Lauterhofen: Trails, Landscape and Culture
Accommodation in Lauterhofen
During a stay in Lauterhofen, you can choose from a range of activities: hiking trails pass through part of the municipality, cycling routes offer different types of rides, and St. Michael’s Market Church houses historical furnishings. There is also the hilly landscape of the Bavarian Jura, a view over the Lauterach Valley and local festival traditions. You can plan your trip around hiking, cycling, culture or attending a festival.
Landscape and Views of the Lauterach Valley
Lauterhofen lies in the hilly landscape of the Bavarian Jura and in the Quellenreich Regional Park. From the top of Kalvarienberg, you can enjoy a view over the Lauterach Valley. The hilly terrain defines the wider landscape, while the view from Kalvarienberg focuses on a specific valley vista. If you choose nature as the focus of your stay, the landscape and the viewpoint offer two different ways to explore the area.
Hiking Trails and Cycling Routes
The Way of St. James, the Main-Danube Hiking Trail and the Wallfahrerschlaufe loop of the Jurasteig pass through part of the municipality of Lauterhofen. These are three specifically named routes to consider when planning your hike. If you would like to combine your stay with a hiking route, these trails can be a starting point for planning your trip.
For cycling, the options described can be compared by their layout and length. The Habsberg Cycle Route is a figure-eight loop and passes through the urban area of Velburg, the market area of Lauterhofen and Kastl. The Regional Park Cycle Route connects nature and cultural highlights in Neumarkt, Pilsach, Lauterhofen and Velburg. It can be ridden as a 70 km long loop or as three shorter loops of 22 to 30 km. This gives you two different points of comparison: the figure-eight layout of the Habsberg Cycle Route and the length options of the Regional Park Cycle Route. For the latter, you can compare the scope of the full loop with the three shorter loops.
St. Michael’s Market Church and Local Traditions
St. Michael’s Market Church in Lauterhofen houses a Pietà and two putti dating from around 1500. Its furnishings also include a pulpit from 1652 and a baptismal font dating from around 1400. The dates show different periods of origin: the baptismal font is dated to around 1400, the Pietà and putti to around 1500, and the pulpit to 1652. Visitors interested in historic church furnishings will find several specific details here from different centuries.
Local traditions can also play a role in planning your trip. The Kirwa-Bär-Treiben takes place in Lauterhofen on the occasion of the Jakobikirchweih fair. Another event is the Lauterhofen folk festival, which is considered worth visiting. If you would like to plan your stay around a festival, check the current dates before scheduling your trip.
Regional Context
The wider destination of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz includes the district of Neumarkt i.d.OPf., which lies in the northeast of AltmĂĽhltal Nature Park and in the Bavarian Jura landscape. The Upper Palatinate Jura Valleys are also in the Bavarian Jura and AltmĂĽhltal Nature Park, between Nuremberg and Regensburg, and invite visitors to relax. This regional context adds to the picture of Lauterhofen; the local trails, Kalvarienberg, market church and festival traditions also provide specific starting points for your stay.
Discover more destinations: Lupburg, Parsberg, Dietfurt An Der AltmĂĽhl, Berching, Postbauer-Heng, Deining, Pyrbaum, Breitenbrunn
Go to the wider travel overview: Neumarkt In Der Oberpfalz.
