Ganghofer Hut, Welden – August Ganghofer Hut loop from Emersacker

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Ganghofer Hut, Welden – August Ganghofer Hut loop from Emersacker

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Ganghofer Hut, Welden – August Ganghofer Hut loop from Emersacker

05:01

18.6km

240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Naturpark Augsburg - Westliche Wälder

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.75 km

Ludwig Ganghofer's Lausbubenweg Station 5: Mein Wald Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the wooden pedestal you can enjoy the view of the green and the information board on the 5th. Read station of Lausbubenweg.

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5.63 km

Ludwig Ganghofer Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice hut 😊 I was already there

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5.72 km

Ganghofer Hut, Welden

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A great round for the whole family 😊

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6.41 km

The quaint building is the old service cabin of August Ganghofer, the father of the writer Ludwig Ganghofer. It represents the family's forestry background and the forest that strongly influenced Ludwig's childhood. August Ganghofer was not only the district forester in Welden, but later pursued a career as a forestry expert.

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8.44 km

Lourdes Chapel Bonstetten

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Nice that there is something along the way Weg

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8.79 km

LandArt Art Trail Bonstetten – Stop 3: Stone and Wood Installation

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LandArt: Nature as an art space

LandArt uses natural materials from the environment that are left to the forces of nature and transience. In this way, works of art merge with their surroundings, become part of nature and ultimately return to it.

The internationally active artist Hama Lohrmann created nine works of art in the Augsburg - Western Forests Nature Park, near 86456 Bonstetten.

These works are connected via the LandArt Bonstetten Art Trail, a 6 km long circular tour through hilly terrain. The trail begins and ends in the town of Bonstetten.

LandArt Bonstetten Art Trail

augsburg-tourismus.de/de/landart/landart-kunstpfad-bonstetten

There is an audio tour of the LandArt Bonstetten Art Trail in a free app called "Bayerisch-Schwaben-Lauschtour". The route and objects are discussed there.

Information about the app and various listening tours; Link:
bayerisch-schwaben.de/region-highlights/lauschtouren

Sustainable excursion: On the LandArt art trail in Bonstetten
lifeguide-augsburg.de/de/magazin/nachhaltiger-ausflug-dem-landart-kunstpfad-bonstetten

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9.55 km

"Cage" - LandArt art trail Bonstetten

Highlight • Monument

The "Cage" on the LandArt trail in Bonstetten is one of Hama Lohrmann's most compelling works. The sculpture is striking even from a purely technical standpoint: it requires no screws or nails and is held together solely by plug-in connections. As is typical for Lohrmann, its materials come entirely from the forest. At its center stands a sharpened larch trunk, which the artist interprets as a "larval stage." The cage thus becomes a metaphor for humanity: developed enough to sense possibilities, but still trapped in old patterns. At the same time, the work doesn't remain mired in pessimism. For a larva can become a butterfly – and a cage can be broken open.

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15.3 km

Snack hut at the edge of the forest near Lauterbrunn

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Gorgeous there

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18.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

724 m

570 m

518 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

2.66 km

1.15 km

776 m

513 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

September 11, 2024,Naturpark Augsburg - Ganghofer Hütte - Staufenberg - Lauterbrunn

It's finally cooler again and so I planned a slightly longer walk today. Just not too long, as it was supposed to rain from midday.
The planning was actually quite good, it only started to rain lightly in Lauterbrunn, by which time it wasn't that far to the car.
You could describe this area as rather monotonous, you basically just …

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