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Rachelsteig – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

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Rachelsteig – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

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Rachelsteig – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Oberfrauenau

04:43

14.4km

680m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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2.15 km

Rachelsteig

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Impressive landscape with a sea of flowers in summer

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6.33 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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6.71 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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7.21 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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7.47 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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8.91 km

View of the Bavarian Forest National Park

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Nebelwald

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8.99 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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9.94 km

Rachelsteig Trail

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

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

3.59 km

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.69 km

3.42 km

1.22 km

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< 100 m

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