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Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald

Guardian Rock – Hochwald Deadwood Area loop from Bayerischer Plöckenstein

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Hiking trails & Routes
Austria
Upper Austria
Mühlviertel
Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald

Guardian Rock – Hochwald Deadwood Area loop from Bayerischer Plöckenstein

Moderate

4.8

(810)

3,205

hikers

Guardian Rock – Hochwald Deadwood Area loop from Bayerischer Plöckenstein

04:21

11.0km

500m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Národní park Šumava

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

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2.06 km

Tripoint Monument (Germany–Austria–Czech Republic)

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The border triangle has a very special flair. With a few steps you can cross the respective border and "get a foothold" in Germany, the Czech Republic or Austria.

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2.72 km

The path, which is in places heavily blocked, leads directly along the German-Czech and Austrian-Czech borders. The Bavarian Forest-Bohemian Forest border also runs here in the border triangle.

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3.04 km

Bavarian Plöckenstein Summit

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Very nice summit. To the. To get to the cross you have to climb a bit, but the path is no problem even if you are afraid of heights.

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3.75 km

ridgeway

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The dead trees are impressive and the hike is not very demanding. When it is wet or at low temperatures, you should be very careful not to fall, as the path then becomes a stream.

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4.07 km

Hochwald

Nature Reserve

6

5.02 km

View from the Dreisessel

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The Dreisessel always offers a wonderful view of the Bavarian Forest and the Bohemian Forest.

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5.44 km

Guardian Rock

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With a little imagination you can recognize some animals in the rock formations.

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8

6.72 km

Hochwald Deadwood Area

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Still here, a few bare trees tower into the sky, which were attacked by the bark beetle. But meanwhile, nature is reclaiming its habitat, and bushes, herbs and above all small spruce and fir trees grow between the skeletonized trunks.

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8.23 km

Stone Sea at Plöckenstein

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The Steinerne Meer is a block heap that originated in the earlier ice age periods. Night-time frost and sunshine during the day caused the exposed bedrock to expand and be …

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11.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.03 km

1.88 km

865 m

237 m

Surfaces

9.26 km

1.23 km

288 m

237 m

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Tuesday 19 May

16°C

2°C

76 %

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