Steinwaldhütte
The place
Self-catering cabin of the DAV Regensburg section, located at 701 m on the edge of the forest a little way from the hamlet of Pfaben, part of the town of Erbendorf in the Upper Palatinate (Tirschenreuth district, Bavaria). Construction started in autumn 1965 for a total cost of 108,000 DM (with a contribution from industrialist Wilhelm Seltmann), inaugurated on 23 May 1968 in the presence of district administrator Christian Kreuzer and the mayor of Weiden, Hans Bauer. The DAV Weiden section sold the cabin to the Regensburg section in 2022. Located in the Naturpark Steinwald, it is accessible to both members and non-members: 22 beds in two dormitories, a common room for 40 people, a fully equipped self-catering kitchen. Numerous hiking trails lead to the ruins of Weißenstein castle, the Oberpfalzturm, the Waldnaabtal and the Kösseine tower. Nearby climbing crags (Räuber, Vogel, Ratsfelsen) totaling more than 130 routes.
Getting there
Pfaben (Erbendorf), Naturpark Steinwald. Trails to Weißenstein, Oberpfalzturm, Waldnaabtal, Kösseine.
The setting
Naturpark Steinwald, Upper Palatinate (Bavaria), climbing crags and mixed forests.
