Ilz footbridge at Dießensteiner Mühle – Schneidermühle on the Ilz loop from Witzmannsberg

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Ilz footbridge at Dießensteiner Mühle – Schneidermühle on the Ilz loop from Witzmannsberg

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Ilz footbridge at Dießensteiner Mühle – Schneidermühle on the Ilz loop from Witzmannsberg

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12.2km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Obere Ilz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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116 m

Schrottenbaummühle Guesthouse, Restaurant and Campsite

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The romantic Schrottenbaummühle is located on the banks of the Ilz and offers a perfect all-round package for hikers and cyclists: an inn with Bavarian delicacies, cozy rooms for enjoyment hikers, and even a camping meadow for nature-loving trekking enthusiasts.

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400 m

Ilz Valley

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1.72 km

Ilz Riverside Trail, Upper Ilz Nature Reserve

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The Ilz ripples peacefully through the picturesque forest. The comfortable hiking trail leads right along the shore, so you can enjoy the view of the river with every step.

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4.38 km

Ilz Trail in the Obere Ilz Nature Reserve

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Always something to discover, a fantastic hiking trail, also for children. 😊

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6.27 km

Ilz footbridge at Dießensteiner Mühle

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Pedestrian iron footbridge with wooden planks to change the Ilz bank. Provides access to the Dießensteiner Mühle, the village of Dießenstein and the hidden and romantic Dießenstein castle ruins. Previous …

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7.33 km

Schneidermühle on the Ilz

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On the right bank (opposite the mill) there is a shady resting place between the little-traveled road and an imposing rock. There you will also find yourself in the Bavarian …

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7.36 km

Obere Ilz Nature Reserve

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pure nature

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12.1 km

Schrottenbaummühle Hydroelectric Power Plant

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You feel very warmly welcomed here as a guest.

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

597 m

578 m

208 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

578 m

339 m

307 m

290 m

266 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

7°C

0°C

24 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

February 17, 2026,Obere Ilz - Winterrunde vom Campingplatz Schrottenbaummühle

Parking is available at the Schrottenmühle campsite.

Poles are recommended in snow and ice.

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May 29, 2024,An der Ilz - die 2te

Back on the road with species. Good weather again and pure nature. Being comfortable is fun sometimes 😉
But... we didn't go to "Oberanschiessing" "Normalanschiessing" is completely sufficient for us 😜

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September 13, 2022,Begegnungen mit der Wasseramsel, dem Eisvogel und der Ringelnatter auf der Ilztalwanderroute

The Ilz always fascinates me. It is still an intact river that is constantly changing in its image.

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July 10, 2024,Schneidermühle (Sägewerk), Ilztal-WW (NSG Obere IIz), Ilzinsel, Gedenkkreuz (Kruzifix m. Christusfigur), Lueger Kapelle, Schrottenbaummühle (Ghs, Campingplatz), Stauwehr m. Wasserkraftwerk, Ilztal-WW (NSG Obere IIz), zur.z.AP

Easy, mostly shady Ilz hike between the Schneider and Schrottenbaum mills, on comfortable riverside and forest paths with wonderful views along the idyllic Ilz and its floodplain landscape (the upper Ilz area has been a nature reserve since 1997).

We follow the Ilz hiking trail from the Schneider to the Schrottenbaum mill on the right side in the direction of …

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July 13, 2023,Ilztalrunde ab Schrottenbaummühle

Would you prefer the baked trout in "crunchy crumbs" or in almond butter?
Regardless - this type of culinary reward requires doing something beforehand. So we used the good parking facilities at the Schrottenbaummühle and then a bit down the Ilztal and back again on the other side of the Ilz. Just so that at the end of the 10 …

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August 23, 2023,Schneidermühle, Ilztal-WW(NSG), Gedenkkreuz (Kruzifix m.Christusfiigur), Lueger Kapelle, Wasserquelle, Ilzbrücke, Schrottenbaummühle(Ghs./Sägewerk/Campingplatz), Ilztal-WW (NSG), Wasserkraftwerk, Ilztal-WW(NSG), Ilzinsel, zur. z. AP

Easy, mostly shady circular hike on comfortable riverside and forest paths along the idyllic river and floodplain landscape on the Ilz (since 1997 NSG - upper Ilz) with wonderful views.

After crossing the Ilz bridge opposite the Schneidermühl (now a sawmill), turn left onto a forest path leading down (Ilztalwanderweg) which leads along the right-hand side in the direction of …

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