Hiking in Willmering

Eight day stages from Waldmünchen to Passau

After more than 260 years, the memory is hardly startling anymore, and so the Trenck's Pandurs were able to lend their name to one of the most beautiful hiking routes in Germany. Their saber became the marking sign that leads the hiker on a varied route through the low mountain landscape of the Bavarian Forest.

Buchberg Castle Ruins (circular route) Circular route around the Schlossberg. We start the route on Fortstraße in the Buchbergsiedlung (GPS: Forststr., 93413 Cham). It goes along a forest path above Buchbergsiedlung. We follow the hiking trail Ww7. Then it continues on a forest road and goes steeply uphill. We now circle the Großer Buchberg and after descending again via a path, we reach Geigen. Above the village, we continue to the right. After passing a small water wheel and a bench, it is not far and we change the marking. We now follow the path Ch2 and it continues on a forest road. After one kilometer, we see the crosses of a Way of the Cross. Here we take a detour up to the Schlossberg, where Buchberg Castle once stood. We simply follow the Way of the Cross. It goes steeply uphill and at the end of the path, we see the remains of the former castle. It must have been quite imposing. We circle it and descend the same way. Once down, we see again our first marking Ww7, which we now follow. It goes right on a forest road. After a good kilometer, we reach again our starting point in Buchbergsiedlung.  Quiet circular route with the highlight - the Buchberg Castle ruins!

Starting point: Waldmünchen (marketplace) Sights: Open-air play "Trenck der Pandur", Borderland and Trenck Museum, city tower, AQUAFit adventure pool, natural high ropes course, Perlsee Lake Route: via Herzogau, Lengau, Rosshof, Kühnried, Habersdorf, Kolmberg, Geigen, Luitpoldhöhe (observation tower) to the stage destination: Cham (burned down in 1742 during the Pandur attack).

Day hike from Bad Kötzting to Cham via Runding. There are a few highlights included for free: - 1000-year-old Wolfram’s lime tree near Ried - Pilgrimage church on the Haidstein - Castle complex Runding - Idyllic Blaubergsee - Ruin on the Buchberg - Luitpoldhöhe above Cham

With the intention of getting to know the Pfahl better, we decided to hike the Pandurensteig. Knowing that this beautiful hike has already aged a bit, we were well equipped with maps and could compensate quite well for the occasional gap in the signage.

Long-distance hiking trail in the Bavarian Forest with a length of 174 km and 4944 m ascent and 5156 m descent

Pandurensteig - Waldmünchen-Cham