The hiking trails are central to planning a trip to Lehen. The Gläserner Steig and the Gunthersteig offer different starting points for a hiking-focused stay. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can first consider which route you would like to shape your stay around.
Hiking trails in Lehen
In Lehen, the Gläserner Steig leads into the extensive forests of the Bavarian-Bohemian mountain ridge. Its section in Lehen initially follows small paths. This route therefore puts both the woodland scenery and the distinctive character of the trail centre stage. If you would like to make nature and hiking the focus of your stay, you can include this combination in your travel plans.
The Gunthersteig passes through Lehen and crosses the border, running from Niederalteich Abbey on the Danube to Dobrá Voda in Bohemia. From the village of Lehen, it branches off via Oberlindbergmühle and follows a gravel path through a wooded area to Spiegelhütte. From Lehen, the Gunthersteig leads through the forest via Spiegelhütte into Bavarian Forest National Park. The contrast is useful when choosing a hiking route: the Gläserner Steig focuses on forest and small paths, while the Gunthersteig also includes named waypoints such as Oberlindbergmühle and Spiegelhütte, as well as its cross-border route as a whole.
Lehen is also associated with a regular social game: Plattl-werfen, played by EV Lehen. This adds a different local accent alongside the hiking routes.
More topics in the wider destination of Lindberg
In the wider destination of Lindberg, the “Hiking by Train” walk starts at the town hall in Lindberg. It follows Kramerstraße and the Panoramarundweg, marked in red as route no. 14, to the Glaserhäuser in Theresienthal; from there, it follows the historic Böhmweg along the railway line to Ludwigsthal. The walk to Bayerisch Eisenstein is about 12 km long and has gentle inclines. Also in the wider destination of Lindberg is the easy circular walk “Through the Sea of Leaves in Lindberg”: an 8 km walk around Riesberg near Lindberg. The differences are clear: the circular walk is shorter and rated easy, while the route to Bayerisch Eisenstein is about 12 km long and has gentle inclines.
The red deer enclosure near Scheuereck is also in the wider destination of Lindberg. During the summer months, a 300-metre-long walking trail runs through the enclosure; two viewing platforms with seating areas bring visitors close to the animals. The trail is closed during the rutting season and in winter. A covered viewing shelter at the winter feeding station also offers the chance to watch red deer against a natural woodland backdrop in bad weather. This provides two different ways to observe them: a seasonal trail through the enclosure and a covered viewing area at the feeding station.
In the wider destination of Lindberg, the Lindberg Farmhouse Museum features a main building constructed of wood, together with a retirement house. The building was first mentioned in a document in 1575 and is probably even older. Along with one of the last wooden chapels in the Bavarian Forest, it conveys a picture of rural life in times gone by. The museum also includes a glass bell in the chapel tower and a collection of grave boards. The museum thus complements the hiking and nature topics with insights into building methods and evidence of earlier rural life.
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