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Lake Rachel – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte

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Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte

Lake Rachel – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte

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Lake Rachel – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte

06:52

22.4km

740m

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: August 22, 2026

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After 17.0 km for 1.31 km

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

After 18.4 km for 816 m

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

After 19.3 km for 282 m

Closed: • December 1-May 16 (otherwise open)

After 19.5 km for 899 m

Closed: • December 1-March 31 (otherwise open)

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4.67 km

Schachtenbachklause

Lake

7.00 km

Stream to Rachelsee

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pretty stream along the way

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7.82 km

Lake Rachel

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The Rachelsee is one of three Karseen of the Bavarian forest. It is located in the extreme north of the municipality of Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte. On the Czech side of this …

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9.35 km

Rachel Chapel with View of Lake Rachel

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High above the Rachelsee perched on a narrow rocky outcrop, the wooden Rachel chapel. The view of Lake Rachel and the tranquil chapel invite you to take a break at any time of the year.

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9.62 km

View of Lake Rachel

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From the little Rachel chapel you have a fantastic view down to the Rachelsee.

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10.9 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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11.0 km

Rachel Summit (Rachel Peak)

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very nice view, unfortunately the Waldschmidthaus is currently closed.

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11.7 km

Ascent to Großer Rachel with Panoramic Views

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The climb to Rachel is a wonderful experience. Fantastic panorama and nature.

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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

5.90 km

4.01 km

579 m

Surfaces

9.97 km

5.92 km

3.67 km

2.71 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,430 m)

Lowest point (760 m)

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Monday 31 August

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Comments

September 15, 2021,Rachelsee - Rachelkapelle - Großer Rachel

Then I went among the mountaineers and climbed the Rachel.

By the way, this is probably the most beautiful mountain in Germany ... I'll ask my feet afterwards 🤪.
Very stony ascent, rewarded with a great view of the Rachelsee and from the Rachelkapelle on the lake. And the all-round view from Rachel was fantastic.
The descent on the other …

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November 9, 2022,Großer Rachel

A really great tour. Ben mastered it superbly and would have liked to go one better. The ascent was relatively easy but the descent is really tough. If anyone wants to hike to it, not recommended without proper footwear. Since I have zero condition, I am proud of having held out. I deserve the beer now. Oh, there's another parking …

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October 11, 2021,Von der Racheldiensthütte zum Rachel über den Rachelsee

Very nice hike. Great view from the Rachel chapel to the Rachelsee.

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July 24, 2024,Von Racheldiensthütte, Sankt Oswald nach Fichte mit Unterschlupf

A fantastic hike through jungle, long climbs (you can also do the tour the other way around), panoramic views, summit breaks and romantic places to linger

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October 5, 2024,zum Großen Rachel über Rachel Diensthütte

Today we drove to Spiegelau. From the P+R car park near the train station we took the Igelbus, the hiking buses in the area, to the Gfäll car park. From there we went up to Rachel. Over the abandoned Waldschmidthaus to the summit. Down on stony paths towards Rachelsee.
On the way, high above the lake, lies the Rachel Chapel. …

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November 26, 2023,Vo da Diensthüttn zum Rachel

Exhausting to the summit as there are virgin paths to the lake at 20-30cm ❄️. There were waist-high snow drifts on the way up to the summit🥵. Snowshoes or touring skis🎿, the first ones were already on the way, definitely recommended 😉

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Lake Rachel – Großer Rachel Summit loop from Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte

Stream to Rachelsee

Lake Rachel

Rachel Chapel with View of Lake Rachel

View of Lake Rachel

View of Lake Rachel

Großer Rachel Summit

Rachel Summit (Rachel Peak)

Ascent to Großer Rachel with Panoramic Views

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