*Along the Ohře/Eger river from its source in Bavaria to the Cz-De border: up to 46 km*

• At 256 km long, the Ohře is the fourth longest Czech river (after the Vltava, Labe and Morava). Of these four grand rivers, the Ohře is the only one with a source outside the Czech Republic. The source of the river (called Eger in Germany) is on the northern slopes of Schneeberg (1051m), deep in the Bavarian Fichtelgebirge mountains. There are many walks featured in these pages with sections along the Czech section of the pretty Ohře, but parts of the Bavarian section are arguably even prettier!
• The route shown in the map below follows the river from its source to the Czech/German border just below the town of Hohenberg. The prettiest section is the last section, running between Kaiserhammer (map point 12) and the border (a walk of some 16 km), which includes two small reservoir sections and passes some lovely granite rock formations, two of which have marked climbing routes. This is a section of the ‘Kaiserweg’ historical trail, which has some excellent information boards (Czech/German language).
• The spring which provides the source of the river is also definitely worth visiting. There are several historical stone monuments and information boards to investigate. The spring is a 300m walk from a small parking area off the public road. It is a 6 km walk from the spring, along forest footpath down to Weißenstadt town, which is bordered by the Weißenstadt reservoir. The spring can also be reached by bus from Weißenstadt.
• The route from Weißenstadt passes through the attractive towns of Röslau and Marktleuthen, the latter of which is at the halfway point of walk (at around 23 km). Marktleuthen is a good option for an overnight stop if attempting the full 46 km walk, possibly in the Pension Rogler on the market square. The café next to the pension serves nice Italian ice cream.
• The walk from Marktleuthen to the boarder essentially follow the Eger-Ohře cycle path, some of which is on gravel tracks and some quiet country roads. It could be managed with a stroller. Just before the river crosses into Bohemia, the 13th century castle of Hohenberg guards the border. It is currently (summer 2026) undergoing reconstruction – but it will be very impressive when completed. Hohenberg has a couple of decent restaurants for end of walk refreshments. There is also a good café-restaurant at Egerstau (map point 15).

Note: click ‘Show on Mapy.com’  to go to a full screen version of the route directly on the mapy.com site. This can be used for on line navigation, saved or exported as a GPX file.

Directions

• As there multiple options for this long distance walk, detailed directions are not provided here, but the Mapy.com phone application and route plan provided above works well in Germany
• If following the second half route from Marktleuthen to Hohenberg, the route is easy to follow as it is entirely on the marked Eger cycle path (route mark 6) as well as the Kaiserweg trail