Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

Hiking trails & Routes

Czech Republic

Southwest

Plzeňský kraj

Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

Hard

5.0

(8)

hikers

Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

06:23

20.2km

760m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Národní park Šumava

Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

CHKO Šumava

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

2.90 km

Border Crossing at the Stream – Šumava National Park

Highlight • Bridge

The border crossing leads over a small wooden bridge CZ / Bavaria

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.43 km

View of Großer Arber

Highlight • Viewpoint

Even if the ascent is sometimes exhausting, it will always be sweetened for you with great views of the highest mountain in the national park: the Großer Arber.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.76 km

It is very easy to climb over a small rock slab to the small summit area, which is rewarded with a wonderful view. In contrast to the Großer Falkenstein, which is natural and much less frequented, the Kleine Falkenstein is the more beautiful of the two.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

10.7 km

Falkenstein Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The mountain hut is a cozy place to stop, recharge, and enjoy the view, and it offers shelter in bad weather.
The cozy common room of the mountain hut can accommodate about 85 people. On the sun terrace below the summit cross, there are approximately 100 more seats available.

Showing Translation

Tip by

10.7 km

Großer Falkenstein

Highlight • Summit

Many hiking trails of varying difficulty levels open up the hiking area around the Großer Falkenstein (1,315 meters). One of the most spectacular ascents is the path over the impressive Höllbachgspreng. For the somewhat difficult ascent, you are rewarded with a fantastic view from the summit – to the Großer Arber, the king of the Bavarian Forest, and over the National Park Bavarian Forest holiday region.

For less experienced hikers, easy-to-walk paths also lead up to the summit of the Großer Falkenstein with its artistic summit cross. And a stop at the inn is, of course, part of it too. ;-)

Showing Translation

Tip by

11.5 km

Ruckowitzschachten and Windthrow Experience Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Condition requirement for the entire tour: average to demanding (over 4 ½ kilometers of continuous ascent, average of 15% incline, 600 meters in altitude)
Personal requirement: surefootedness (roots and stones over long distances)
Important equipment: Sturdy shoes - ideally waterproof hiking or trekking shoes (sometimes there is a small trickle on the way as well as small swampy areas, especially when it has rained). Hiking sticks are a good help for hikers who feel a little insecure or who can easily get out of breath with physical fitness.
Tour length: 10.6 km.

Highlight:
On the large mountain meadow (Ruckowitzschachten) you can enjoy a small view of the surrounding mountains for the first time and rest on a bench. A beautiful piece of earth. The Wind Throw Adventure Trail begins immediately after the shaft. Here, the 2007 hurricane Kyrill uprooted and kinked most of the trees. Subsequently, this section was not processed but left to nature. This 400-meter-long path is a place of power and develops its own atmosphere as you hike through it.

Related Links:

nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de/…/d_fb_rund_um_…

schutzhaus-falkenstein.de/das-schutzhaus

wandern.arberland-bayerischer-wald.de/…/16…/549/4123

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.5 km

View of Großer Arber

Highlight • Viewpoint

Again and again clearings that offer great views

Translated by Google •

Tip by

17.4 km

Border shelter in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Šumava)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A small shelter hut directly on the German-Czech border. The place becomes particularly interesting due to the information boards and its location on the former Iron Curtain.
Where a heavily guarded and life-threatening border once ran, the rest area now lies in the middle of nature. During a short break, you can become aware of the history of this now so peaceful landscape.

Showing Translation

Tip by

20.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.80 km

7.88 km

1.61 km

483 m

452 m

Surfaces

7.33 km

6.26 km

4.55 km

1.07 km

507 m

483 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (1,300 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

6°C

-2°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

June 29, 2023,2023 - Tschechien - Von Markt Eisenstein über den Ruckowitzschachten und das Urwaldgebiet Mittelsteighütte

While I'm sitting in the pizzeria with a broken tooth and completely thirsty, we review the hike. Finding a parking space was a disaster, so we were looking for a new parking space and that's 3 km more one-way - yeah.
Later the route was closed due to tree felling work, more kilometers again - yeah, then the ascent to …

Showing Translation