Immenreuth: Hiking Trails, Landscape and Christ Church

Explore Immenreuth on hiking trails with different distances and routes: options range from a 5.7-kilometre circular trail to a route covering 15.3 kilometres, taking 4 hours 50 minutes and gaining 370 metres in elevation. Other highlights include Christ Church with its freestanding bell tower and views from Tannenberg. Trail length, elevation gain and the viewpoints mentioned can each help you plan your trip.

Hiking Trails and Landscape Around Immenreuth

The Hundeschule Immenreuth Relaxation Hiking Trail is a 5.7 km accessible, child-friendly circular trail that is also suitable for strollers. It starts at the dog training ground, heads towards Ziegelhütte through the town centre and past the solar power plant, then returns to the dog training ground. Its length, circular route and course provide specific points of reference to help you choose. By comparison, the Flötztal Trail is considerably longer at 15.3 km.

The Tannenberg Trail starts on Bahnhofstraße by the Raiffeisen warehouse in Immenreuth and returns there. Heading towards Plößberg, it continues as far as the Zweifelau sign, where it turns left. At a wayside cross in Zweifelau, it turns left again, descends to the Flötzbach and crosses a narrow footbridge to the Immenreuth–Ahornberg municipal road. Bahnhofstraße and the Raiffeisen warehouse are the starting and return points, while Zweifelau, the wayside cross, the stream and the footbridge mark the route described.

The forest opens up on the north side of Tannenberg. From there, views extend across the Schilmbach Valley to Klausenberg and over to the Flötzrangen. The Flötztal Trail offers other specific points of reference for planning your hikes: it is listed as an easy route, 15.3 km long, taking 4 hours 50 minutes and gaining 370 metres in elevation. Its starting point is the hiking car park between Ahornberg and Hölzlmühle in Immenreuth.

The Gabellohe Trail also starts at the Raiffeisen warehouse and heads towards Plößberg. There are ponds along the railway line; the trail also passes the holiday centre and campsite before reaching Großer Hirschbergweiher. The routes therefore differ not only in their stated lengths, but also in the landmarks mentioned along the way.

The area around Großer Hirschbergweiher and Haidweiher, close to Immenreuth, is a bird sanctuary. Also nearby, on the Flötzbach, is Rotenfels, a rock formation pierced by a tunnel-like opening. Iron was mined beneath the rock in the Middle Ages.

Christ Church and Services

Christ Church in Immenreuth was built in 1966 and is distinguished by its freestanding bell tower. Outdoor family services are currently held at the church on Easter Monday and Christmas Eve. As dates may change, check the current service schedule before visiting.

Culture and Regional Topics in Tirschenreuth

In the wider Tirschenreuth destination, the MuseumsQuartier brings together the Upper Palatinate Fisheries Museum and six other specialised exhibitions in a former monastery. Visitors can explore almost 1,000 years of fishing and fish farming history and see local fish in four large aquariums. Special exhibitions, talks, readings and concerts are held regularly; individual dates may vary.

The historic Fischhof Bridge and the Fischhof, which houses the district court, are at the centre of Fischhof Park in Tirschenreuth. Regional specialities also help define this wider destination: Tirschenreuth district is best known for Zoigl, the cult beer of the Upper Palatinate Forest. It is also known for carp from the pond landscapes of the “Land of 1,000 Ponds”.

Discover more destinations: Neusorg, Waldsassen, Waldershof, Krummennaab, Reuth Bei Erbendorf, Pullenreuth, Falkenberg, Wiesau.

Go to the main travel guide: Tirschenreuth.