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Cycling to the shafts

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Cycling to the shafts

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4.7

(84)

408

riders

Cycling to the shafts

02:22

29.1km

660m

Cycling

From Frauenau, the very sporty bike route leads past the Frauenau drinking water reservoir through the headwaters of our drinking water in the national park to the "Alpine pastures of the Bavarian Forest", as the shafts are also called. Gnarled old single trees and rare flowering plants make them culturally,…

by Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Last updated: May 15, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.0 km for 125 m

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Start point

Train Station

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2.64 km

Oberfrauenau Meadow

Highlight • Natural

There are many sights and great trails for hiking and biking around Oberfrauenau 👌 everyone gets their money's worth here 👍 This place is 100% worth a visit

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13.1 km

Hochschachten and Latschensee Boardwalk

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Please note that this highlight is on a hiking trail. For cyclists there is a bicycle parking lot on the Hochschachten cycle path, from where this highlight can be explored …

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20.5 km

Buchenau Castle

Highlight • Castle

There's a lot to see! If the castle is open, be sure to visit it!

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23.2 km

View of the Frauenau Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

The drinking water dam in Frauenau is always worth a visit 👌 There are a lot of great hiking and biking trails all around. 100% recommendation 👍

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23.5 km

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

This dam serves as flood protection, drinking water storage and energy generation. Information boards provide information about the construction and much more about the dam. Worth seeing!

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29.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.3 km

5.26 km

1.16 km

1.12 km

316 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

12.1 km

3.91 km

148 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

26°C

12°C

66 %

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Comments

August 6, 2025,Mit dem Rad zu den Schachten

Perfectly groomed trails. A wonderful tour with fantastic views!

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August 29, 2022,Radtour Frauenausperre zu den Hochschachten

This tour combines pleasant cycling with a beautiful little hiking circuit to the Schachten area. The starting point is close to the Frauenau drinking water reservoir and then leads uphill through extensive forest areas. The highlight of the tour is definitely the hike. You pass two old high meadow areas with gnarled, ancient willow trees, in between there is a …

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June 14, 2022,Schachtentour, teils zu Fuß, Hammerschön

One of the most beautiful tours in the Bavarian Forest, this tour has to be done on foot in two places.

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August 12, 2023,Bike&Hike Hoch- und Kohlschachten

Another great tour to the shafts! Unfortunately, the border path is closed all year round for the return route.

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July 15, 2024,Trinkwasserspeicher Frauenau

Great bike tour, you can see a lot and have great views. Unfortunately you couldn't cycle all the way around the drinking water reservoir. (Lumberjacks at work) Road closed.

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July 1, 2020

From Frauenau, the very sporty bike route leads past the Frauenau drinking water reservoir through the headwaters of our drinking water in the national park to the "Alpine pastures of the Bavarian Forest", as the shafts are also called. Gnarled old single trees and rare flowering plants make them culturally

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July 9, 2020

Do something good for the environment and use public transport to get to your tour:
Waldbahn stop Frauenau
Timetables at bahnland-bayern.de﻿

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Oberfrauenau Meadow

Hochschachten and Latschensee Boardwalk

Buchenau Castle

View of the Frauenau Reservoir

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

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