Hochwald Deadwood Area – Guardian Rock loop from Pleckensteiner Wald

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Lower Bavaria

Hochwald Deadwood Area – Guardian Rock loop from Pleckensteiner Wald

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Hochwald Deadwood Area – Guardian Rock loop from Pleckensteiner Wald

03:11

9.47km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.36 km

Hochwald Deadwood Area

Highlight • Forest

Many bare trees, infested by bark beetles, still reach into the sky. But nature is reclaiming the habitat, and between the skeletal trunks, bushes, herbs, and especially small spruces and firs are growing.

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2.87 km

Stone Sea at Plöckenstein

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The Steinerne Meer is a block heap that originated in the earlier ice age periods. Night-time frost and sunshine during the day caused the exposed bedrock to expand and be …

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3.61 km

Steinwand Trail (Adalbert-Stifter-Steig)

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The Adalbert-Stifert-Steig presents itself as a narrow mountain path on rooty and rocky ground. Hardly any strenuous ascents or descents need to be mastered.

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3.93 km

Tripoint Monument (Germany–Austria–Czech Republic)

Highlight • Monument

The Dreiländereck has a very special flair. With just a few steps, you can cross the respective border and "set foot" in Germany, the Czech Republic, or Austria as you please.

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4.40 km

Dreisesselblick

Viewpoint

5.51 km

State Border at Dreiländereck (Germany–Czech Republic–Austria)

Highlight • Monument

The path, which is in places heavily blocked, leads directly along the German-Czech and Austrian-Czech borders. The Bavarian Forest-Bohemian Forest border also runs here in the border triangle.

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5.83 km

Bavarian Plöckenstein Summit

Highlight • Summit

Wonderful hike to the Bavarian Plöckenstein

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6.55 km

ridgeway

Highlight • Trail

The dead trees are impressive and the hike is not very demanding. When it is wet or at low temperatures, you should be very careful not to fall, as the path then becomes a stream.

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6.86 km

Hochwald

Nature Reserve

8.24 km

Guardian Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

With a little imagination you can recognize some animals in the rock formations.

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9.47 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.39 km

1.44 km

1.13 km

383 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

1.39 km

789 m

537 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

8°C

81 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Steinmeer🪨Dreiländereck💈und Dreisessel🏔 Tour 14.07.2024

That was a great round with old colleagues, we worked together 30 years ago and now did the great tour together.
The nature park around the border triangle in the south of the Bavarian Forest is really worth seeing 🌎

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February 10, 2025,Winterwanderung im Bayrischen Wald: Hochstein - Dreisessel - Steinernes Meer- Dreiländereck- Bayerischer Plöckenstein 🇩🇪❄️🇦🇹❄️🇨🇿

Beautiful, challenging Hochwald winter hike. We started at the Dreisessel paid car park and followed the Adalbert-Stifter-Steig over the Steinernes Meer to the border triangle of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. This section was quite challenging, partly slippery with an alpine character. The way back over the Hochkamm/Grenzsteig and the 1364m high Bavarian Plöckenstein went without any problems. From …

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June 6, 2024,Wanderung Dreisessel

Bavarian Forest Day 4. Once we arrived at the car park, we set off straight away towards the border triangle with endless impressions. Then back via Steinernes Meer. This path leaves nothing to be desired for nature hikers. Magnificent views. Hopping from stone to stone, crawling around, ankle-deep moorland patches, everything is there. Afterwards we had a nice, cozy meal …

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November 2, 2024,Dreisesseltour

In foggy weather on the Dreisesselberg, Hochstein, Dreiländereck and Steinernes Meer. Due to the weather conditions and the sometimes very boggy ground, not without......

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October 3, 2023,Hochstein - Dreisessel - Bayer. Plöckenstein- Dreiländereck

Doing the tour the other way around is probably better: first Steinernes Meer and back over the high ridge.

Great, varied tour for families with children who love hiking.

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April 14, 2022,Wanderung Alfons Hellauer Weg

Not recommended at this time of year!
Mud, snow and lots of water. Hardly any progress. We needed 4 hours for 7 km.

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November 3, 2024,Steinernes Meer - 🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇿 Eck - Bayr. Plöckenstein - Hochstein - 3Sessel

As the first time is always the best, we probably picked the perfect day for our Dreisessel tour today 🌞🍁⛰️
Pure sunshine, little wind, fantastic views of the upper Mühlviertel, the Dachstein and the Totes Gebirge on the horizon made the tour a real highlight for us! ❤️
The starting point was the Dreisessel car park and our first destination …

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September 2, 2021,Dreisessel-Dreiländereck

Today over the Alfons-Hellauer-Rundweg to the Steinernes Meer and further to the triangle and over the Bavarian Plöckenstein to the Dreisessel .... Stein, Haus und Berg. Super nice path over roots and stones - demanding but little altitude.

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