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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Lake Rachel loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Lake Rachel loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Lake Rachel loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

07:36

22.6km

1,010m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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132 m

Drinking Water Reservoir Trailhead and Information Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Tip top clean and the parking space is still free (03/2024)

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933 m

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

Highlight • Lake

954 m

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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1.72 km

Waterfall Trail in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful hiking trail in every season

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2.56 km

Waterfall in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful waterfall in the forest

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8.79 km

Viewpoint

9.43 km

Waldschmidthaus

Alpine Hut

11.0 km

View of Lake Rachel

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the little Rachel chapel you have a fantastic view down to the Rachelsee.

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11.3 km

Rachel Chapel with View of Lake Rachel

Highlight • Religious Site

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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13.9 km

Rachelsteig

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Impressive landscape with a sea of flowers in summer

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22.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

7.69 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.18 km

7.20 km

5.09 km

842 m

202 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 24 May

26°C

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of Lake Rachel loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

Drinking Water Reservoir Trailhead and Information Center

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

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

Waterfall Trail in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waterfall in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

View of Lake Rachel

Rachel Chapel with View of Lake Rachel

Rachelsteig

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