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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Schwandorf
Niedermurach

Gaisthal Bike Station – Friedrichshäng Border Crossing loop from Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Schwandorf
Niedermurach

Gaisthal Bike Station – Friedrichshäng Border Crossing loop from Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

Hard

4.7

(3)

15

riders

Gaisthal Bike Station – Friedrichshäng Border Crossing loop from Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

05:17

63.9km

820m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.4 km for 94 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

990 m

Planet Trail in the Oberpfälzer Wald Nature Park

Highlight • Trail

Along the planet path you will find numerous information boards about our planetary system. Incidentally, the distances between the information boards correspond on a small scale to the distances in reality - very exciting.

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2

6.88 km

The Nabburg-Oberviechtach route was opened on August 18, 1904, and the last train ran on October 15, 1994. But thanks to entrepreneur Siegfried Rossmann, there are no ruins in Oberviechtach, …

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3

14.6 km

Schneeberg Playground

Highlight • Rest Area

Charging station available

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4

18.3 km

Gaisthal Bike Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Remains of the former railway line between Schönsee and Oberviechtach; rest stop and information point today.

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24.4 km

Hahnenweiher

Lake

24.9 km

Köckenweiher

Lake

7

30.3 km

Friedrichshäng Border Crossing

Highlight • Monument

German-Czech border crossing in the forest for hikers and cyclists.

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8

32.2 km

Ples Guesthouse

Highlight • Restaurant

Always nice hosts - good cakes and grill specialties from the wood oven.
Great location on a plateau with a view of the Bohemian Forest Tower and Reichenstein

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9

32.8 km

Abandoned Village of Pleš (Plöß)

Highlight • Historical Site

We are in the middle of the lost village. Sit down and let the story sink in by the pond. Thank you to our neighbors who look after everything so carefully.

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10

57.1 km

At the former train station in Oberviechtach there is a historic technical treat - not just for railway enthusiasts. One of the oldest Hanomag locomotives still preserved in the world …

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B

63.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.1 km

21.4 km

11.0 km

2.27 km

1.16 km

Surfaces

30.4 km

18.2 km

14.4 km

418 m

379 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

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