Großer Gaisweiher – Havran Observation Tower loop from Wanderparkplatz

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Waldthurn

Großer Gaisweiher – Havran Observation Tower loop from Wanderparkplatz

Moderate

4.7

(19)

riders

Großer Gaisweiher – Havran Observation Tower loop from Wanderparkplatz

04:09

43.0km

840m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.8 km for 165 m

After 15.2 km for 218 m

After 30.2 km for 342 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

10.9 km

Schloßberg Flossenbürg

Nature Reserve

12.6 km

Großer Gaisweiher

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful swimming lake with a campsite near Flossenbürg. There are also plenty of places to lie opposite the campsite, which are usually in the shade.

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15.6 km

Haselstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a nice rest area made of stone here (if the weather is good). Otherwise, there are benches with a table up in the shelter or further down in …

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21.3 km

Großer Weiher Plößberg

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful natural lake with a nice kiosk, beer garden, invites you to rest with a snack. Note opening hours.

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29.7 km

Trail to the Waldnaab Spring

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice to ride trail without major technical difficulties, S0 / S1.

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32.9 km

Havran Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very well restored border tower from the Cold War, now a great vantage point with a great view of the Bohemian, Upper Palatinate and the Bavarian Forest.

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34.5 km

Bread Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very worth seeing rock formation made of granite, the shape is created by so-called cushion or mattress weathering. Such curious and jagged rocks are often seen on the peaks and …

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34.8 km

Schellenberg Castle Ruins and Observation Tower

Highlight • Castle

Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian had the castle built in 1347 to repel raids from Bohemia. The castle was stormed and partly destroyed in 1498. In 1865 the so-called Schellenberg-Niggl, the …

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35.5 km

Drachenfels Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Super flowiger Trail, peppered with roots and stones, just fun.

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43.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.1 km

5.30 km

2.09 km

1.57 km

Surfaces

24.4 km

15.0 km

3.67 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (890 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

4°C

43 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

June 1, 2025,Aussichtsturm Havran – Drachenfels - Trail Runde von Neuenhammer

It's better to drive in the opposite direction. Less pushing.

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July 2, 2023,Brotfelsen – Drachenfels - Trail Runde von Plößberg

Today trail tour was announced, was beautiful, was fun. After an involuntary forced break and an infection, let the whole thing take it slow to still find out that your condition is in the basement again, the route was almost exclusively in the forest, the trails were cool, but the climbs were tough. It was up to the prominent ones …

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