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Rachelsteig Trail

Rachelsteig Trail

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Rachelsteig Trail

Recommended by 46 hikers out of 48

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Please check local regulations for: Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

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Location: Frauenau, Regen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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1. View of Lake Rachel – Rachelsteig loop from Buchenau

22.6km

07:35

1,010m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. View of Lake Rachel – Lake Rachel loop from Buchenau

28.1km

09:12

1,160m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Rachelsteig Trail loop from Buchenau

15.0km

04:44

530m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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TaTo Rabe

September 6, 2021

Very short section of the route with wire rope, which you can bypass below in good weather! Not spectacular, but overall very varied and beautiful!

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Sascha 🗻

September 12, 2021

The best way to get to Rachel.
An alpine path like this one is only supposed to be in the Alps (comparable e.g. Rinnkendlsteig in Berchtesgarden).
I can only recommend the path uphill and only in reasonably dry conditions, as otherwise it can be very muddy.
There is a short section with rope insurance, but it is not exposed and technically not particularly difficult.
Particularly noteworthy is the fantastic view of the northern slope of the Rachel, which towers over the valley by around 500 meters and looks completely wild (no paths, buildings recognizable).

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Moonbeam🌜

July 13, 2023

The Goldsteig Nordroute 16: Großer Falkenstein - Rachel leads along here. Probably the most beautiful but also the most strenuous path section up to the Rachel (Waldschmidthaus).

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Location: Frauenau, Regen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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