Discover Stallwang

Stallwang invites you to combine a hike with visits to religious sites and places that bear traces of history. St. Michael’s Church stands on a hilltop above Stallwang. Circular Hiking Trail No. 1 passes the grotto near Stallwang, while Circular Hiking Trail No. 4 passes the Höhenstein castle ruins. This gives you the chance to get to know Stallwang through specific places and explore not only the landscape but also its religious traditions and history.

Church, Grotto and Castle Ruins

The municipality of Stallwang’s Circular Hiking Trail No. 1 passes the grotto near Stallwang between Wetzelsberg and Auersdorf. May devotions are still held there. The trail therefore leads to a place that is also part of a local tradition of devotion. If you are interested in religious sites, this offers a different focus from a trail destination that stands out mainly for its historic appearance.

Circular Hiking Trail No. 4 passes the Höhenstein castle ruins. They are located in Höhenstein, a district of Stallwang. The two trails therefore offer different highlights: No. 1 focuses on the grotto and May devotions, while No. 4 features the ruins. St. Michael’s Church adds another dimension, with its position on the hilltop above Stallwang. This focus on specific places helps you tailor your exploration of local culture and hiking to your interests.

More highlights in the wider Straubing-Bogen destination

The wider Straubing-Bogen destination offers further themes to explore. At Bogenberg, the pilgrimage church is one of the settings for religious traditions: the Holzkirchen candle pilgrimage takes place there every year at Whitsun. Bogenberg is one of Bavaria’s oldest Marian pilgrimage sites that are still active today. The Bogenberg District Museum explores the history of the Bavarian lozenges—from the Counts of Windberg-Bogen and their use by the Wittelsbachs and in the Bavarian state coat of arms, to their status as a symbol of Bavaria. The museum also presents Bogenberg as Lower Bavaria’s Holy Mountain and as the site of one of Bavaria’s oldest Marian pilgrimages. There, you can discover both a living tradition and its historical and cultural context.

For a different way to experience nature and science, the Bayerwald Xperium offers more than 100 hands-on experiment stations. Visitors can explore natural phenomena and the sciences through hands-on activities. Bogen also offers the Culture Tour, the Beer Garden Tour and the “Left and Right of the Danube” Tour as day trips for families with children. This makes an active day out another possible focus alongside pilgrimage history and museum exhibits.

Windberg combines scenic views with architectural history. The medieval village sits on a hill 420 metres above sea level; from there, panoramic views stretch across the Bavarian Forest mountains, the Bogenbach valley and the Danube plain. The medieval monastery complex has also been largely preserved, including the basilica, prelature, court building and craftsman’s house. These details make Windberg a destination in its own right if you would like to include views and historic buildings in your travel plans.

In Wiesenfelden, two circular trails can be distinguished by their length and features. The accessible trail around Beckenweiher is 2.3 kilometres long and suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Five information points with benches and information boards cover the local wildlife and plant life, its protected status, and the history of Beckenweiher. The trail also includes a 110-metre-long nature observation boardwalk. The Kobelberg nature trail is around 4.5 kilometres long, has nine stations, is suitable for pushchairs and is cleared in winter too. The trails’ different lengths and features give you specific points of comparison when choosing between these two nature experiences.

When looking for accommodation, you can start by deciding what you want to focus on during your trip. If St. Michael’s Church, the grotto and the castle ruins are your main interests, choose Stallwang as your search destination. If you are also interested in pilgrimage history, landscapes, hands-on experiments or the trails in Wiesenfelden, include the places mentioned in the wider Straubing-Bogen destination in your further plans.

Discover more destinations: Perasdorf, Salching, Geiselhöring, Windberg, Hunderdorf, Kirchroth, Atting, Steinach.

View the wider travel guide: Straubing-Bogen.