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The morning dawns (Weiden i.d.OPf. station)Photo: Heinrich Becher, Community
The route leads over well-developed cycle paths and little-used secondary roads from Weiden i.d.OPf. via Vohenstrauß, Eslarn, Oberviechtach and Schwarzenfeld to Schwandorf. The route can easily be traveled in the opposite direction as well.
Although designed as a day route, it can easily be done as a two-day route (with an overnight stay in Waidhaus or Eslarn). This also leaves time for a detour to the state border at Tillyschanz or to visit the Doktor-Eisenbarth Museum in Oberviechtach.
Between Schwandorf and Weiden i.d.OPf., both Deutsche Bahn AG and the private Oberpfalzbahn and the also private ALEX run. All trains offer the possibility to transport bicycles.
Author’s recommendation
If possible, ride the route on a weekday, as there is less traffic on the Bockl cycle route and on the Wölsendorf - Schönsee cycle path. Also, there is usually more space for bikes on the trains to and from Weiden i.d.OPf. then.
The signage in Weiden i.d.OPf. is — to put it mildly — not up to date. Some of the green arrows that show the direction between the labeled signposts are missing. It’s best to print out a detailed map section for Weiden i.d.OPf.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Tips and suggestions
The Bockl cycle route has its own website: http://www.bocklradweg.de/ with further information.Roadbook
From Weiden i.d.OPf. train station, head east via the shortest route towards Naabaue. There run the Paneuropa cycle route, the Naabtal cycle route, and some other cycle routes. Follow the signpost towards Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab.
In Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab, switch to the Bockl cycle route and follow it to Eslarn. From Eslarn head southwest via district road NEW 34 to Oberlangau (the highest point of the route). Continue on district road SAD 45 up to the junction with district road SAD 44 south of Mitterlangau. There is no marking between Eslarn and SAD 44.
From the junction of district road SAD 44 to Lind, a section of the themed cycle route "On the Tracks of the Leuchtenbergers" is followed (marking: white sign with a blue bar).
From Lind via Oberviechtach to Wölsendorf, the route follows the cycle path along the former Nabburg - Schönsee railway line. At Wölsendorf keep west, go under the A 93 motorway and cross the Naab river, then at Brensdorf continue on the Naabtal cycle route via Schwarzenfeld to Schwandorf. At Krondorf leave the Naabtal cycle route, cross the Naab river and go via Naabuferstraße and Güterhallenstraße to the station.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Both Deutsche Bahn AG and ALEX (Arriva Länderbahn EXpress) and the Oberpfalzbahn run regular services to Weiden i.d.OPf. Some connections also end directly in Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab. The station or stop is located directly at the start of the Bockl cycle route.
There is rail connection in all directions from Schwandorf.
Direct connections from Nuremberg exist both to Weiden i.d.OPf. and Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab as well as to Schwandorf.
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Surrounding area map 1:50,000 (UK 50-15) "Nature Park Northern Upper Palatinate Forest eastern part with Stiftland/Böhmerwald"
Surrounding area map 1:50,000 (UK 50-20) "Nature Park Upper Palatinate Forest"
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions