The best running trails around Regentalaue zwischen Cham und Pösing

nice to loop, but highly frequented 🏃‍♂️

A lovely spot for a short or even a longer break. The tree provides cooling shade when needed.

Nice location to relax, also quickly accessible on foot from Altenstadt.

A "must see" on a tour of the district town.

In "Must See" on a tour of the district town.

Luitpold Tower The Luitpold Tower is a listed observation tower on the 494 m high Luitpoldhöhe in the Katzberg district of the city of Cham. The foundation stone for the construction of this observation tower was laid on March 12, 1901 on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold (1821-1912). The Luitpold Tower was completed the following year. The tower was originally 13.75 m high. In 1975 it was increased to 26 m. From there you have a good view of the mountains of the Bavarian Forest. The tower is cylindrical, the lower part was built from rubble stone, the upper part is a concrete structure clad with regular stones. A spiral staircase leads to the upper observation platform. Above the entrance there is a stone slab that commemorates the foundation. On the opposite side there is a tondo of the Prince Regent and below it a stone with the name of Prince Regent Luitpold and the years 1821 and 1911; these were obviously placed here for the Prince Regent's 90th birthday. Source: www.wikipedia.de

Calvary Church It is a mystery of history when the "Ochsenberg", as the Calvary in Cham was formerly called, became a Calvary. There is evidence that a wooden cross stood on the bare rocky peak of the Ochsenberg north of the town as early as 1712. The wooden crosses on our Calvary obviously did not withstand the harsh weather. For this reason, the town pastor, Josef Maria Ziegler, finally had the cast-iron cross erected there along with the statues of the Mother of God and the favourite disciple John in 1880. An existing wooden chapel had soon become far too small. Over the years, very significant signs of decay also became apparent. For this reason, the idea of building a small church of the Mother of God "on the mountain" was entertained. On April 5, 1853, the royal lawyer Dr. Anton Parst submitted a request to the church authorities in which he asked that the planned church building not only be approved, but also supported financially. The plan drawn up by the royal civil building inspector Maurer was approved; the costs, including the interior furnishings, were estimated at 7,991 guilders. The matter initially failed due to the question of financing. As a result of the great city fires of 1873 and 1877, it seemed as if the church building would be forgotten. The building project was taken up again in 1881 under the city pastor Franz Xaver Beutelhauser. Under his chairmanship, a building committee was first formed, and work was now carried out very energetically and purposefully. An appeal to the population to support the project by donating money and goods, as well as by providing manual and hauling services, was very successful. The owners in question gave up the required land, partly free of charge, partly at very low prices. The shell of the building was constructed in 1882/83. The building was finally completed in 1886. After a long period of effort, the church was consecrated on Sunday, April 5, 1903. Source: www.pfarrei-cham.de

nice to walk around the lake😃