View of the Castle close up, from the car park and some forest "obstacles".
Approaching the Castle
Path leading to the Castle
View of the Castle Tower from below.
View from below the Castle.
Barefoot path
Walking through the Forest
Approaching Sunset in the Forest
Views from the Forest approaching Sunset
As part of my daily walking routine, I decided for a change of scenery yesterday and headed up to the medieval castle Frankenstein that was made famous by the Frankenstein stories. I have been here a few times in the past for family meetups with friends and for work dos.
This is because there is a pretty fancy restaurant there doing some very good quality food. As well as a restaurant, you can walk around the grounds and up and around the complete castle including the tower which gives a great view over the surrounding area. I have also been here before when there has been medieval music being played and the staff get into the spirit of things.
The opening times of the castle are sun up and sun down, but as it was off-peak when I arrived, the castle was closed to visitors and just the staff were leaving so I couldn't go inside this time. However, it was still a great time to visit because it was not so busy and there are many paths that you can take for a mountain forest walk.
After walking to the castle and getting some views from the viewing platform, I headed along the mountain paths southward and enjoyed some time walking in the forest. There is a forest club and they also take care of the forest and provide activities for visitors to enjoy. One such activity was a barefoot path with different materials that you can walk along in your bare feet. Although the weather was warm, I didn't fancy it today.
Another item I discovered was a rock where you put your head in it and take a deep breath and then it should re-calibrate your whole body. I didn't give that a try this time either. lol.
It was lovely a calm in the forest for this evening and there were a few hikers around but not many. Mostly there were quite a few mountain bikers as this is a popular area for mountain biking. The great thing about this walk was that it was more demanding than just walking around my town due to the hill and terrain. I came across many muddy paths that I needed to navigate!
After a while it started to get darker so I headed back. It was a nice long walk and great to enjoy a walk in the forest with the background of Castle Frankenstein.
All photos are my own.
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