Our trekking places

Spend the night in nature

Spend the night at our trekking sites and enjoy - listen to the sounds of the forest, look at the sky through the treetops and maybe even spot a wild animal or two...

A highlight of the region

Trekking places in Germany have become increasingly popular in recent years. Trekking sites allow you to spend the night in the great outdoors in a limited area. In doing so, they enable a unique, legal nature experience, help bridge the gap between a lack of accommodation and reduce wild camping.

The trekking site season starts on April 1st and ends on October 31st.

What is special about our trekking sites?

Our trekking sites Aartal, Nuhnetal and Fürstenberg are located in remote places along the Lichtenfels panorama trail (68km). They offer the perfect opportunity for overnight stays between daily stages.

Online booking

The essentials in brief:

In our booking tool you always book an overnight stay on the day of arrival. This means: Your overnight stay is planned for the 15th to the 16th, so you book the 15th (00:00 a.m.)
Booking a trekking site on two consecutive days is not permitted.
At our Nuhnetal trekking site you can also spend the night on the adjacent meadow if the designated area is too uneven for you.
Information about cancellations or rebookings can be found in the Terms and conditions.
You can find the code for the combination lock on the composting toilet in the respective information sheet.
If you have any questions, we are of course available to you on Tel. 05621 969460.

Overview map of Lichtenfels trekking sites

Download PDF map Trekking site flyer

Where can I find the trekking places?

We deliberately do not make the exact location data of our trekking sites publicly available. The reason for this is that we want to protect the trekking sites from vandalism as much as possible and at the same time avoid major disturbances in the forest.

After your booking you will receive in the attachment to your booking confirmation an information sheet with the toilet code and one detailed map with coordinates.

The location data may not be published or passed on!

This Card gives you an initial overview of the location of the trekking places.

Entry options and stages

If you are traveling by car, we recommend using the as an entry option Lichtenfels Panorama Trail one of our hiking parking spaces. If you arrive by train, we recommend the Herzhausen National Park Station as a starting point.

In the following overview you can see the respective distances on the Lichtenfels Panorama Trail from the starting points to the next trekking site:

Starting points/trekking places	Fürstenberg	Nuhnetal	Aartal
Herzhausen National Park Station	approx. 3,0 km (access via Kellerwaldsteig)	approx. 23,5 km (access via Kellerwaldsteig)	approx. 20,5 km (access via circular route 2)
Hiking car park “Gate to the Kellerwald”	about 0,7 km	about 20 km	about 17 km
“Nuhnetal” hiking car park	about 20,5 km	approx. 1,5 km (access via circular route 2)	approx. 17 km (access via circular route 1)
“Aarmuhle” hiking car park	about 17 km	about 28 km	about 3,5 km

Tips and advice for your overnight stay

Lighting fires is not allowed - danger of forest fires! The use of, for example, gas or alcohol stoves on the stone slabs provided is OK.
For an overnight stay you will need everything you would otherwise pack for a night of camping (tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, warm clothing, water and food).
Small bags in which you can take leftover food or packaging waste with you and dispose of it in the nearest garbage can are also helpful.
There are raccoons in Lichtenfels! Food should therefore be stored safely.
Bring your own toilet paper.
The Lichtenfels Panorama Trail leads along the Orke, Nuhne and Aar rivers. This water should not be drunk (sewage treatment plants, agriculture). We recommend asking to have your drinking bottles refilled in the towns. Small amounts of water can also be bottled at the cemeteries in all locations.

70,42 km