Tretting – Hiking Trails, Chapel and Event Dates

For planning your trip to Tretting, two hiking trail descriptions, the chapel and regular events throughout the year provide concrete points of interest. The As01 (Sebastiansweg) passes through the village towards Kalkofen; the As03 (Kalkofen Circular Trail) describes a series of named points leading to the Tretting Chapel. These are joined by the annual Kirta celebration and the Tretting Village Christmas Market scheduled for 2026.

Hiking the As01 and the Kalkofen Circular Trail

The As01 hiking trail, also known as the Sebastiansweg, passes through Tretting and continues towards Kalkofen. In Tretting’s Birkenberg area, it shares a section of just a few metres with the Goldsteig. This brief overlap is a precise detail in the trail description: the shared section is limited to just a few metres, while the As01 passes through Tretting and heads towards Kalkofen.

The As03 Kalkofen Circular Trail leads from the village of Tretting along a field path to Kalkofen, past a limestone mine and through the Hochholz forest to the Tretting Chapel. The trail reaches Tretting via the Birkenberg. The description thus names several prominent landmarks: Kalkofen, the limestone mine, Hochholz, the chapel and Birkenberg.

Different details are useful when comparing the two hiking trails. For the As01, the key points are its route through Tretting, its direction towards Kalkofen and its short shared section with the Goldsteig. The As03 is defined by the sequence of named waypoints along its route and Birkenberg as the way into Tretting.

Tretting Chapel and Glass Art

Many hiking trails lead to the Arnschwang Forest Chapel, also known as the Tretting Chapel. The Tretting village chapel has a glass gable wall featuring biblical motifs, with the Patrona Bavariae at its centre. The glass art at the chapel in the Tretting district was created in 2002. The chapel is therefore both a named destination and a place with a distinctive design feature and a recorded year of creation.

Kirta and the Village Christmas Market Throughout the Year

Kirta in Tretting is celebrated every year on 1 May. The third Tretting Village Christmas Market was scheduled for 12 December 2025 at 5 p.m. at the Gasthaus Zur Linde. Another edition is scheduled for 11 December 2026 at 5 p.m., also at the Gasthaus Zur Linde. The dates can be understood in different ways: 1 May is the recurring annual date of Kirta, while the December dates refer to specific editions of the Village Christmas Market.

More to explore in the wider destination of Arnschwang

The wider destination of Arnschwang offers additional hiking and cultural attractions. The Arnschwang forest educational trail has nine stations along a route just under one kilometre long and starts at Wensauer Chapel. A walking tour of Arnschwang starts at the church, passes eleven stations and ends at Jubiläumspark; visitors can experience it using a QR code and smartphone.

Arnschwang’s architectural and local history offers further points of interest. A section of the Arnschwang moated castle, built of rubble stone and with several bends, has been preserved; its main parts date from the 15th and 16th centuries. Wirtshöhe Arnschwang includes cellar structures dating from the 15th century. These regional attractions complement the hiking trails and chapel features specifically associated with Tretting.

For the wider travel overview: Arnschwang.