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Hölltal Rock Formations – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

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Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Hölltal Rock Formations – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

Moderate

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Hölltal Rock Formations – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

02:47

9.83km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

Hölle

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786 m

Entrance to Hell

Highlight • Gorge

You just have to experience it.
A great natural highlight.

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907 m

Höllbachtal Trail

Highlight • Trail

Sturdy shoes are advisable and surefootedness is required.

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962 m

Höllbach Stream in Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

Highlight • River

Great natural spectacle in the water

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1.34 km

Hölltal Rock Formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful, as so often described. But this section has not lost anything in the difficult category. Of course you have to climb a little from time to time, but nothing …

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1.48 km

Höllbach Valley (Hölle) Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Höllbachtal is wild and romantic at the same time, you make your way over hill and dale through the rocky forest gorge, always accompanied by the roar of the …

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1.75 km

Ancient trees and rock formations in the Hölle Forest

Highlight • Forest

You feel transported to another time

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2.13 km

Höllbach Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Höllbachtal is wild and romantic at the same time, you make your way over hill and dale through the rocky forest gorge, always accompanied by the roar of the …

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2.41 km

Höllbach Stream and Boulder Landscape

Highlight • River

Magnificent, natural stream that meanders between numerous rocks

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9.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.32 km

2.69 km

2.36 km

1.21 km

231 m

Surfaces

4.34 km

2.02 km

1.45 km

1.22 km

772 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

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Comments

December 29, 2024,Höllbachtal – Höllbach Brücke Runde von Postfelden

Nice round, but with (too) much road

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April 14, 2024,Felsformation – Höllbachtal Runde von Postfelden

Great tour, 5 kilometers are enough, if you do the 12 it feels like 3 km of road.

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September 30, 2023,Wanderung im Höllbachtal

Today we went to the Höllbachtal. It is always impressive when you hike through this rocky valley, which is extremely popular with excursionists. The hiking trails mostly follow the natural course of the terrain and are therefore all the more impressive. Sturdy shoes or hiking boots are therefore almost mandatory here.

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September 18, 2021,Höllbachtal – Höllbach Brücke Runde von Postfelden

Highly recommended hike for families, water big rocks and wooden bridges. Ideal for curious children and parents 👍😀

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October 3, 2023,Höllbachtal und Burgruine Brennberg - Runde von Postfelden

Went through hell today. No, seriously: The “Hölle” nature reserve in the Cham district near Falkenstein is a wonderful hiking and excursion destination.

The “Hölle” nature reserve is one of the oldest in the Cham district. The Höllbach flows through a sea of blocks made of granite stones, which are created by the so-called wool sack weathering of the granite. …

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February 1, 2025,Brennberg Höllbachrunde 🌞

More pictures from the 2018 tour:

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April 30, 2023,Wanderung

The hike was actually longer, GPS on the smartphone kept dropping out. Next time I'll rely on the Garmin Fenix 👍

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April 27, 2025,Von Brennberg zur Hölle 🧛 zu Fuß

Cycling isn't an option, so I'll go to Hell. The start is in Brennberg. There's a large castle ruin here, which I saved for last. I had no idea how beautiful Hell is. 🔥🔥😅🙋🏼‍♂️

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Hölltal Rock Formations – Höllbach Wooden Bridge loop from Rettenbach

Entrance to Hell

Höllbachtal Trail

Höllbach Stream in Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

Hölltal Rock Formations

Höllbach Valley (Hölle) Nature Reserve

Ancient trees and rock formations in the Hölle Forest

Höllbach Wooden Bridge

Höllbach Stream and Boulder Landscape

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