Parkstein Castle Ruins – Basaltron Wind Sound Sculpture loop from Parkstein

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Parkstein

Parkstein Castle Ruins – Basaltron Wind Sound Sculpture loop from Parkstein

Moderate

4.5

(37)

135

hikers

Parkstein Castle Ruins – Basaltron Wind Sound Sculpture loop from Parkstein

02:35

9.44km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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117 m

Felsenkeller Rock Cellars

Highlight • Cave

The rock cellars are also open in winter. There are 3 cellars, 2 of which are currently being renovated.
Opening hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free.

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203 m

St. Pankratius Church Parkstein

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Pankratius - It is a beautiful church, you can even drive in with a wheelchair, but there is still a small step, but the church was very cold that …

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423 m

Parkstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Wall remains with tower of the former castle complex Parkstein

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446 m

Basaltron Wind Sound Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

With wind or a good breath, you can not only hear sounds but also play songs.

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501 m

Loop trail with various rock types

Highlight • Trail

Circular route with different types of rock on the basalt cone Hoher Parkstein in Parkstein

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785 m

Vulkanerlebnis Parkstein

Highlight • Monument

A great little museum in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park that's very informative and not at all boring. Our 7-year-old also really enjoyed it. At the entrance, you're …

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1.79 km

View of Parkstein Basalt Cone

Highlight • Viewpoint

The park stone already has a striking shape and towers above the place very well worth seeing, by the way it looks different from all sides.

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2.57 km

Memorial Stone at the Schwarzmoosbach Ponds

Highlight • Monument

Modern Materl at the Moosbach pond

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9.44 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.20 km

1.55 km

1.25 km

458 m

Surfaces

4.15 km

2.55 km

2.15 km

303 m

218 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

7°C

1°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

November 5, 2023,Basaltkegel Parkstein / Innerer Ringweg 1

We were really spoiled for choice when it came to tours and highlights. In the end, the weather made the decision for us, and on the day we went home we ended up with the Parkstein basalt wall. What a sight! We were able to enjoy this in the dry - but on the final, well-marked loop (Ringweg 1) it …

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January 24, 2026,Oed Wanderparkplatz 🅿️ Parkstein Ringweg 1️⃣

The Parkstein basalt cone majestically towers over the hilly landscape of the Upper Palatinate Forest. It bears witness to a natural spectacle millions of years old. Very close to us today, in the biting cold, we hiked the Ring Trail 1, following the traces of Bavaria's southernmost volcano. The hike was strenuous; ice and hard-packed snow sometimes made it a …

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April 10, 2023,Wanderrunde um den Basaltkegel Parkstein

We started the hike on Easter Monday at the basalt cone in Parkstein. On the top of this former volcano you have an excellent view of the surroundings. In the volcano experience in Parkstein you can find out about the former volcano and Parkstein. A volcanic eruption is impressively simulated there every hour with light, fog and sounds.
The varied …

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October 21, 2023,Rund_um_den_Parkstein_-_Ringweg_Nr._1

I can highly recommend this route, the hiking trail is well signposted, the view is great, especially on the Parkstein, where you have a great all-round view and can see many, many kilometers away. The public (clean) toilet in the parking lot is also not a given and I would like to praise it here. All in all, we will …

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