The best MTB trails in Grafenbucher Forst

Schloß Oberrohrenstadt In Rohrenstadt, divided into Unter-, Mittel-, and Oberrohrenstadt, was the seat of the Rohrenstädter family, who held it as a fief from Kastl Monastery. In 1293, the brothers Heinrich and Marquard are mentioned as "brueder von Rornstat" as witnesses for Gebhard von Hirschberg. During the War of the Bavarian Succession, the seat of the Rohrenstädter family, Rackelburg, was destroyed in 1504 by the people of Nuremberg under Georg von Rohrenstadt and subsequently came under the rule of the Palatinate. In 1522, the Bavarian Count Palatine Ludwig took all Rohrenstadt possessions for himself and placed them under the administration of the Haimburg district office. In the 16th century, the seat was moved to the moated castle built in Oberrohrenstadt. Today, it is a three-story, gable-end Weiherhaus with a late Gothic stepped gable, which was originally surrounded by moats. The wood used for construction was dated to 1495 based on dendrological studies, and the renovation to 1719. The castle was redesigned in 1804 and renovated in 1955 and 1990. In 2011, grants were approved by the Bavarian State Foundation for the exterior renovation of the castle. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Am Bräunertshof - Small Animal Zoo and Cafe

A beautiful forest path. Nothing more. Easy to ride in both directions.

Very nice path with a view of the radio tower

Secret revealed. Ho Chi Minh Trail is the S2 trail, which crosses the asphalt road pictured! There's also an extremely steep section above the road (not even included on Komoot yet). For experts only!

Poppberg Castle Ruins It is difficult to determine from the sources when the castle was built. It is particularly unclear whether the mentioned castles and lords of the "Puchberg," "Puckberg," or "Pocksberg" are identical with the Poppbergs. A coat of arms of the "Pocksberg" appears in the Kastl monastery church in the row of founders' coats of arms on the south side of the nave. It can be assumed that the castle was founded to control the "high road" from Prague to Nuremberg, perhaps even under the Counts of Sulzbach, who ruled until 1188. In any case, the village of Poppberg is mentioned as belonging to the Fürnried parish as early as 1139. However, the castle's existing buildings show no signs of such an early foundation; they are more consistent with the period after 1300, when tower-like residential buildings became fashionable. The first truly confirmed reference to the castle appears in 1373, when the so-called New Bohemian Lands of Emperor Charles IV passed into the hands of the Bavarian duke. Poppberg was part of this Bohemian territory on Upper Palatinate soil, founded by Charles in 1353, but dissolved after his death. The Bavarian dukes pawned the castle to their Palatinate relatives in 1395, but redeemed the pledge in 1451. What seems odd is that two years later the castle is described as "deserted and desolate," meaning it was already abandoned. In 1505, after the Landshut War of Succession, Poppberg passed to the Duchy of Palatinate-Sulzbach, and in 1791 to Bavaria, but remained abandoned and fell into disrepair until the present day. The entrance to the castle is protected by a narrow tower on a pointed rock formation that forms the highest point of the castle. The upper part of the tower is occupied by a recently built, concreted shelter, which served as an air observation post during World War II. A circular wall adjoins the rock formation, forming a clearly visible edge of the terrain and extending extensively around the entire area. Traces of soil near the entrance suggest several utility buildings. The most impressive part of Poppberg is the residential building, a typical late medieval mixture of residential tower and palace dating from after 1300. The lower floor of the building probably served as a pantry and kitchen. The second floor is much more residential, with larger windows and two large entrances leading to the former battlements on either side. A third floor is suspected. Source: www.burgenseite.de

Asphalted forest highway on the forest slope. Why such a pretentious name?

Location as already described.