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Upper Schwelle Pond – Border shelter in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Šumava) loop from Železná Ruda centrum

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Upper Schwelle Pond – Border shelter in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Šumava) loop from Železná Ruda centrum

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Upper Schwelle Pond – Border shelter in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Šumava) loop from Železná Ruda centrum

03:08

11.4km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 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

A

Start point

Train Station

1

1.77 km

Debrník Iron Curtain Bunker (KZ-1)

Highlight • Historical Site

Part of the former border security systems. Most of the bunker has been buried.

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2

2.79 km

Ferdinandsthal Memorial Cross

Highlight • Monument

The valley was once a site of the glass industry and shaped by people for centuries. With the Iron Curtain, this changed fundamentally: the border with the Federal Republic was …

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3

2.90 km

Border Crossing at the Stream – Šumava National Park

Highlight • Bridge

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

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4

3.06 km

Upper Schwelle Pond

Highlight • Lake

The pond was once dammed by loggers and used for timber rafting. From here, the felled logs were transported via the water and the constructed rafting facilities in the direction …

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5

5.86 km

Zwieseler Waldhaus

Highlight • Restaurant

You should plan a stop at the oldest inn in the Bavarian Forest. There is delicious food and drinks here, and in summer the beer garden invites you. You can find more information at: zwieselerwaldhaus.de.

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6

8.68 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 …

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7

10.3 km

View of Großer Arber

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you have a magnificent view of the Großer Arber.

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B

11.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.01 km

2.88 km

1.17 km

382 m

Surfaces

8.40 km

1.07 km

859 m

580 m

507 m

< 100 m

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