ツェンティングのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

地質学的考察 周辺全体に、強い球状風化作用を示す岩石の露頭が数多く見られます。第三紀には、岩石は深く風化しました。より緻密な花崗岩のドーム状の部分でのみ、風化はそれほど速く進行しませんでした。第四紀には、風化層が除去されました。無傷の花崗岩の領域だけが残りました。「シュタイネルネス・キルヒライン」付近の丸みを帯びた花崗岩のブロックからなる岩石群は、小さな空洞、ニッチ、岩の通路を形成しています。バイエルン州環境庁（LfU）。 https://www.umweltatlas.bayern.de/standortauskunft/rest/reporting/sb_geotope/generate?additionallayerfieldvalue=272R028

The starting point of the four-kilometer hike with 150 meters of elevation gain is the hiking car park in Entschenreuth (Zum Wackelstein, 94163 Saldenburg-Entschenreuth). There is also a bus stop in the village. We follow the well-signposted circular hiking trail 84 for the entire tour. From the car park, we begin the hike on a forest path toward the edge of the forest. Right at the beginning, we pass a meadow with numerous knapweeds, which bloom well into autumn. If you look closely, you can see that the bright pink blossoms are surrounded by brown, scaly bracts, which together look a bit like a pineapple. After a few hundred meters, the path branches off to the left into the forest. From here, it's a steady climb, with some very steep sections awaiting us on the way to the Wackelstein. At the edge of the forest, you can hear a veritable concert of birds, and the call and song of a coal tit mingles with the great tits. At first, the forest is particularly idyllic, with numerous pines mingling with the beeches and spruces. A closer look at the forest floor is also worthwhile, as the heather is currently in bloom here. Gradually, the path becomes steeper and steeper, and after a while, the pines give way to a beech forest with large, moss-covered stones. Once at the top, it's worth taking a detour to the right to the wobbling stone. Can you make the stone, which weighs an estimated 50 tons, wobble? It's worth trying! The information board there tells you all about the origins of such natural phenomena. After this detour, we head back west, continuing along the Red 84 trail. Now the path descends steeply and gently. After a quarter of an hour, we pass an impressive rock formation, the Stone Church. Once at the bottom, we rejoin the same forest path at the edge of the forest, which we follow back to the parking lot. https://www.bayerischer-wald.de/aktivitaeten/wandern/wandertipps/zum-wackelstein-bei-entschenreuth

Parish Church of St. James in Zenting The church was founded in 1176, and consecrated in 1178 by Bishop Theobald of Passau. According to the parish chronicle, the high altar is said to have come from the Osterhofen Convent, probably from the old monastery parish church that was demolished in 1784. The present church was built at the end of the 17th century. In 1831, the nave was extended by 5 meters, and a wooden turret was added. In 1897, a 31-meter-high tower was built from stone blocks, crowned by a lantern cupola. Major renovations to the church took place in 1932 and 1963. Several works of art by the woodcarver Anton Schiller, who was born in Daxstein in 1883, are still preserved in the Catholic parish church. Another gem is the late Gothic "Gessenreuth Madonna" (c. 1500), artist unknown. https://www.bayerischer-wald.de/attraktion/pfarrkirche-st.-jakobus-zenting-d6d9619ad3

Beautiful path up to the wobbly rock.

Is that a whale? The only thing missing is the eye.

The gatehouse and adjacent residential buildings in the outer bailey area are all that remain of the former castle. The inner courtyard is accessible. The parish church of St. Pancras, which originated from the castle chapel, stands on the site of the former main castle. It features Baroque statues and modern furnishings.

Great well-preserved castle

When you emerge from the forest above, you'll see the small chapel nestled in the middle of the slope above Daxstein. In the meadows surrounding it, you'll find plenty of orchids, a type of orchid.