Höllbachtal Trail – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

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Germany

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Upper Palatinate

Höllbachtal Trail – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

Moderate

hikers

Höllbachtal Trail – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

02:47

9.81km

200m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

Hölle

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183 m

Hölle Hiking Car Park, Postfelden

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There are 2 parking spaces for hikers about 300m away from the upper entrance of hell. The parking spaces are very limited.

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955 m

Höllbachtal Trail

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Sturdy shoes are advisable and surefootedness is required.

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1.53 km

Höllbach Valley (Hölle) Nature Reserve

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The Hölle nature reserve encompasses an approximately 600-meter-long section of the Höllbachtal valley in the Falkensteiner Vorwald with the surrounding forest areas. The block sea of bizarrely weathered granite blocks …

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2.10 km

Höllbach Wooden Bridge

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A rustic wooden bridge, which slightly changes direction in the middle with a kink, leads here over the Höllbach stream. On days when the wooden planks are particularly slippery, the railing attached to one side provides a little more security.

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2.38 km

Höllbach Stream and Boulder Landscape

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Not only the granite block sea and the roaring stream of the Höllbach shape the nature reserve. Some open meadow areas also belong to it.

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5.37 km

Distant view near Brennberg

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Here you walk past Brennberg past beautiful fields. When the rape is in bloom, the landscape looks particularly picturesque.

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5.76 km

Bench with panoramic view of Upper Palatinate

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A wonderful rest area with a bench that invites you to take a short break and enjoy the wonderful view

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7.89 km

Höllbach Trail

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The relatively flat and wide hiking trail runs along the Höllbach. It is part of various (circular) hiking trails near Brennberg (e.g. Vom Burgensteig "Rittersymbol" :-)).

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