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Plzeňský kraj

Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

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Czech Republic

Southwest

Plzeňský kraj

Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

Hard

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Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

06:24

20.5km

740m

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: June 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Národní park Šumava

Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

CHKO Šumava

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.92 km

Ferdinandsthal Border Crossing — Germany–Czech Republic

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small border crossing in the middle of the forest.

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8.60 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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9.95 km

View of Bavarian Forest National Park

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9.97 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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10.9 km

Großer Falkenstein

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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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10.9 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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11.0 km

Chapel on the Großer Falkenstein

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

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17.7 km

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

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Small shelter with information boards in the immediate vicinity of the German/Czech border.

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20.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

4.55 km

2.51 km

345 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.47 km

6.41 km

3.75 km

1.06 km

661 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (700 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

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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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Kleiner Falkenstein summit – Großer Falkenstein loop from Železná Ruda centrum

Ferdinandsthal Border Crossing — Germany–Czech Republic

View of Großer Arber

View of Bavarian Forest National Park

Kleiner Falkenstein summit

Großer Falkenstein

Falkenstein Mountain Hut

Chapel on the Großer Falkenstein

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

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