Hinterschmiding

The Möselweg in Hinterschmiding is 9 km long and starts either at Hinterschmiding’s church square or at the parking bay by Möselstadion. The walking time is about 2½ hours, with an elevation gain of around 230 metres. The seasonally marked Am Biegel circular trail is a shorter alternative: it is 3.3 km long and has an elevation gain of 80 metres. It starts at the tourist information office; the trail passes through the village square, by the listed town hall and around the Biegel. It also passes the deer enclosure and the land consolidation memorial stone.

Nordic Walking in the Municipality

The municipality of Hinterschmiding offers five Nordic Walking routes with a total length of about 33 km. The 6.4 km Biegel Trail starts at the Biegel, by the land consolidation stone. This circular route follows field and forest paths in the footsteps of the Golden Trail back to the starting point. The red-marked Holzwiesen Trail starts at Möselstadion and runs via the Holzwiese back to the stadium; the loop is 7.5 km long and has an elevation gain of 80 metres. The Kohlstatt Trail also starts at Möselstadion. Over 5.5 km, it passes the Kohlstatt Chapel and a viewpoint near Sonndorf before returning to the sports ground.

More Routes in Herzogsreut

More routes run through Herzogsreut. The Zum Bäckerkreuz circular trail starts in the centre of the village, near the old sports ground. It follows the main road to the edge of the village towards Hinterschmiding, then takes the Ringstraße to the Bäckerkreuz and returns to the starting point via the mountain station at the ski lift. The route is 2 km long and has an elevation gain of 50 metres. Conditions and trail grooming vary in winter. The black-marked Herzogsreuter Runde also starts near the old sports ground in the village centre and follows field and forest paths back to the start. It is 6.3 km long and has an elevation gain of 90 metres.

Another Nordic Walking trail starts beyond the church on Schwendreuter Straße. The red-marked route passes the Schwendreut Chapel, the Bruder Konrad Chapel and the Bäckerkreuz before returning to Herzogsreut; it is about 6.9 km long and has an elevation gain of 100 metres. Mühlberglift is in Herzogsreut, directly on the B 12. Route details may change; check local information and trail markers before setting out.

Culture and Landscape in the Regional Context

The Wimmerkanal is located near Hinterschmiding. It was built in 1806 and was formerly used to float timber; today, it is an important technical monument from the early 19th century.

Freyung-Grafenau as a Wider Travel Destination

The Bavarian Forest National Park extends into the Freyung-Grafenau district, the wider travel destination. It opened on 7 October 1970 as Germany’s first national park. According to the 2024 zoning map, 75.37 percent of its area is designated as natural zones. In the Buchberger Leite wild stream gorge, steep rock barriers force the boulder-strewn, cascade-filled Wolfsteiner Ohe into a deeply constricted channel; remnants of primeval forest have been preserved in the gorge’s moss- and fern-rich woods. An eight-kilometre themed hiking trail, with information boards and an accompanying brochure, runs through the Buchberger Leite between Freyung and Ringelai.

Cultural attractions are also found in the wider travel destination of Freyung-Grafenau. Built around 1700, the Schramlhaus in Freyung is the city’s oldest farmstead and, in its original state, one of the oldest in the district. It houses more than a hundred original examples of reverse glass painting, a form of religious folk art. The Wolfsteiner local history museum is also located in the Schramlhaus.

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