The Walberla is a special hill in Franconian Switzerland. Just west of Forchheim, it offers great hiking opportunities and some fine small regional breweries surrounding it.
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Berchtesgaden Plan B Revisited
Beer Hiking Bavaria is a great guide which details 50 hikes in Bavaria which pass by or end at some of Bavaria's best breweries. Berchtesgaden is the crown jewel in the Bavarian National Park system. This hike takes you up high to look down on the stunning Königsee.
One flew over the stork’s nest
The Voggendorf Keller is located outside of Uehfeld, an area rich with stork nesting areas. It's featured in Beer Hiking Bavaria along with the two breweries in town.
The Cherry Way on a hot day to Bierkeller Nirvana
The Pretzfelder Kirschenweg is a pretty hiking circuit which starts in Pretzfeld, a short train trip from Forchheim. The Pretzfelder Keller is an idyllic place for your beery reward.
Father knows best at the Chiemsee
Beer Hiking Bavaria is a great guide which details 50 hikes in Bavaria which pass by or end at some of Bavaria's best breweries. Chiemsee is perhaps the most beautiful of the many mountain lakes in Bavaria and this hike takes you around the two islands lying in its center.
Two breweries & Seven Rivers on the Steigerwald Panoramaweg
Beer Hiking Bavaria is a great guide that details 50 hikes in Bavaria which pass by or end at some of Bavaria's best breweries. The Steigerwald Panoramaweg is a long distance route and this describes the section between Bischberg to Weiher, home to the Kundmüller brewery.
Weiherer OSwALT
Weiherer is a great brewery with both traditional and craft beer offerings. OSwALT is a tribute, Altbier to their owner Oswald. It's a semi-dry, fruity ale with a clean finish.
Weiherer Zapfenduster
Weiherer is a great brewery with both traditional and craft beer offerings. Zapfenduster is a majestically dark Imperial Stout of 8.5% with a tan rocky head, roast and smoke in the nose, chocolate and coffee in the palate and a lingering, semi-dry, semi-bitter finish.
Looking up at and down from the Kofel are two very different things
Beer Hiking Bavaria is a great guide which details 50 hikes in Bavaria which pass by or end at some of Bavaria's best breweries. The Kofel is an iconic peak in Upper Bavaria and having a beer at Ammergauer Maxbräu is the perfect reward for climbing it.
Bang a Gong in Stublang with the Brothers Dinkel
Beer Hiking Bavaria is a great guide that details 50 hikes in Bavaria which pass by or end at some of Bavaria's best breweries. Stublang has two small regional breweries and lots of beer hiking trails emanating from it.