Three-country view path

Beautiful hiking trail with mesmerising views of the Bohemian Forest vacation area.

0 km From Eschernhof, hike in a northerly direction briefly uphill to the ridge and then descend to the ...

250 m ... Hemmerau dry biotope and to Hochwaldblick. From there you have a wonderful view of the Mühltal ridge with its villages. Behind it Adalbert Stifter's Hochwald, from Wittinghausen to Plöckenstein and the "Atlantis of the Bohemian Forest", the former Sudetenland, whose villages were levelled from 1945 to 1950 and the settlers there expelled. You hike briefly downhill, then the path continues level to the ...

0.6 km ... Eschernhofer farmhouses. Now continue to the left, about 200 m slightly uphill and downhill again to the ...

1 km ... Road, where you turn left for the small loop (0.5 hrs | 1.1 km) and take the shortcut to Eschernhof.
If you have decided to take the long route via Lengau, turn right onto the road.
continue on the road. After about 100 m, turn left onto the field path. You walk briefly through the forest, past a small chapel (Wolfskapelle). Slightly uphill you reach the ...

2.3 km ... Lengau village with a beautiful Lady chapel. Here uphill towards the forest. There is a bench with a beautiful view. It is worthwhile to linger there. Enjoy the view of where the Bavarian Forest and the Bohemian Forest meet. The path continues through the forest. You will pass the wolf pit (the wolf trap probably dates back to the Middle Ages). Shortly afterwards, you can make a detour (not included in the total time) to the Hochstein (finds indicate that a wooden clearing castle of the Falkensteins probably stood at the Hochstein). Continue following the signs. Beautiful views await you. Don't overlook ...

3.4 km ... the turn-off to the left (Stoanaweg continues straight ahead). The hiking trail leads uphill into the forest. After about 300 m, you will see the Drucker Franzl stone on the bottom right. The printer Franzl, who lived around 1700, was a widely known smuggler and robber who hid there from pursuers and printed his way out of punishment, hence the name. You continue the hike along the signposted trail, colour markings on the trees, and shortly reach ...

4.3 km ... the starting point Eschernhof.

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