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Reichenstein Castle Ruins – Bügellohe — Abandoned Village loop from přírodní památka Veský mlýn

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Reichenstein Castle Ruins – Bügellohe — Abandoned Village loop from přírodní památka Veský mlýn

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Reichenstein Castle Ruins – Bügellohe — Abandoned Village loop from přírodní památka Veský mlýn

03:59

13.9km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

CHKO Český les

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.94 km

Hochfels gneiss rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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5.91 km

Reichenstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

An enchanted castle ruin rises on a mountain out of the forest and offers you a beautiful view. This place is said to have been inhabited since the 11th century. …

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7.03 km

Blick auf den Bayerischen Wald

Viewpoint

7.36 km

Panorama Cinema at Weingartenfels

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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7.47 km

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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8.25 km

Bügellohe — Abandoned Village

Highlight • Historical Site

The abandoned village of Bügellohe lies directly on the Czech border. It can only be reached on foot, via a hiking trail of about three kilometers. At an altitude of …

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8.81 km

Fake Border in CHKO Český Les

Highlight • Historical Site

It was one of the most perfidious intelligence operations of the Cold War. Using fake border installations, Czechoslovak state security agents deceived fleeing opponents of the regime into believing they …

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11.1 km

Na Pleši Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

A cozy inn with a lovely beer garden and playground. It's very busy in the summer, as a major Czech cycling route runs nearby. The staff is friendly and the food is delicious.

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11.9 km

Pleš Cemetery and Ruins of St. John the Baptist Church

Highlight • Historical Site

The cemetery of the lost village of Plöss has been beautifully restored. Here, too, many gravestones were destroyed in the past. The church has disappeared except for its foundation wall …

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13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.00 km

2.71 km

1.72 km

467 m

Surfaces

5.43 km

3.62 km

3.24 km

1.36 km

253 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (700 m)

Weather

Saturday 5 September

19°C

7°C

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Comments

September 21, 2021,Stadlern,Hochfels,Böhmerwaldturm , Bügellohe, Ples

Today started again in Schönseerland, the home of my youth. My neighbor Michael accompanied me.
It was nice again 🥰🥰

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December 29, 2024,☀️🥾🌲Klein-Sibirien(Stadlern), Reichenstein, Böhmerwaldturm, Ples, Friedrichshâng ☀️❄️🥾🌲😊hike 20241229

Beautiful round ☀️🌲🥾 early in the morning with a stop 🍺 😉

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December 31, 2024,Wanderung Böhmerwaldturm – Wirtshaus Ples Runde von Stadlern

Beautiful winter hiking trail from Stadlern.
Conclusion: 3 out of 5 ⭐️

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June 30, 2025,Verlassen, verschwunden, fingiert: An der böhmischen Grenze

As we walked down from the Bohemian Forest Tower, we could hardly believe it: A shining silver snake meandered down into the valley – the old summer toboggan run. It was never dismantled. A truly unusual lost place.

It was part of the Reichenstein Ski Center – long since a lost place. The formerly popular winter sports area with several …

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April 25, 2026,Grenzwanderung zum Böhmerwaldturm

The weather was fantastic again today, so I was drawn once more to the German-Czech border, between the Upper Palatinate Forest and the Bohemian Forest.

I had already gone on an extensive and wonderful hike here in October '24, but in rather overcast, though very atmospheric, weather. And so I wanted to see the Bohemian Forest Tower again with clear …

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Reichenstein Castle Ruins – Bügellohe — Abandoned Village loop from přírodní památka Veský mlýn

Hochfels gneiss rock formation

Reichenstein Castle Ruins

Panorama Cinema at Weingartenfels

Böhmerwald Observation Tower

Bügellohe — Abandoned Village

Fake Border in CHKO Český Les

Na Pleši Inn

Pleš Cemetery and Ruins of St. John the Baptist Church

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