail in the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. One of the most delightful hikes in the Roetz area begins at the Hillstett hiking car park. You cross the picturesque river valley with its dark forests that extend to the banks of the Schwarzach. Over the Schwarzachbruecke at the Alte Wutzschleife, where you can watch the strong currents and the rapids of the Schwarzach, you get to the north side of the Eixendorfer reservoir. Here, hikers experience wonderful views,...

Varied, idyllic hike in Trausnitz, Bavaria. This beautiful round leads through the nature park Oberpfälzer Wald at the Trausnitztalsperre. This is on the Pfreimd near Trausnitz. A refreshing tour that is particularly popular in summer. If you are interested, you can also make a small detour to the nearby Trausnitz Castle. Highlights of the tour: - Trausnitz reservoir - Trausnitz power station - Magnificent views - Parking facilities

Mysterious Loop on the German-Czech border This round is an insider tip that especially those who discover abandoned places get their money's worth. In Ples (German Plöß) there was only one house that had been preserved for a long time, you can stop here for refreshments. There are now also holiday homes there. We continue through the "disappeared villages" Hüttenbergl and Rappauf. Passing the Weißbach spring one arrives at the former settlement Bügellohe - here there is still a single...

Forest-rich loop trail in the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, Bavaria. Not far from the hiking car park, the first highlight of the hike awaits: the Reichenstein with its lookout tower. You then hike on idyllic forest paths to the German-Czech border, which you follow to Waldhaeuser. Highlights of the hike: - Reichenstein - Views over the Bavarian Forest - Šumava Tower - Gold Fountain

The starting point is at the Russenbräu inn in Tiefenbach. The path leads along the Waldbadstraße to the end of the village at the "Waldbad". Shortly after the Waldbadgaststätte, you can decide whether to continue straight ahead or choose the right path via the Schönbrunnen chapel. On this right-hand route, after about 1.1 km you come across the Tb7 hiking trail and after another kilometer you reach the Schönbrunnen chapel along rosary wayside shrines. After about 200 meters you come across...

This route is ideal on hot summer days, when you want to escape into the cool forest or just want to recharge some oxygen in a quiet nature. This circular route leads through the Swabian Alb and the observation tower on the Hirschberg, from where you have a beautiful view over the region.