Rabenleite Reservoir – Rabenleite Upper Reservoir loop from Großenschwand

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Palatinate

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Tännesberg

Rabenleite Reservoir – Rabenleite Upper Reservoir loop from Großenschwand

Moderate

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Rabenleite Reservoir – Rabenleite Upper Reservoir loop from Großenschwand

03:50

13.4km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald

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61 m

Rabenleite Reservoir

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The Trausnitzer Hochspeicher, concrete pool. Serves to power the electrical power plant at the Trausnitz reservoir.

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3.76 km

View of Reisach, Tännesberg, and Trausnitz Power Station

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From here you have a beautiful view of the village Reisach, the market Tännesberg and the power plant at the lake Trausnitz.

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4.07 km

Idyllically, the Trausnitzer reservoir is surrounded by wooded bank slopes in the picturesque Pfreimdtal. Small, romantic bays in the middle of nature invite you to relax. The spacious lawn directly …

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6.13 km

Trausnitz Mill

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Trausnitzmühle on the Pfreimd.

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6.33 km

View of Leuchtenberg Castle and the Pfreimd River valley

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Beautiful paths along the river

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6.37 km

View of Trausnitz Castle and the dam

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From this bridge, the hiker has a great view of the castle Trausnitz in the valley, on the Pfreimd and on the dam wall of the lake Trausnitzer.

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6.87 km

Trausnitz Dam

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From the dam wall you have a good view over the reservoir.

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12.8 km

Rabenleite Upper Reservoir

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The entire system consists of the Kainzmühl and Trausnitz reservoirs, the power plants in Reisach, Tanzmühle and Trausnitz, as well as the Rabenleite reservoir. At night, excess electricity from the …

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13.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.08 km

2.73 km

1.49 km

1.12 km

Surfaces

5.09 km

3.82 km

3.76 km

643 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

20°C

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August 15, 2026,Kaufnitz (Tännesberg) 🏡 Hochspeicher Rabenleite, Trausnitz und Goldsteig 🟡🪧1️⃣8️⃣

18th stage on the Goldsteig trail. The heat doesn't let up and it's already demanding to hike at these temperatures 😅 We're getting further and further away from home now. We're almost in Tännesberg. But first, today we went from Kaufnitz towards the Hochspeicher Rabenleite reservoir and then to Trausnitz, where we took a break at the castle, which is …

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July 5, 2024,Vom Pfreimdtal nach Bierlhof (SAD 29)

To end the week, stage 29 of the district tour.

Today the route essentially led in a wide arc around the Pfreimd reservoir near Trausnitz.

Along today's route, the Schwandorf district with the municipal area of the Trausnitz community borders on the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district (Markt Tännesberg).

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