Goldsteig

This article covers the hiking trail in Bavaria. See also: Goldener Steig , historical trade route, or Am Goldenen Steig and the milk processing company Goldsteig Käsereien Bayerwald .

Goldsteig
Data
length	660 km
location	Bavaria
Supervised by	Upper Palatinate Forest Association
Markers
Starting point	Marktredwitz 50 ° 0 ′ 14 ″  N , 12 ° 4 ′ 58.5 ″  E
Target point	Passau 48 ° 34 '39.7 "  N , 13 ° 28' 24.2"  E
Type	Prädikatswanderweg
Level of difficulty	easy - medium
particularities	Division into north and south variants

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Waymarks along the Goldsteig

The Goldsteig is a certified hiking trail between Marktredwitz and Passau and runs through the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian Forests . It opened in September 2007. The routes of the already existing long-distance hiking trails Burgenweg , Oberpfalzweg, E6 and E8 are used . Thanks to an optimized route and signage, the Goldsteig meets all the criteria of a rated hiking trail.

course

Starting in Marktredwitz in the Wunsiedel district in the Fichtelgebirge, the Goldsteig runs through the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian Forests to the destination Passau. Shortly after Thanstein , the Goldsteig divides into the north route (291 km) and the south route (253 km), which unite again shortly before Passau.

Counties on Goldsteig

• District of Wunsiedel
• Tirschenreuth district
• Neustadt an der Waldnaab district
• Schwandorf district
• Cham district
• Regen district
• Freyung-Grafenau district
• District of Straubing-Bogen
• Deggendorf district
• District of Passau

Places on the Goldsteig

Marktredwitz, Friedenfels , Falkenberg , Windischeschenbach , Neustadt an der Waldnaab , Roggenstein, Leuchtenberg , Trausnitz , Tännesberg , Oberviechtach , Thanstein.

Northern route: Rötz , Waldmünchen , Furth im Wald , Grafenwiesen , Eck, Bayerisch Eisenstein , Mauth , Mitterfirmiansreut , Philippsreut , Grainet , Haidmühle , Breitenberg , Sonnen , Hauzenberg , Passau .

Southern route: Neunburg vorm Wald , Hartlshof , Poggersdorf , Mappach , Zell , Falkenstein , Wiesenfelden , Haunkenzell , Konzell , Sankt Englmar , Grandsberg, Lalling , Zenting , Saldenburg , Schrottenbaummühle , Kalteneck , Ruderting , Passau .

literature

• Goldsteig hiking map: With excursion destinations, refreshment stops and leisure time tips . publicpress 2008, ISBN 978-3-8992-0429-2 .

Web links

• Goldsteig homepage
• Google Earth data for the Goldsteig
• Goldsteig Bavarian Forest
• Goldsteig route in WayMarkedTrails u. OpenStreetMap

Individual evidence

1. ^ Christian Haas: For cross-border commuters: the Goldsteig. In: Focus Online . July 13, 2013, accessed October 14, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.