Charcoal Kiln Site Waldmünchen – Lehmgrubenweg Border Crossing loop from Waldmünchen

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Upper Palatinate

Cham

Waldmünchen

Charcoal Kiln Site Waldmünchen – Lehmgrubenweg Border Crossing loop from Waldmünchen

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Charcoal Kiln Site Waldmünchen – Lehmgrubenweg Border Crossing loop from Waldmünchen

04:42

15.5km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

CHKO Český les

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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593 m

Steinbach Stream in Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

Highlight • River

Ingenious way to look and philosophize along the stream. Goes to just before the picture beech

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1.71 km

Charcoal Kiln Site Waldmünchen

Highlight • Historical Site

Locals and guests are invited to the charcoal kiln weeks in Waldmünchen from mid-July to early August to learn about the ancient craft of charcoal burning, which used to be …

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2.02 km

Teufelsbrücke with water wheel and devil sculpture

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There is a lot to see at the Devil's Bridge: a large wooden water wheel, a shelter with a snack area and a funny iron devil sculpture with three golden …

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2.05 km

Devil sculpture at the Devil’s Bridge

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The Teufelsbrücke is located directly on the forest path.

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4.47 km

Bildlbuche and Wasserhahn Family Sculptures

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At 809 meters, a bench awaits hikers at the Bildbuche, which is decorated with a picture of the Virgin Mary. Right next to it is the funny family faucet, made by Franz Baier, an iron scrap artist from Geigant.

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5.08 km

Lehmgrubenweg Border Crossing

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The Cerchovsteig leads from Waldmünchen over the Lehmgrubenweg hiking border crossing to Cerchov. Right on the border, a shelter with a seating area invites you to take a rest.
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7.70 km

Čerchov Observation Tower and Former Military Site

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The Čerchov is at 1042 m n.m. the highest mountain in the Upper Palatinate Forest and the northern peak of the Bohemian Forest. It is about 2 km from the …

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9.61 km

Brunnhäusl Ruins

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Former hunting lodge, now an abandoned place. Some of the old stone walls are still standing, but much of it has fallen into disrepair. Nature has already reclaimed a large part of the lodge.

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15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.97 km

3.77 km

1.68 km

710 m

366 m

Surfaces

8.45 km

2.49 km

2.18 km

1.19 km

606 m

584 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

16°C

3°C

0 %

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Comments

April 27, 2025,Perlhütte - Čerchov mit Silberseeblick

parking at the Perlhütte Trailhead (close to the Waldcafe Pizzeria - keeping this in mind for the time returning to the car) and following the signs to Čerchov - clmbing the tower ans being rewarded with a beer - it is a wonderful hike any time

December 18, 2022,☀️❄🕯4. Advent Cerchov-Tour🇨🇿 😎🚶‍♂️😊❄👍

Fantastic weather ❄☀️ at Cerchov, my dark isotonic 🍺 honestly deserved 😋. Nice and exhausting in the snow............🥵

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October 20, 2023,🍂🍁🌲🥾Herbstliche🍁🍂 Cerchov (10)🍁🍂⛰️ Wanderung 🥾🍂🍁🌲

Čerchov is always beautiful no matter whether winter, spring, summer or autumn 👍😉🥾🌲🚲 on foot or by MTB

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October 9, 2021,Cerchov 🥾

Thank you “Werner” for your submission!
The last part (from the fork in the road after the national border) of the tour is characterized by a very joint-friendly “descent” on a forest road, an accompanying stream, a water wheel and two beautiful steel sculptures.

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