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Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Waldthurn

Bench with View of Pleystein – Fahrenberg Pilgrimage Church loop from Oberfahrenberg

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Waldthurn

Bench with View of Pleystein – Fahrenberg Pilgrimage Church loop from Oberfahrenberg

Easy

4.8

(6)

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Bench with View of Pleystein – Fahrenberg Pilgrimage Church loop from Oberfahrenberg

01:48

5.98km

210m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

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521 m

Fahrenberg Circular Trail

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Nice viewpoints, as well as good food in the mountain inn

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3.06 km

Bench with View of Pleystein

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At the side of the path at the fork there is a signpost with a bench with a view over Pleystein

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3.26 km

Kirchsteig to Fahrenberg

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approx. 3 km on the Kirchsteig to the Holy Mountain (Fahrenberg)

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3.56 km

Hair ice in Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

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Hair ice, sometimes also called ice wool, consists of fine ice needles that can form on rotten and damp dead wood under suitable conditions. Unlike hydrometeors, hair ice is created …

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5.71 km

Trinity Chapel on Fahrenberg

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The chapel is located next to the pilgrimage church of Maria Heimsuchung on the Fahrenberg, 801 m

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5.74 km

Church of St. John the Baptist, Fuchsmühl

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Very beautiful pilgrimage church, a must see.

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5.81 km

Fahrenberg Pilgrimage Church

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Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of Mary

As early as the 12th century, a castle stood on the Fahrenberg, which passed to the Knights Templar around 1200. According to oral …

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5.85 km

Josef Weig Mountain Inn and Butcher

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Refreshments after the ascent. Great atmosphere. Corona is somewhat limited. (May'20)

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5.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.69 km

1.30 km

815 m

169 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

1.12 km

983 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

Weather

Saturday 15 August

28°C

17°C

27 %

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Bench with View of Pleystein – Fahrenberg Pilgrimage Church loop from Oberfahrenberg

Fahrenberg Circular Trail

Bench with View of Pleystein

Kirchsteig to Fahrenberg

Hair ice in Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

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Church of St. John the Baptist, Fuchsmühl

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