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The Top 20 Gorges in Upper Palatinate

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from in Upper Palatinate. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in Upper Palatinate.

Last updated: November 19, 2025

Höllbachtal Trail

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Sturdy shoes are advisable and surefootedness is required.

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Höllbach Valley (Hölle) Nature Reserve

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The Höllbachtal is wild and romantic at the same time, you make your way over hill and dale through the rocky forest gorge, always accompanied by the roar of the …

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Waldnaab Valley Nature Reserve

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In the middle of the Upper Palatinate Forest between Falkenberg and Windischeschenbach lies the wild and romantic Waldnaab Valley, also known as the “Grand Canyon of the Upper Palatinate”. The …

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Butter Barrel (Waldnaab Valley)

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Geologists say that the granite lumps in the river bed come from a rock fall. A completely different explanation is given by the Falkenberg knight Kuno, who once again stalked …

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View of the Mattinger Hänge (Mattinger Slopes)

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The rock formations along the Danube sometimes have mystical-looking characteristics.

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Hölltal Rock Formations

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Beautiful, as so often described. But this section has not lost anything in the difficult category. Of course you have to climb a little from time to time, but nothing …

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Waldnaab Valley

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A real adventure for young and old. Even the little ones will enjoy the walk. There's no chance of getting bored here. :)

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Lerau Valley

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The wild Lerau valley is not quite as crowded as the Waldnaab valley. Always invites you to hike and walk

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Doost Granite Boulder Field

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The Dost Nature Reserve is a sea of boulders. Due to its idyllic location and the mighty boulders along the Girnitz stream and on the flat valley slopes, it is a popular destination for nature lovers and hikers.

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Girnitz Stream in the Doost Nature Reserve

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A large number of large, rounded granite boulders lie along the Girnitz stream in the flat valley. It represents an impressive example of the effect of eroding forces on a granite rock body.

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The Top 20 Gorges in Upper Palatinate

Höllbachtal Trail

Höllbach Valley (Hölle) Nature Reserve

Waldnaab Valley Nature Reserve

Butter Barrel (Waldnaab Valley)

View of the Mattinger Hänge (Mattinger Slopes)

Hölltal Rock Formations

Waldnaab Valley

Lerau Valley

Doost Granite Boulder Field

Girnitz Stream in the Doost Nature Reserve

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