Best trails near Rachelsee

Picturesque loop on the Großer Rachel in the Bavarian Forest near Spiegelau. This idyllic loop starts at the P+R hiking car park in Spiegelau. It leads through rustic forests, across the legendary Rachelsee, and past impressive rock formations up to the highest mountain in the Bavarian Forest National Park - the Großer Rachel (1,453 m). The Ice Age educational trail leads through the forests largely destroyed by the bark beetle, where a new, wild mixed forest emerges. The managed...

Popular quality trail in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria The Buntspecht circular trail is a certified quality hiking trail in the Bavarian Forest National Park. The starting point of the tour is the Diensthütte car park or the Racheldiensthütte bus stop (accessible by bus and train, line 601). You hike on mostly natural paths from the Racheldiensthütte to Rachelsee, the only natural lake in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Some rest areas and shelters on the way through the...

Varied route in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria. The varied loop starts at the Taferlruck parking lot. From there, the route leads uphill via the Diensthüttenstrasse and the Unterer Horizontalsteig trail through the forest to the idyllic Rachelsee lake. You can take a short break there. The Kapellensteig leads the further ascent past the Rachel Chapel to the highest point of the tour - the summit of the 1453 m high Rachel. Great views can be expected. From there, the descent...

Varied hiking trail between Waldhäuser and Rachel in Bavaria. The best starting point for the hike is the fire brigade in Waldhäuser. There is a parking lot across the street next to a small playground. From Martinsklause to Teufelsloch, the lower route offers a much longer and perhaps gentler climb and is very beautiful. From Teufelsloch it is shorter and steeper uphill at the beginning. This leads to a long trail along the mountain side and through the forest which is then fairly level....

Challenging hike in the Bavarian Forest National Park The route starts at the Naturkneippanlage car park. Alternatively it can be started from the Igelbus stop Aufichtenwald-Steg (735 m above sea level) and follow the main hiking trail 'Baumgruppe' to the left in the direction of Klingenbrunn railway station. A detour to the "Seeblick" viewpoint is recommended. Highlights of the hike: - Moorwald footbridge (LIFE+ project) along the Waldhüttenbach stream (information boards present the...