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Varied Rachel crossing

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Varied Rachel crossing

06:44

21.7km

750m

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On this day hike to the highest peak in the national park, we traverse three typical forest communities at different altitudes: spruce forest, mixed mountain forest, and mountain spruce forest. The Rachel summit with its magnificent views, the idyllic Rachelsee lake, and the Föhraufilz raised bog are the highlights of…

by Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Last updated: July 28, 2025

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1.41 km

Waldhüttenbach Boardwalk

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Beautiful path through moor meadows along wooden walkways.

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4.28 km

Flanitz Stream

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Great path to climb Great Rachel

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8.89 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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9.39 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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10.9 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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12.4 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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16.8 km

Föhraufilz Boardwalk

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Untouched nature! For me the most beautiful way to the Rachelsee or Rachel!

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21.7 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

6.24 km

222 m

134 m

114 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

3.53 km

3.50 km

149 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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July 23, 2022,Spiegelau - Großer Rachel - Rachelsee - Föhraufilz

Today a route that was recommended by @Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald as a varied tour and YES I can only agree.
If you only have little time for hiking but would like to discover mixed deciduous and mountain forests as well as springs, rivers, moors and lakes, this is the place for you! 😀
I was also able to discover many …

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October 30, 2022,Rachelüberschreitung

Unfortunately, the Waldschmidthaus/Rachelschutzhaus is closed indefinitely (status 10/22).
When there will be a place to stop and spend the night on the Rachel is unfortunately in the stars:
pnp.de/lokales/landkreis-freyung-grafenau/grafenau/Waldschmidthaus-Kosten-bringen-Zeitplan-wireinander-4352765.html

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March 20, 2024,Grosser Rachel + Kapelle + See 🏔️🌞❄️

I discovered this wonderful tour in the tour tips on the national park homepage and today was the ideal day for it! 🌞
You start in Spiegelau at the great Kneipp facility (approx. 10 parking spaces) and follow the main "Baumgruppe" hiking trail to Klingenbrunn train station, partly picturesque on boardwalks along the Schwarzach, where you change to the "Bärlapp" …

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June 27, 2023,Zur zweithöchsten Erhebung des bayerischen Wald und zum Eiszeitrelikt Rachelsee

Start: Klingenbrunn train station
Destination: Spiegelau train station
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fer_Rachel
bayerischer-wald.de attraction/rachelsee-ein-relikt-der-eiszeit-9c2ace7452
nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.bayern.de

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August 28, 2024,Klingenbrunn-Kleiner Rachel- Großer Rachel- Rachelsee- Spiegelau

Now the last few kilometers in the Bavarian Forest are history for this vacation. We took the forest railway to Klingenbrunn and from there we first walked along the Flanitz towards Rachel. The climb is not technically very difficult, only the sun was a problem on the bare summit. Today it was first the small and then the big Rachel. …

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June 21, 2022,Großer Rachel, Rachelkapelle und Rachelsee von Parkplatz Flanitz

Today I am from the Flanitz car park via the Klingenbrunner Steig up to the Großer Rachel. Then we went to the Rachel chapel with a beautiful view of the Rachelsee. At Rachelsee there was a break with a snack. The rest of the tour then went through the natural forest back to the parking lot.

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July 1, 2020

On this day hike to the highest peak in the national park, we traverse three typical forest communities at different altitudes: spruce forest, mixed mountain forest, and mountain spruce forest. The Rachel summit with its magnificent views, the idyllic Rachelsee lake, and the Föhraufilz raised bog are

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July 9, 2020

Do something good for the environment and use public transport to get to your tour:
Igelbus stop: Naturkneippanlage
Line 601 (Rachel Bus)
Igelbus service from mid-May until the end of the Bavarian autumn holidays
Timetables at bahnland-bayern.de﻿

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Varied Rachel crossing

Waldhüttenbach Boardwalk

Flanitz Stream

Waldschmidthaus (1,360 m)

Großer Rachel Summit

Rachel Chapel with View of Lake Rachel

Lake Rachel

Föhraufilz Boardwalk

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