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Rachelsteig Trail – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

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Rachelsteig Trail – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

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Rachelsteig Trail – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

05:27

17.0km

710m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 9.86 km for 469 m

Open: • July 15-November 15 (otherwise closed)

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Parking

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7.00 km

Rachelsteig Trail

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The view is fantastic. Way to go well. Not too steep !!!!

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7.95 km

View from Rachelsteig of the Frauenau Reservoir

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Great view of the drinking water reservoir, Arber, Polednik and Frauenau.

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8.03 km

View of the Bavarian Forest National Park

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Nebelwald

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8.92 km

Deadwood Forest in Bavarian Forest National Park

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Lots of dead wood - spruce trees are slowly growing again

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9.30 km

Waldschmidthaus (1,360 m)

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The Waldschmidthaus is located just below the summit of the Großer Rachel mountain. This mountain refuge owes its name to Maximilian Schmidt, also known as Waldschmidt. The writer from Eschlkam …

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9.54 km

View from Mount Rachel

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There can still be a lot of snow there in April, which makes it tiring but also beautiful.

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9.80 km

Großer Rachel Summit

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In a ZDF survey on the most popular excursion destinations in Germany, the Great Rachel was number 1 in the mountain category at 1,453 meters! The highest mountain in the …

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10.4 km

Rachelwiese

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The Rachelwiese is a beautiful landscape that you walk through if you want to go up to the second highest peak.

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12.7 km

Viewpoint

17.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

6.04 km

569 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

5.39 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 15 July

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Rachelsteig Trail – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

Rachelsteig Trail

View from Rachelsteig of the Frauenau Reservoir

View of the Bavarian Forest National Park

Deadwood Forest in Bavarian Forest National Park

Waldschmidthaus (1,360 m)

View from Mount Rachel

Großer Rachel Summit

Rachelwiese

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