Hochfels gneiss rock formation – Hochfels loop from Stadlern

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Hochfels gneiss rock formation – Hochfels loop from Stadlern

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Hochfels gneiss rock formation – Hochfels loop from Stadlern

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8.69km

190m

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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: August 9, 2026

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Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

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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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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

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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3.11 km

View of Großer Arber from Waldhäuser Ski Slope

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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

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

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

August 24, 2025,Grenzerlebnis - Böhmerwaldturm und Bügellohe

On the "Border Experience Trail" near Stadlern – truly an experience: past the Hochfels and the hidden Reichenstein Castle ruins on old paths towards the Czech border, to the Bohemian Forest Tower (magnificent view), and further to the abandoned village of Bügellohe.
This village was originally built as a temporary solution by displaced families – within sight of their old …

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November 12, 2022,7 Kreise, 7 Gipfel - Landkreis Schwandorf Weingartenfels 898 m ü NN

The Upper Palatinate consists of 7 districts and thus has 7 highest mountain peaks (we will leave the 3 independent cities out for the time being). I started today with my sister in the Heimatladkreis with the 898 m high Weingartenfels on the level near Stadlern.
The following summits are still outstanding:
NM: Limpelberg with 643 m above sea level. …

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June 9, 2025,Böhmerwaldturm – Gneis am Hochfels Runde von Stadlern

After the rainy days, another beautiful hike today.
The best part was the view, simply breathtaking 😊.
It took a good three hours.

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May 5, 2024,Böhmerwaldturm – Gneis am Hochfels Runde von tadlern

Wonderful hike on pleasant paths and super beautiful views at various places

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March 11, 2023,😊Gneis am Hochfels, Reichenstein, Böhmerwaldturm, Sautreibergasse, Stadlern❄🤘🍺

After the walk with my grandson, a little connection round if I'm already in the area.............

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October 23, 2021,Zum Dach des Landkreises Schwandorf

Today a small afternoon tour to the roof of the district of Schwandorf. It started in Stadlern for a while on paths parallel to the state road and then through the wild and romantic Sautreibergasse to the former settlementügellohe. The settlement was founded between 1946 and 1948. The last resident left the settlement in 1970. In the area of theügellohe …

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