Kirsteig

Beautiful hike with wonderful views of the Bohemian Forest vacation area. Not a round trip.

Starting point Rohrbach-Berg parish church: 
The trail leads parallel to the chapel path until shortly before the Maria Trost pilgrimage church. The starting point is at the Rohrbach-Berg parish church. We cross the church square and follow Berggasse up to Grimshof, the former Meierhof of Berg Castle. Above this courtyard was once the castle of the Counts of Rödern, as the castle walls and the castle gate still remind us. At Mitterweg we turn right and after approx. 30 metres left onto Bergweg. Soon afterwards, at the Holzstadl, continue left uphill across the meadow. Pass the Schenkkapelle, the Kriegnerkapelle and the "Schickanus" at the top. Walk uphill along the edge of the forest over the exposed, historic stone steps (presumably, like the Schikanus, from 1730) and you will soon reach the road leading up to the pilgrimage church.
Here you leave the chapel path and continue left parallel to the panoramic path. Enjoy the beautiful views on the mountain road. At Pfaffenberg you pass the plague column and shortly afterwards the liberation cross. Immediately afterwards, the meadow path branches off at a right angle across the meadow. You cross the railway track downhill and come to the point where it joins the Kirsteig trail from the starting point at the Mosthütte snack station. *From here, the route description is shared  

Starting point Jausenstation Mosthütte, Stifterstraße: 
From the cosy Mosthütte hut, walk westwards towards the forest and cross it. At the end of the forest, the path turns into an asphalt road. Shortly afterwards, we cross the railway track. We continue the hike along the slope along a beautiful field path and reach the point where it joins the Kirsteig trail from the starting point at Rohrbach parish church. 
 
*) From here, we share the route description 
*) The Kirsteig trail takes you through the forest. A beautiful field path begins. At the tarmac road, turn right into Molkereistraße and continue in the direction of Sexling. Before you reach Sexling, leave the road and turn left onto the meadow and field path. Walk past the farms and join the road that takes you up the Fürlingerberg on the right. Shortly before the road leads into the forest again, turn left and continue alongside the houses. Take a look back from time to time and enjoy the beautiful view. In fine weather, you can see as far as the Alps and the Berger pilgrimage church. At the very top, when you reach the last house, immerse yourself in the Fürlinger Holz. Before the Perwolfing elevated reservoir, the forest briefly opens up and a beautiful meadow extends to the edge of the forest. From the bench on the right at the edge of the forest, you can enjoy the wonderful views.
At the back of the forest, sometimes downhill, sometimes uphill and mostly flat, keep to the red-white-red tree markings and the yellow signposts until you reach the hiking golf trail.
Now always downhill, past some golf stations, you emerge from the forest and head directly uphill on the tarmac road towards the houses and the Wirtshaus Kollonödt. If you continue along Schlägler Rundweg trail no. 45, you will reach Aigen-Schlägl, which is why it is also a connecting trail between Rohrbach-Berg and Aigen-Schlägl. 

Starting point Wirtshaus Kollonödt: 
You walk parallel to the former hiking golf trail and Jakobsweg trail briefly downhill and then towards the forest. Initially, the forest path leads steeply uphill. Once you reach the top of the forest ridge, you leave the hiking golf trail. Follow the red-white-red tree markings and the yellow hiking trail signs.
You walk through the Fürlinger Holz, sometimes downhill, sometimes uphill and mostly on flat forest paths and tracks. After the Perwolfing elevated reservoir, a beautiful meadow stretches right up to the edge of the forest. A wonderful view opens up and the bench on the left-hand edge of the forest is an inviting place to take a break.
You continue along the forest path and reach the Fürling settlement houses, where you can see the Alpine chain on clear days. The Maria Trost pilgrimage church in Berger is also getting closer. Now head downhill on the tarmac road. Just after the sharp right-hand bend on the left, don't miss the turn-off to the farms.
A beautiful field and meadow path leads you to the road towards Sexling continue right. Just after the Berger building yard, you leave the dairy road, turn left and continue the hike along the field path.
You cross the forest and come to the point where the paths now divide and you have to decide whether to take the path to the Mosthütte snack station (1.4 km) or to the Rohrbach-Berg parish church (also 1.4 km). The Jakobsweg leads uphill to the Pfaffenberg and via the Wallfahrtskirche Maria Trost to the Stadtpfarrkirche Rohrbach-Berg and the town square. You can reach the Mosthütte snack station in about ½ hour along the mountain and parallel to the Psalmenweg. 

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