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Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land
Bischofswiesen

Kleiner Rauher Kopf – Großer Rauher Kopf (1,604 m) loop from Bischofswiesen

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land
Bischofswiesen

Kleiner Rauher Kopf – Großer Rauher Kopf (1,604 m) loop from Bischofswiesen

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Kleiner Rauher Kopf – Großer Rauher Kopf (1,604 m) loop from Bischofswiesen

05:10

9.74km

900m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.31 km for 575 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.40 km

View of Watzmann from Kasteinerhöhe Parking Lot

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From the free parking lot you also have a beautiful view of the Watzmann.

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2.96 km

Großer Rauer Kopf

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3

4.09 km

Kleiner Rauher Kopf

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A summit with a wonderful panoramic view of the Berchtesgaden mountains.

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4

4.31 km

There is also a bit of scrambling and it's really fun. In addition, you already have a wonderful view of the Watzmann and its surrounding mountains.

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4.45 km

View of the Watzmann

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From the summit you have a fabulous view of the surrounding mountains, including the Watzmann.

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4.49 km

Großer Rauher Kopf (1,604 m)

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In the final climb demanding and in places insured!

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5.98 km

Spring and Shrine with View of Watzmann

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A nice bench to relax on, next to a small fountain for refreshment. From the bench you have a beautiful view of the Watzmann.

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9.74 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.93 km

2.58 km

1.57 km

491 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.72 km

2.78 km

1.82 km

289 m

103 m

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Highest point (1,500 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

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Thursday 27 August

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Comments

April 3, 2023,Bischofswiesen - Großer Rauher Kopf
But it was very wintry today! Soupy cloudy and persistent light snowfall, increasing with altitude ❄️ 🌨️🥶

About halfway up the climb there were wildlife tracks on the trail. At first I thought it was a dog, but there weren't any footprints on the trail. The animal followed the path for about a kilometer before the tracks in the forest …

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From the free parking lot at Kasteinerhöhe to the Großer Rauher Kopf. On the descent we crossed the Kleiner Rauher Kopf.

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... because it's my birthday today, I thought to myself - I'll go on a summit tour because I enjoy it ... 🏔🥾☀️

Actually it was supposed to go over this big Rauer Kopf to the Berchtesgadener Hochthron ... but after the really strenuous ascent to this head - it remained at this summit 🙃 nothing for the anxious and …

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Beautiful autumn tour - because it wasn't that long. The Rauhe Kopf is a great mountain with a really beautiful view. You can see the Watzmann, Dachstein, Stöhrhaus on the Untersberg. And the small Rauhe Kopf was my highlight today. The way there is not that easy to find, so I was all alone there at the summit, while there …

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