Eixendorfer Reservoir – Schwarzenburg Castle Ruins loop from Neunburg vorm Wald

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Eixendorfer Reservoir – Schwarzenburg Castle Ruins loop from Neunburg vorm Wald

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Eixendorfer Reservoir – Schwarzenburg Castle Ruins loop from Neunburg vorm Wald

03:23

37.6km

680m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 8.78 km for 265 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.44 km

Eixendorfer Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

In the former Schwarzachtal lies the beautiful Eixendorfer reservoir. You can of course just cycle around it. Or you take it easy, come in one of the cozy inns, chill a bit on the shore and treat yourself to a little refreshment. Incidentally, the lake has existed since 1975 - entire villages had to be evacuated and outsourced for its creation.

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8.06 km

View of the Lake and Bridge at Oberpfälzer Wald Nature Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place with a view of the lake and the bridge of the federal highway. A few years ago, the bridge was the location for the film "Starfighter - They wanted to conquer the sky"

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18.3 km

Viewpoint

18.9 km

Steam Locomotive 064 355-1 Hillstett

Highlight • Monument

A short break at the Gasthaus Salzfriedl is always recommended.
Really tasty.

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18.9 km

Steam Locomotive 064 355-1 Hillstett

Highlight • Monument

The Oberpfälzer Handwerksmuseum in Rötz Hillstett is located near the Eixendorf reservoir in the upper Bavarian Forest in the Upper Palatinate. Various trades in simulated workshops show how craftsmen worked and lived in the first years of the 20th century. Among other things, you can see a steam sawmill, a water-powered cutting saw, a historic hammer mill from Seebarn and an old steam locomotive. The excursion restaurant Salzfriedlhof am Eixensdorfer See is also located on the museum grounds and invites you to stop by.

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19.7 km

Schwarzach River and Waterfall – Eixendorf Lake Trail

Highlight • Waterfall

Below the bridge, is a wonderfully shallow area with lots of small rocks to pause on.

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23.8 km

Schwarzenburg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

On the rocky summit of the 706 meter high Schwarzwihrberg stands the well-preserved ruins of Schwarzenburg. Although the castle was destroyed by the Swedes in the Thirty Years War, today it is again maintained and maintained by an association. The renovated keep is open and from its viewing platform offers you a unique panorama of the surrounding hills. In the upper courtyard, the club also operates a cozy mountain lodge, which is open on Wednesdays, Sundays and public holidays.

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25.0 km

Saddle Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful little hut on a large forest crossing that invites you to linger. Signposts, rubbish bins available

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25.5 km

Kessel

Forest

32.3 km

Schönbuchen Pilgrimage Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Great pilgrimage chapel with Way of the Cross in the heart of nature.

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37.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

7.95 km

5.32 km

4.48 km

441 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

10.6 km

5.46 km

4.52 km

3.98 km

1.04 km

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

13°C

0°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2025,🚵‍♂️Bergradltour im🌲Oberpfälzer Wald und im Bayerwald🌲- ⚔️2 - Burgen - Goldsteigrunde 🥾 - 🏞️Stausee Eixendorf⛵ - ⚔️Burgruine Schwarzenburg - ⚔️Burgruine Thanstein - 🛐Schönbuchenkapelle - 🪨Druidenstein Kröblitz 16.09.2025

Today I headed to the border region of the Upper Palatinate Forest and the Bavarian Forest, to the area around Lake Eixendorf and the Schwarzwihrberg adventure region. I used the Goldsteig N8 hiking trail and MTB Tour 8, the "Rötzer-Schwarzwihrberg Tour," as my guides. I'd been planning this tour for a long time, and today it finally worked out. Since …

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