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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – Gsenget Border Crossing (Šumava National Park) loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – Gsenget Border Crossing (Šumava National Park) loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – Gsenget Border Crossing (Šumava National Park) loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

03:40

43.9km

970m

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: July 13, 2026

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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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Parking

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4.63 km

View of the Trinkwassertalsperre (drinking water reservoir) in the Bavarian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Lake

beautiful view of the dam all the way to the back

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4.72 km

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

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This dam serves as flood protection, drinking water storage and energy generation. Information boards provide information about the construction and much more about the dam. Worth seeing!

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5.84 km

Waterfall in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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There are many great hiking and biking opportunities around the Frauenau drinking water dam 👌 everyone gets their money's worth here 👍 This place is 100% worth a visit 😉

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19.6 km

View of the valley in Bavarian Forest National Park

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There are many great hiking and biking opportunities around the Hochschacht 👌 everyone gets their money's worth here 👍 This place is 100% worth a visit 😉

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26.2 km

Gsenget Border Crossing (Šumava National Park)

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Beautiful border path near Gsenget.

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34.1 km

Buchenau Castle

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There's a lot to see! If the castle is open, be sure to visit it!

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37.8 km

Frauenau Reservoir

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The Frauenau drinking water dam is always worth a visit. There are numerous opportunities for hiking and biking here 👌

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38.4 km

Vorsperre-Hirschbach

Lake

38.9 km

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

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This is where the drinking water for the Deggendorf region comes from - and the path around the artificial lake is a beautiful, relaxed MTB route for connoisseurs.

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43.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.1 km

933 m

760 m

731 m

383 m

Surfaces

31.9 km

10.7 km

857 m

315 m

180 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,130 m)

Lowest point (650 m)

Weather

Thursday 27 August

29°C

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Comments

April 22, 2023,Trinkwassertalsperre Frauenau

The capercaillie ban until July slowed me down today

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May 4, 2022,🚴‍♀️&🥾- Hochschachten von Frauenau🤩🌤💦

We started with sunshine ☀️ - but in the high shafts, Petrus decided we need a shower 💦😅. But we won't let it spoil our mood - put on your rain gear and it'll be fine again!
In the high shafts, please only hike on the paths 🥾 and use the bike parking lot!

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – Gsenget Border Crossing (Šumava National Park) loop from Wildschutzgebiet Auwald

View of the Trinkwassertalsperre (drinking water reservoir) in the Bavarian Forest Nature Park

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

Waterfall in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

View of the valley in Bavarian Forest National Park

Gsenget Border Crossing (Šumava National Park)

Buchenau Castle

Frauenau Reservoir

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

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