Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

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Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

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Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

06:28

20.8km

750m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Národní park Šumava

Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Urwald Mittelsteighütte

CHKO Šumava

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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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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3.21 km

Border Crossing at the Stream – Šumava National Park

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

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8.92 km

View of Großer Arber

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Even if the ascent is sometimes exhausting, it will always be sweetened for you with great views of the highest mountain in the national park: the Großer Arber.

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10.2 km

Kleiner Falkenstein summit

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It is very easy to climb over a small rock slab to the small summit area, which is rewarded with a wonderful view. In contrast to the Großer Falkenstein, which …

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11.1 km

Chapel on the Großer Falkenstein

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Nice little chapel....I'll be back no question ☺️

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11.2 km

Großer Falkenstein

Highlight • Summit

Many hiking trails of varying difficulty levels open up the hiking area around the Großer Falkenstein (1,315 meters). One of the most spectacular ascents is the path over the impressive …

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11.2 km

Falkenstein Mountain Hut

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The mountain hut is a cozy place to stop, recharge, and enjoy the view, and it offers shelter in bad weather.
The cozy common room of the mountain hut can …

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18.0 km

Border shelter in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Šumava)

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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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20.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

5.42 km

2.24 km

382 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.46 km

6.55 km

4.17 km

1.01 km

537 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (700 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

11°C

-2°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

August 30, 2023,Falkenstein Bayerwald

An unusual route, which is due to a closed forest road and the advice of a forestry worker... The tour led to the Czech Republic until we realized that the alternative detour didn't lead to the destination 🙈so we went back and then continued on the actual path because that The ban was lifted in the meantime... the forestry worker …

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June 29, 2023,2023 - Tschechien - Von Markt Eisenstein über den Ruckowitzschachten und das Urwaldgebiet Mittelsteighütte

While I'm sitting in the pizzeria with a broken tooth and completely thirsty, we review the hike. Finding a parking space was a disaster, so we were looking for a new parking space and that's 3 km more one-way - yeah.
Later the route was closed due to tree felling work, more kilometers again - yeah, then the ascent to …

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