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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Schwandorf
Schönsee

Hochfels gneiss rock formation – Hochfels loop from Stadlern

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Schwandorf
Schönsee

Hochfels gneiss rock formation – Hochfels loop from Stadlern

Moderate

4.9

(97)

337

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Hochfels gneiss rock formation – Hochfels loop from Stadlern

02:27

8.69km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

CHKO Český les

Waypoints

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1.46 km

Grenzsteig (Border Trail) – Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

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Part of the border path between Germany and the Czech Republic. Boundary stones line the Wag on both sides.

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2

1.66 km

Sautreibergasse

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On the Sautreiberweg you hike from Schwandorf in the Upper Palatinate Forest to the border with the Czech Republic and the vast Bohemian Forest. In the past, animals were driven …

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2.14 km

Sautreibergasse

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Schönsee was granted market rights as early as 1354 and developed into a center for the livestock and salt trade. The livestock was primarily pigs, which were driven from the …

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2.71 km

Böhmerwald Observation Tower

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A wonderful view of the Upper Palatinate, Bohemian, and Bavarian Forests can be enjoyed from the glass-enclosed viewing platform. Visitors are at an altitude of 898 meters, the highest point in the Schwandorf district. The tower is 30 meters high.

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2.81 km

Panorama Cinema at Weingartenfels

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Beautifully designed cinema seats and a view of a wonderful forest and mountain panorama. It's a great place to spend time; it never gets boring.

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6

3.11 km

Nice view up to the Arber.

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5.83 km

Hochfels gneiss rock formation

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Along the Sautreibergasse to the villageügellohe and then to the Bohemian Forest Tower (great view)

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5.94 km

Hochfels

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While most of the gneiss peaks in the area are in the forest, the high rock offers a special landscape experience due to its open location and the surrounding boulder …

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8.69 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

2.54 km

593 m

499 m

Surfaces

4.09 km

2.67 km

1.90 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

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Friday 17 July

25°C

14°C

61 %

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