© Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus/Böhmerwald/Robert Maybach: Traumhafter Ausblick vom Plöckenstein über das Dreiländereck Österreich/Deutschland/Tschechien – Weitblick über das Mühlviertel bis hin zu den Alpen sowie nach Bayern und Südböhmen
Zwei Frauen und ein Mann in sommerlicher Wanderbekleidung am Gipfel des Plöckensteins in der Region Böhmerwald. Alle drei sitzen auf Granitfelsen neben dem Gipfelkreuz, sie genießen die Abendsonne.
Zwei Frauen und ein Mann in sommerlicher Wanderbekleidung am Gipfel des Plöckensteins in der Region Böhmerwald. Alle drei sitzen auf Granitfelsen neben dem Gipfelkreuz, sie genießen die Abendsonne.

165 km on the
path of deceleration

Path of deceleration

Recharge your batteries over 165 km.

The Path of Deceleration is a long-distance hiking trail that connects the most beautiful places of energy and power in the Bohemian Forest of the Mühlviertel holiday region over 165 km. From special granite formations in the Bohemian Forest to the valleys of the Große, Kleine and Steinerne Mühl rivers, nature offers plenty of variety. The positive effect of the granite, the invigorating forest air and the sound of the streams calm the mind and promote physical well-being. The length of the stages is chosen so that there is enough time for a relaxing rest. Beautiful benches invite you to linger at the numerous places of power.

Pause for a moment and feel the invigorating energy of the trail.

Hardly anything has become rarer and more valuable in our overheated performance society than time and leisure. The great hectic pace, the vast amount of digital communication and the compulsion to be reachable always and everywhere intensify the desire to leave everything behind and switch off.

More than two thousand years ago, philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Epicurus taught that man needs "otium" - divine leisure - in order to be in harmony with himself.

To access the information material on the Way of Deceleration, click on the box Order brochures and set the filter for holiday themes to Way of Deceleration.

Accommodation WITH and WITHOUT luggage transfer

Accommodation with luggage transfer to the next accommodation in the villages

  • Aigen-Schlägl
  • Haslach an der Mühl
  • Helfenberg
  • Klaffer am Hochficht / Holzschlag
  • Nebelberg
  • Peilstein
  • Rohrbach-Berg
  • St. Oswald bei Haslach
  • Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald
  • Ulrichsberg

Passenger transfer for overnight stays in the same accommodation in the following locations

  • Aigen-Schlägl
  • Haslach an der Mühl
  • Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald
  • St. Oswald bei Haslach
  • Ulrichsberg

Summit Trail | 4 days over 71 km

Every day you hike to a new summit of the Šumava ridge over 1000 metres high: 
Plöckenstein on the border with the Czech Republic, Stinglfeslen and the Bärenstein.

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