Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Rachelsee loop from Oberfrauenau

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Rachelsee loop from Oberfrauenau

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Rachelsee loop from Oberfrauenau

05:37

17.3km

660m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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179 m

Triftkanal

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Nicer alternative to the forest path

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1.82 km

View of the Trinkwassertalsperre (drinking water reservoir) in the Bavarian Forest Nature Park

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beautiful view of the dam all the way to the back

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1.84 km

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

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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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9.60 km

Rachelwiese

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The Rachelwiese is a beautiful landscape that you walk through if you want to go up to the second highest peak.

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10.4 km

Benches Near Rachelsee Viewpoint, Bavarian Forest National Park

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The house was closed in April 2024 and no longer looked really managed. But there are plenty of benches and tables to take a nice break. 50 meters you can …

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10.4 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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10.5 km

View of Rachelsee

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The Rachelsee, a beautiful panorama! 👌 Very nice location.

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11.9 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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13.4 km

Viewpoint

17.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.74 km

5.74 km

1.79 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

4.18 km

1.22 km

397 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,370 m)

Lowest point (750 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

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Comments

November 12, 2023,Rachel über verschneite Bergpfade ❄️

The plan was actually to descend again on the north side of the Rachel via the Grenzsteig. But there was a lot more snow than expected, and even the climb over Hochruck was extremely strenuous in the deep snow. That's why the descent took place via the normal route.

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