Walking route · Neukirchen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Baierweg walk
Baierweg is a walk of 112.6 km from Neukirchen. Along the way you'll find 179 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points and 11 public toilets.

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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 112.6 km
- ± 29:50 h
- ↑ 2,890 m · ↓ 3,256 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 179 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points and 11 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.

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Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle

Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,890 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,256 m
- Highest point
- 1,045 m
- Lowest point
- 315 m
- 5-10% slope · 24.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 10.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.8 km
- 8 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
112.6 km in total- Track: 36.3 km
- Path: 32.6 km
- Street: 20.1 km
- Road: 17.5 km
- Busy road: 3.8 km
- Cycleway: 925 m
- Footpath: 689 m
- Stairs: 8 stairs
Surfaces
112.6 km in total- Asphalt: 32.6 km
- Unpaved: 23.6 km
- Gravel: 16.6 km
- Paved: 5.3 km
- Natural: 4.4 km
- Unknown: 29.6 km
About the walking route Baierweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Baierweg is a walking route of 112.6 km that starts in Neukirchen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Straubing and finish in Furth im Wald.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,890 m in total and descend 3,256 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 29:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (36.3 km), path (32.6 km) and street (20.1 km). Of the surface, 32.6 km asphalt and 23.6 km unpaved. For 29.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 179 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points and 11 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Baierweg (DE-CZ) superroute
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Goldsteig Verbindungsweg BaierwegHard · From A to B106.6 km
- Baierweg ab MariaposchingHard · From A to B22.8 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Bayerischer Wald-VereinHard · From A to B263.6 km
- Main-Donau-Weg (Ostlinie) Teil_3Hard · From A to B165.1 km
- Goldsteig S16: Sankt Englmar - GrandsbergModerate · From A to B8.2 km
- Goldsteig S15: Konzell – Sankt EnglmarHard · From A to B16 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
KristallmuseumMuseum · 135 m from the route - 2
Schloss GeltolfingCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 3
RýzmberkCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 4
GäubodenmuseumMuseum · 239 m from the route - 5
Schloss HaggnCastle · 241 m from the route - 6
Schloss SteinburgCastle · 264 m from the route - 7
StadtturmObservation tower · 304 m from the route - 8
Burgruine LichteneckCastle · 359 m from the route - 9
Schloss Au vorm WaldCastle · 488 m from the route - 10
DrachenstichAttraction · 492 m from the route - 11
NAWAREUMMuseum · 609 m from the route - 12
PröllerViewpoint · 1 km from the route - 13
Kreismuseum BogenbergMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 14
Toni SchmidMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 15
Památník obětem pokusu o přechod státní hraniceMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 16
Schloss BlaibachCastle · 3.4 km from the route - 17
Burgruine RundingCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 18
SOS BrůdekMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 19
Aussichtsturm HirschensteinObservation tower · 4.7 km from the route - 20
Burg MitterfelsCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 21
Hungerstein PfellingMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 22
Neues Schloss SteinachCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 23
Burgruine AltnußbergAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 24
Kurzova věžObservation tower · 6.1 km from the route - 25
Burgruine HaibachRuins · 6.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Baierweg?
Baierweg is 112.6 km long. Allow ± 29:50 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Straubing to Furth im Wald.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Neukirchen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,890 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 8 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kollnburg and Herzogsschloss.
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