The best walks and hikes around Emersacker

The chapel was built in 1885 under pastor Andreas Weber. Since 1988 it has been owned by the municipality of Bonstetten.

The hut was built in 1985 and is named after Ludwig Ganghofer. The interior is cozy and definitely invites you to linger for a while. If you walk about 400 meters further along the Hörgrabenweg and follow the first forest path leading slightly uphill to the left, you will reach the August-Ganghofer-Hütte. Pinecone target shooting at Nepomuk's nose Have fun with the target throwing: Hit the "Spatzennest" with the pinecones! The game: Visitors pick up pinecones or fir cones from the forest floor and try to hit a hole (the so-called "Spatzennest") under the arm or directly the nose of the wooden figure of the bridge saint Nepomuk. The background: The station is part of a child-friendly adventure trail that playfully recalls the childhood of the local writer Ludwig Ganghofer, who grew up in Welden for a few years.

This forest service hut was built by the royal district forester August Ritter von Ganghofer. It serves the forest personnel as a work and meeting room, as well as a shelter, and for hunting guests as a meeting and support point.

The interior is cozy and definitely invites you to linger for a while. If you walk about 400 meters further on the Hörgrabenweg and follow the first forest path leading left slightly uphill, you will reach the August-Ganghofer-Hütte. Pinecone target shooting on Nepomuk's nose Have fun with the target throwing: Hit the "Sparrow's Nest" with the pinecones! The game: Visitors pick up pinecones or spruce cones from the forest floor and try to hit a hole (the so-called "Sparrow's Nest") under the arm or directly the nose of the wooden figure of the bridge saint Nepomuk. The background: The station is part of a child-friendly adventure trail that playfully recalls the childhood of the homeland writer Ludwig Ganghofer, who grew up in Welden for a few years.

August Ganghofer (1827–1900) was a significant German forestry official and the father of the writer Ludwig Ganghofer. From 1879, he managed the Royal Bavarian Forestry Administration and initiated the founding of the Bavarian State Institute for Forestry and Forest Management (LWF) in Freising in 1881. Career: From 1859 to 1873, he managed the forestry district in Welden, where he had the August Ganghofer Avenue, named after him today, planted. He was elevated to the personal nobility in 1887. Works: His standard work "Der praktische Holzrechner" (The Practical Wood Calculator) was published in 1872 and went through seven editions. Memorial Site: In Welden stands the August-Ganghofer-Hütte, the former forester's official hut, which is now part of the Ludwig-Ganghofer-Rundwanderweg (Ludwig Ganghofer Circular Hiking Trail).

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.

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.

Beautiful chapel with a bench to rest on and an impressive tree