Upper Palatinate Forest: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

You can rent a holiday apartment in the Upper Palatinate Forest. This makes the Upper Palatinate Forest suitable for a trip focused on long hikes.

Hiking and Trails

The official 3-Trails Tour is a six-stage, 120-kilometre hiking route through the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park and the Upper Palatinate Forest.

Landscape

Buchenberg is a named, mapped terrain feature approximately 2.8 km as the crow flies east of the mapped centre of the Upper Palatinate Forest. Kreuzberg is a named, mapped terrain feature approximately 4.4 km as the crow flies north of this centre. Obere Eibenstein lies approximately 4.6 km as the crow flies south of it as a named, mapped terrain feature, while Schwarzwöhrberg lies approximately 4.7 km as the crow flies south.

Those wishing to classify the landscape using named terrain points are thus provided with specific geographical reference points.

The Upper Palatinate Forest is described as a geologically interesting low mountain region with volcanic mountains and numerous ponds.

In the wider geographical vicinity of the mapped centre, the named, mapped feature Wernberg Castle is located approximately 28.3 km as the crow flies to the northwest. The named, mapped feature Chammünster, Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, lies approximately 25.5 km as the crow flies to the southeast. The Vorderer Bavarian Forest Nature Park is classified as a named, mapped feature approximately 24.2 km as the crow flies to the southwest.

Culture

Medieval castles and castle ruins are part of the region's cultural landscape.

Cycling

Oberpfälzer Radl-Welt is an eight-day, 500-kilometre circular cycle route divided into six themed experience worlds.

Compare Other Destinations

For further destination selection, you can also compare the Upper Palatinate Forest with the pages on Franconian Wine Country, Freising, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Starnberg, Romantic Franconia, Bavarian Jura, Pfaffenwinkel and Schwandorf.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Upper Palatinate Forest

Which natural and scenic viewpoints are mentioned along a regional hiking route?

A regional hiking route includes the Hochfels natural monument and the Böhmerwald observation tower near Stadlern.

Which hiking trails lead through forest landscapes and to viewpoints?

Cross-border hiking trails lead through forest landscapes and to viewpoints in the Upper Palatinate Forest.

Which specialities are associated with the Upper Palatinate Forest?

Zoigl beer, traditional Zoigl taverns and regional specialities of the Upper Palatinate are associated with the Upper Palatinate Forest.

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