Haidel Observation Tower – Abandoned Village of Leopoldsreut loop from Waldkirchen

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Haidel Observation Tower – Abandoned Village of Leopoldsreut loop from Waldkirchen

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Haidel Observation Tower – Abandoned Village of Leopoldsreut loop from Waldkirchen

04:29

56.4km

1,000m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.25 km

View of Grainet from Rehberg

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View from Rehberg on Grainet

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18.8 km

Haidel Observation Tower

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This is already the third edition of the tower on the Haidel. The first (from 1925) did not last 20 years, then it was swept away by a storm. Number …

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20.4 km

Leopoldsreut – The Lost Village

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The old school house was built in 1835. The still standing school building next to the church was only built in 1905.
The picture (church with village in sw) is one of the oldest existing pictures (early 20th century)

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20.5 km

Abandoned Village of Leopoldsreut

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Leopoldsreut is a small, abandoned village and lies at over 1,100 meters in the Bavarian Forest. Since the beginning of the 19th century, the already small village shrank until 1963, …

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20.6 km

The abandoned village

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Today only a myth that testifies to the harsh living conditions in this area. Leopoldsreut was abandoned by its inhabitants many decades ago. At 1,100 meters there were many storms, …

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35.2 km

Frauenberg Railway Bridge

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Beautiful bridge over the Adalbert Stifter cycling and hiking trail.

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35.3 km

Adalbert Stifter Walking and Cycling Path

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Super nice bike path and rightly often highlighted. The Adalbert Stifter walking and cycling path.

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49.4 km

Adalbert Stifter Walking and Cycling Path

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Super nice bike path and rightly often highlighted. The Adalbert Stifter walking and cycling path.

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53.6 km

Erlauzwieseler Stausee

Lake

56.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.7 km

11.2 km

4.63 km

2.90 km

978 m

122 m

Surfaces

29.3 km

13.0 km

8.33 km

4.30 km

930 m

625 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2021,Niederbayern steil hoch und lang runter

Moin from Waldkirchen, the beautiful small town in Lower Bavaria. There is the Adalbert Stifter cycle path here. bayerischer-wald.de/Urlaubsthemen/Mountainbike-Fahrrad-E-Bike/Genuss-Radeln/Adalbert-Stifter-Radweg
My goal now was to include a round trip in the railway cycle path. I also found a tour suggestion that I modified a little. Unfortunately the weather wasn't ideal, the highest point was in the clouds. But it was still …

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June 12, 2022,Das verlassene Dorf Leopoldsreut, Naturfriedhof Grainet

The forest path between Oberseilberg in the direction of Haidel is currently closed due to forestry work (06/12/22). Because today is Sunday, we still dared to do it because we didn't want to turn back. The path is of course quite rugged due to the vehicles. It will definitely be a while before you can drive again!

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